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In preparation for uploading sketches to a microcontroller, I installed the ESP32 board infromations and a USB to UART bridge driver, see: Preparation...
To be able to receive data from an ESP32, I have prepared an MQTT broker as a Docker container . The container can be integrated into Home-Assistant a...
Complementary to the article: DS18B20 Temperature Sensors ESP32, MQTT and WiFi - HowTo, I have meanwhile replaced the Arduino project with ESP-Home. S...
Especially complex automations may become a bit confusing in Home Assistant and its automations. If you reach the limits of the integrated automations...
For temperature measurement in Home Assistant, there are a variety of different sensors and ways to integrate them. When using Zigbee, for example, Aq...
As already mentioned in an earlier article, I have replaced the Deye-SUN800 inverter with a Hoymiles HMS-2000-4T. The HMS-2000-4T does not have a WLAN...
Ready-made Docker containers are available for almost all known web systems, or they can be created relatively easily or existing containers can be ad...
For a long time I used a VPN (Virtual Private Network) to access the home network from the Internet. And for along time I thought that a VPN was witho...
The modular structure of Home Assistant enables communication with other devices or services and expands Home Assistant with additional functions. Wha...
What do I need to improve Wi-Fi reception and get more network connections at the same time? Do I need a repeater, mesh Wi-Fi, access point, switch, o...
With the small USB stick Conbee2 I extended my NAS with a Zigbee gateway. Conbee2 can be installed on Raspbian, Ubuntu, Docker or Windows. Conbee 2: w...
Zigbee2MQTT is an open source Zigbee bridge which can be easily integrated into existing smart home solutions thanks to the MQTT network protocol. As...
The latest Ubuntu version can be downloaded from the manufacturer's website: www.ubuntu.com/ The setup DVD is not only suitable for installing, it ca...
The currently most widespread blogging software WordPress can be operated easily and cost-effectively in Docker containers, among other things. A virt...
For a long time, I used Apache as a web server for running my websites, and later on Nginx every now and then in Docker. The alternative web server Ng...
One of the first details needed for the approval of a PV system is the data of the inverter. In the years 2022/ 2023, in besides the technical data, t...
The first thing I did when I bought my first Raspberry was to install and run an OpenElec Media Center image: works, faster and easier than expected....
With ESPHome it is very easy to program your own microcontroller for use in HomeAssistant. My first use for a self-programmed microcontroller was to r...
Knowledge of current consumption data helps to optimize electricity consumption in a meaningful way. For this purpose, an additional smart meter can b...
Docker containers can be started, updated and managed using terminal commands. In the post I note commands that I have needed so far for Docker and co...
To synchronize contacts, appointments, and photos of my NAS, I tested Nextcloud and thus turned my back on other cloud providers for my private data....
With the help of a suitable Docker image, it is relatively easy to run a mail server yourself. I originally used the integrated mail server of the Hos...
If there are several WLAN networks in the vicinity, they may influence each other. For maximum speed and stability, your own WLAN should preferably us...
As an extension for my home network, I tested the Raspberry Pi 3 as a WLAN access point. Due to the integrated WLAN chip, the minicomputer can easily...
