Smart Home
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Home Assistant is Officially Matter Certified!
In exciting news for smart home enthusiasts, Home Assistant has achieved official Matter certification! Whether you are running your Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi or on a VM in your homelab, this new certification is certainly a massive step for Home Assistant, the community and all contributors involved. But what does it actually mean…
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Tuya: The Smart Platform Powering Your Smart Home
We never really looked at the actual smart devices that you might have in your home, like light switches, heater controls and blinds. Today we look at the company behind the scenes that enable all of this.
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How to Run Home Assistant Inside a Docker Container: A Simple Guide
Running Home Assistant in a Docker container can make it even more flexible and efficient. We already looked at installing the Home Assistant OS directly on a Raspberry Pi, today we look at installing it via a Docker container.
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Home Assistant On Raspberry Pi: Full Installation Instructions
Running Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi is an affordable and flexible way to set up a smart home hub. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or a beginner, this guide will walk you through the process.
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Understanding Home Assistant: Your Gateway to a Smarter Home
Today we start a series on Home Assistant to help one and all get their home set up and controlled remotely, easily and affordably.
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Unlocking Your Network: A Beginner’s Guide to Port Forwarding
If you want to be able to access certain services from outside your home network, your router will not enable this by default. Let’s enable port forwarding so you can access your data.
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Understanding Dynamic DNS: A Beginner’s Guide
Ever wished you could access your home computer or security camera from anywhere with just a simple web address? This is where Dynamic DNS (DDNS) comes in! Let’s break down this tech term and empower you to set up your own DDNS service.