SMART Sniffer Home Assistant Notifications
In my previous post we got SMART Sniffer running and every drive showing up as a Home Assistant device. The persistent notification system that ships with SMART Sniffer…
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SMART Sniffer for Home Assistant: Complete Drive Health Setup
If you already use Home Assistant as your homelab control center, the SMART Sniffer Home Assistant Setup is the fastest way to get drive health alerts without running…
Essential Jellyfin Plugins Guide: Best Picks for Self-Hosters
Jellyfin is already solid right out of the box — but plugins are what transform a plain media server into a fully automated, beautifully organized streaming platform. This…
Home Assistant Custom Dashboard Strategies Get a Powerful New API in 2026.5
Starting with Home Assistant 2026.5, developers can now officially register Home Assistant custom dashboard strategies — making them discoverable directly in the UI, just like custom cards. This…
IP Camera Stream Discovery with Strix Home Assistant Add-on
Ever bought a cheap IP camera and spent hours hunting for the right RTSP URL? You’re not alone. Most budget cameras ship with zero documentation, wrong stream paths,…
Build an ESP32-4848S040 Media Controller with ESPHome and LVGL That Actually Works
Want a dedicated touchscreen panel to control your music without touching your phone? 🎵 This guide shows you exactly how I built an ESP32-4848S040 Media Controller with ESPHome…
Home Assistant 2026.4 New Features: Areas Dashboard, AI Assist Visibility & Smart Automations
Home Assistant 2026.4 new features landed on April 2, 2026 — and this is one of the most interesting releases in a while. If you’re running a homelab…
Creality K1 Max Moonraker Home Assistant Helper Script
Creality K1 Max Moonraker Home Assistant fix guide: restore Moonraker after a firmware update so Home Assistant can connect again. ✅ Creality K1 Max Moonraker Home Assistant: what…
Custom Home Assistant Card for Your DIY TDS & Flow Meter
In the previous article, DIY a Smart Reverse Osmosis TDS & Flow Meter with ESPHome and ESP32‑C6, the hardware side of a smart RO monitor was built: TDS…
DIY a Smart Reverse Osmosis TDS & Flow Meter with ESPHome and ESP32‑C6
The author detailed a project to monitor a reverse osmosis (RO) system using salvaged probes from a commercial TDS monitor, integrated with an ESP32-C6 and ESPHome. This setup measures TDS levels, temperature, and water flow, enabling real-time insights and integration with Home Assistant for tracking and automating alerts related to water quality and consumption.