home assistant

  1. S

    Hikvision rstp feed

    Hi all. Anybody has any experience with Hikvision camera feed in Home Assistant. I am trying to view a feed from my Hikvision DVR. I am first testing in VLS just to see if I can access the feed. I can open the feed in VLC but it is extremely slow and pixelated, no matter how low I set the...
  3. D

    Network Security Setup Advice Needed

    Hey everyone, I have recently upgraded my home network and want to secure it now but need guidance please. I’m not afraid to get my hands dirty but I am by no means an expert in networking. I understand basic concepts such as VLAN’s, subnets, ports, etc, but still have a long way to go in my...
  4. G

    Bathroom RGBW LED Strips advice needed

    Hi. We are busy renovating our bathroom, and the contractor wanted to install white LED strips in the niches. I was thinking of installing RGBW strips, which would give colour temperature control and avoid the problem of being stuck with one shade of white. I have automated most of my lights...
  5. G

    Water usage monitoring

    Hi, I want to track my water usage in Home Assistant. Has anyone figured out an easy way to do this that won't cause cause issues down the line with my water supply? I am mostly using esp32's with ESPHome for most of my IoT. This is what my City of Cape Town meter looks like, they appear to...
  6. Dan Grey

    Vodacom H500 router and Home Assistant remote Access

    I have a Vodacom H500 router and trying to setup remote access without going the Nabu Casa rout. I have followed a number of tutorials and the closest I got was through Duckdns where the URL takes me to the Router login screen and not my Home Assistant instance. Has anyone succeeded with this...
  7. zabdabler

    Matter Standard Maturity?

    I'm considering cutting my primarily Home Assistant / Node-RED based home automation over to the Matter Standard. I see that Tasmota now offers Matter support in some of its builds and there is a Home Assistant integration. I briefly enrolled a Tasmota device into my HA and the process and...
  8. S

    Linking HA alarm to security company control centre for armed response

    I am very new to HA but very keen to use it on some smart home projects. One of these first projects is an alarm. I've recently purchased a new property and I'm looking into getting an alarm system connected. We've already signed up to Trojan for the armed response, which is just connected to...
    • sai13n
    • Thread
    • alarm alarm companies alarm system alarmo home assistant sonoff
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Smart home and IoT
  9. squirrel

    Smart Light Switches

    Hi everyone. Looking to replace all the light switches in my place. Need about 9 total (3x 1 gang, 3x 2 gang, 3x 3 gang). I'm currently looking at the Qualitel range. I believe there's a neutral wire everywhere. I see they sell two models - one requires a neutral whilst the other doesn't. Is one...
  10. D

    YouTube Music Streaming Amp / Device with Audio-Out Jack

    Hi there, I have an old ceiling mount speaker setup. I have a very old amp in my bedroom that links to all the ceiling speakers throughout the house. Each room has a volume control for its relevant speakers. Whatever plays on the amp plays in all rooms that have volume on. To modernise things...
    • david-bann
    • Thread
    • google home smart speaker home assistant smart home smart home devices smart homes smart speaker
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Smart home and IoT
  11. T

    BNETA on Home Assistant

    Has anyone been able to get the 3 prong BNETA plug (https://www.takealot.com/bneta-wifi-smart-power-plug-with-power-meter/PLID65529369) working on Home Assistant? I read somewhere it is part of the Tuya protocol so it should be able to be connected. I like the price and am tempted to buy on...
  12. Shr1k3

    Loadshedding friendly smart lighting

    Hey all, Does anybody have recommendations for smart lighting that works in and out of loadshedding? My current situation leaves an inverter system out of reach. I'm looking for smart bulbs that I can use with Home Assistant, that can last through loadshedding. Perhaps something that I can...
  13. M

    Sonoff SV and Centurion Status LED

    Hey everyone, I’ve noticed a lot of posts about using the Sonoff SV on folks gate motors and a I’ve seen HA covers where the gate status is shown (open/closed). I’ve seen some people use reed switches however, fortunately my Centurion D5 motor has a status pin which turns on an LED of the gate...
  14. seabiscuit

    Geyserwise Offline

    Hi guys I've been having an issue and trying to figure out if it's hardware or software related. My geyserwise wifi went offline last night. Tried to pair again and Tuya couldn't find it. Deleted the device, same issue. Disconnected the cable and reconnected after 5 min and now Tuya finds...
  15. Elmbob

    Tasmota & Qualitel Wifi Switch

    Hello together Has anybody flashed Tasmota on the Qualitel Wifi switch yet? I bought one and it looks quite similar to the Sonoff Basic R1, but I could not find the right PINs. I see the GND and 3V, but which ones to connect to RX & TX? Best regards Elmbob
  16. RenierM26

    Ubersolar/Ubersmart Home assistant integration.

    Hi, I wrote a Home Assistant integration the Ubersmart geyser controller over the December holidays. Working really well with ESPHome bluetooth proxies. My geyser is too far from my Home Assistant for direct communication but Home assistant handles this automatically...
  17. PilgrimToHyperion

    My Home Assistant setup - comments/suggestions welcome!

    My wife leaving the garage door open too often led me to install HA about 10 months ago. Since then, I've been adding everything around the house to HA as far as I can. Looking to always integrate more. This is addictive! I'm looking for feedback (positive or critical) on this setup. What else...
  18. itareanlnotani

    Home Assistant with Victron and Sunsynk

    I think its time we had a Home Assistant thread here. I'll start - I setup the steaming heap of poop that is home assistant (yet again), and configured with some stats earlier this evening. This was after ditzing about for hours on Sunday with different versions of HA - 64bit, 8rc2, 7.x...
  19. Sigint

    GSM Commander (Polygon). - Has anyone used one of these with MQTT/REST etc for Home Assistant/Node-Red Integration?

    GSM Commander (Polygon). - Has anyone used one of these with MQTT/REST etc for Home Assistant/Node-Red Integration? A friend kindly donated a GSM commander to add to my junk pile. After connecting it up and downloading the setup software, wow what a well put together product! So I use Hassio...
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