Home Assistant Podcast

From ESPHome wireless speakers to automating the irrigation, Alastair has covered a lot in his smart home. A wealth of knowledge is ready and waiting for you in this episode. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha128/ Watch this episode on YouTube Want to see even more of this episode? We've got some bonus clips on our YouTube channel. Network Configuration What didn't make the cut Tesla Powerwall Alastair's Tips and Tricks Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML. Special thanks to todays guest Alastair Dick Twitter: @alastaid ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

2023.3 lands with an easier restart button and an overhaul to the entity dialogs. Rohan and Phil discuss flashing robot vacuum cleaners. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha127/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML. ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rohan and Phil are joined by Corey Edwards who tells us about his automated sprinklers, fun things around the house, and some useful automations he’s been able to do for when being on-call For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha126/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML. Special thanks to todays guest Corey Edwards Website: https://www.zmonkey.org Twitter: @heytensai ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The year of the voice is well underway. Rohan and Phil break down the 2023.2 release, including the new Assistant feature For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha125/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML. ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

If you were just starting out with Home Assistant, what would you want to know? Dean Mancini from the US is just starting out with Home Assistant, and joins Rohan and Phil to discuss his journey, ask some newbie questions For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/getting-started-with-home-assistant-in-2023/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML. Special thanks to todays guest Dean Mancini Website: www.spirozvisuals.com (My Photography) Twitter: @deanspiroz ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rohan and Phil bring in 2023 with a breakdown of the new features in Home Assistant this month, and discuss some of their goals for 2023 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha123/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML. ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rohan and Phil are talking with Jan from Sweden and how he is using self hosted tools like Uptime Kuma to monitor his smart home For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha122/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML. Special thanks to todays guest Jan ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

2022.12 is out with official support for the next generation smart home protocol Matter. While Rohan is away on holiday Frenck is here to help break down the final release for 2022 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha121/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Franck Nijhof Website: https://www.frenck.nl/ Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/frenck/home-assistant-config Twitter: @frenck ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rohan and Phil are joined by Danny Tsang from the UK. Danny shares some of his smart home ideas including bed sensors, solar power and ESPHome’s Bluetooth Proxy For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha120/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML. Special thanks to todays guest Danny Tsang Website: https://dannytsang.co.uk Twitter: @dannytsang ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2022.11 release. They also discuss energy monitoring, tracking toothbrushes and pressure sensors. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha119/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML. ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy