How Eugene Built a .NET Home Assistant Brain for his Smart Home
Notas del episodio
Phil and Rohan chat with Eugene about how he built a deeply automated smart home using Home Assistant, Raspberry Pi, Zigbee, Shelly devices, Aqara sensors, and even C#/.NET with NetDaemon. They explore practical automations for alarms, presence, notifications, kid management, and more.
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Chapters
00:00:00: Intro
00:02:00: Getting Into Automation
00:04:15: Choosing Hardware Wisely
00:06:30: Network Lessons Learned
00:10:30: Current Home Setup
00:15:00: Presence And Notifications
00:20:30: Actionable Alerts
00:27:55: Chores And Screen Time
00:34:20: Morning Summaries
00:39:00: .NET Automations
00:46:50: School Dates
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Hosts
Phil Hawthorne
Twitter: @philhawthorne
Bluesky: @philhawthorne.com
Rohan Karamandi
Twitter: @rohank9
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