Podcast Episodes

Using Uptime Kuma to monitor the smart home with Jan

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

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3 years, 6 months ago

Home Assistant 2022.12 launches Matter with 2023 “the year of the voice”

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 …

3 years, 7 months ago

KPI’s for your smart home with Danny Tsang

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 Blue…

3 years, 7 months ago

What the Heck is new in 2022.11?!

Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2022.11 release. They also discuss energy monitoring, tracking toothbrushes and pressure sensors.

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3 years, 8 months ago

Automating a house for twins and the family with Mike

Mike was a runner up in our 2021 competition, and he joins Rohan and Phil to talk about his smart home and how it helps with his family life

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3 years, 8 months ago

2022.10 – Active Bluetooth, Hacktoberfest and Subviews

Rohan and Phil break down the 2022.10 release, which brings Active Bluetooth via ESPHome devices, and subview dashboards. Plus we hear some feedback …

3 years, 9 months ago

Tracking cars and automating everything with Ryan Holland

Rohan and Phil talk to fellow YouTuber Ryan Holland, who is using Home Assistant to track his car, and is using various ESP devices around the home t…

3 years, 9 months ago

2022.9 – Automation UI Overhaul, Bluetooth Proxies and Rohan’s Camera Plans

The UI builder gets a massive overhaul in 2022.9, with weekly schedules and more Bluetooth support. Meanwhile Rohan has started his journey’s with ca…

3 years, 10 months ago

Checking the rain tank water levels with Simon

Simon joins Rohan and Phil to talk about his journey with Home Assistant, and some of his grand plans he wants to achieve.

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3 years, 10 months ago

2022.8 – Repairs, Hive creates e-waste to help climate change and Home Assistant Yellow starts shipping

Rohan and Phil break down the 2022.8 release, Phil discusses a new custom component he’s found in HACS for energy dashboard users

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3 years, 11 months ago