Mark's Home Assistant Setup: The Good, The Bad, The Exploded Server
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Mark went from a rocky SmartThings world to a rock-solid Home Assistant install. He shares his tails of disaster and recovery, as well as his journey from Tasmota to ESPHome.
Show notes for this episode are available at https://homeassistant.fm/HA233
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:00 - SmartThings beginnings and first automations
00:06:00 - Old timers to cameras after a theft
00:09:30 - Discovering Home Assistant and server build
00:16:00 - From Node-RED to cleaner HA automations
00:19:50 - Reolink AI triggers outside lighting
00:23:30 - Server failure and Proxmox migration
00:28:30 - UPS woes and garage door backup issue
00:38:00 - Presence, Ecobee, salt and propane projects
00:44:00 - Matter locks, long-range Z-Wave ideas
00:49:00 - New Overview, Alarmo plans, wrap-up
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Rohan Karamandi
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