Episode 83: Unintended Upgrades

Self-Hosted SRE — Private to Michael Redmond

Sometimes your best upgrades are unplanned; Chris just got his Home Assistant Yellow fully deployed.

Links:

• Home Assistant Yellow — At the heart of Home Assistant Yellow is the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4.
• Scheduler card/custom component — The scheduler integration is an alternative for HA automations which use the time or sun as trigger.
• Generic Thermostat - Home Assistant — When in heater mode, if the measured temperature is cooler than the target temperature, the heater will be turned on and turned off when the required temperature is reached. When in air conditioning mode, if the measured temperature is hotter than the target temperature, the air conditioning will be turned on and turned off when required temperature is reached.
• Shelly 2.5: Flash ESPHome Over The Air! — Here's how I flashed ESPHome onto them over-the-air. No wires!
• Sengled Zigbee Smart LED Strip Lights Starter Kit — All in one led strip lights kit that comes with a HUB, an AC adapter, a remote control receiver, 1 reel of 16.4ft light strip; no need for any other expensive devices.
• NixOS Search - Jellyfin
• MycroftAI/skill-homeassistant: Mycroft Skill/Integration for Homeassistant — Control your lights, garage door, thermostats and more using your voice!
• ZimaBoard — World’s First Hackable Single Board Server Starting at $119.9
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