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If running HA as a VM with Proxmox I believe you must enable a pass through for HA to see those controllers. I do not run HA as a VM, so cannot provide advice based on direct experience. Hope the rest of the guide was helpful.

If you're looking for someone to design and setup home automation and networking solutions for your home, you can search locally for a low voltage installer. Alternatively, feel free to contact me via the email in the channel description. Thanks for watching!

Yes. In my case, I am using Ubiquiti UniFi cameras. Each camera is added to Home Assistant via the UniFi Protect integration. Additionally, I expose all of my Home Assistant devices to Apple Home via the HomeKit Bridge integration. This makes the cameras visible on my Apple TV 4K, where I can view live streams and get doorbell ringing notifications, all on the TV.

Thanks! It can purify a house up to 1,800 sq. ft. in one hour. Depending on your home size, you may need more than one. There is a mesh gauze around the filter that can be detached for washing or vacuuming. The HEPA filter itself should be replaced every 6-12 months, and the life expectancy is shown in the SwitchBot app, but I do not have information on the replacement cost or where to purchase (I'll try to find out).

You can purchase replacement HEPA Filters here: amzn.to/40OFOXK

Yes, you are correct, and thanks!

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Glad to hear you have had a positive experience. That has not consistently been my case.

I do not have Shelly relays at the moment. Hope you get it sorted out.

Yes and yes, though for something a bit snappier I also recommend this: amzn.to/42iWO9p

Thanks! 😀

At the time of recording on a Beelink S12 Pro mini PC with Windows 11, I had to go to Settings > Security > and click on Advanced Restart.

ratgdo does not have its own app, and must be paired with Home Assistant or HomeKit for remote operation.

@@michaelsleen Ok, that's what I was afraid of. Guess I'll have to start thinking about doing some smart home stuff. Thanks for your reply.

@ see if this helps you get started: How to Start a Smart Home (without annoying your family) ruclips.net/video/F-xyjvcxq2o/видео.html

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If you’re looking to monitor the air temperature in that room, any of my top picks mentioned in the final thoughts section of the video should work. The cottage would need to have a Zigbee or Z-Wave network to work with my top picks.

Are you using iOS or Android? I've seen some folks with Android struggle a bit more. Go to the folder in your config where you are trying to save the image snapshot, and see if the image is actually being saved there. If it is and you're still not seeing it in the notification sent to your phone, another option is to write image_file as /media/images/snapshot.jpg and filename as /media/images/snapshot.jpg and image as /media/local/images/snapshot.jpg.

@@michaelsleen Thank Michael, I'm using IOS. when i go into traces and the last step I see the following which doesnt look correct after .jpg, is that right? Im using the right directory : Executed: 17 January 2025 at 12:26:05 Result: params: domain: notify service: mobile_app_daves_iphone service_data: message: >- Several cars, including a silver sedan, a white SUV, and a maroon sedan, are parked in front of modern, two-story homes with solar panels on their roofs. 10:42 AM (01-17-25) title: Front Door Motion data: image: /config/www/tmp/doorbell_snapshot.jpg?1737116765.744563 target: {} running_script: false

Curious to hear your thoughts!

@@michaelsleen Yep I will be producing my video soon!

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And for the record i do currently use an iPhone :)

Glad it went well! I’m unfamiliar with projecting the Reolink app on a TV.

@ no I was wondering if I can download they Reolink app onto the mini pc, after I installed home assistant on it

One option is to run Homebridge on a server with the Ring plug-in installed.

I mean it depends on your personal setup and what you want. We have on TV and it's in the basement, and we have a wall-mounted tablet on the main floor in the kitchen, so seeing a notification on both is nice for us.

Hi, check my comment, maybe it will help you.

Another person commented with their solution for Android TVs.

I have the native Apple TV video pop up feature enabled (no Home Assistant work around) and if turned on in the Apple TV system settings, the notification pop up appears no matter what you are doing on the Apple TV. I have never found and instance that it doesn't. Maybe when playing a full screen game? That's the only. thing I dont ever use my Apple TV for so I can't answer for that scenario.

Thank you very much for sharing your experience. I kind of assumed I would have seen at least some mention somewhere if the pop-up behavior was conditional in any manner. It's good to hear a current user explicitly state that it isn't.

It pops up every time for us when watching the TV.

A couple of exotic things to try in home assistant. The integration start/stop function may work to disable the doorbell homekit on the HA side. The doorbell would still work for the non-homekit functions. Another would be to temporarily block the AppleTV from the homekit hub by a fire wall rule This can be done in unifi integration if one is using unifi networking. Of course you would need to have more than one homekit hub enabled.

I’m using it to generate an image when a person rings the doorbell. I don’t need to watch the person moving in real time, just an image to see who it is. But I can see why some may want the live video feed.

@@michaelsleen Where I live UPS/FEDEX ring the bell. If they wait, they want a signature. Aslo, another way to handle the doorbell is conditional trigger in the dashboard itself that displays video without server side intervention. The video display space doesn't show when the trigger conditions aren't met. So many options in HA.

Just got to the bit where you say powered options are available. I’ll see if they are available in my location.

Glad you got it sorted, and thanks for watching.

Plug your Z-Wave dongle into the computer running Home Assistant, and the dongle should be recognized automatically and ask if you want to set-up the Z-Wave JS add-on, and click Submit.

Thanks for the feedback. The video covers various use cases, but the hands-on example focuses on snapshots as you mention.

I see no need for the door must be shut condition.

@@michaelsleen Wont it send a fault alert from the vibrator when you transfer from washer to dryer without the door sensor? The door sensor will confirm to the vibrator that the washer is actually doing somthing.

You're absolutely going to need a door sensor. This will avoid false alarms when transferring clothes from the washer to the dryer

@ No, this doesn’t happen. The automation trigger requires the dryer to be vibrating for at least three consecutive minutes. I’ve never had such a false detection in almost three years of running this automation.

@@michaelsleen oh no I'm talking about using this on the washer, makes things way more easier for people without HA. 2 things must happen no vibration for 30 secs. and door must be closed. This is sent to a smartthings LED light for the notification.

Is it come up that way when you click run action in the automation editor? If so, that makes sense.

​@michaelsleen even when I run the whole automation

When you say "run the whole automation," do you mean clicking run actions in the editor, or do you mean when you walk in front of the camera triggering the motion even?

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Able to drop your automation YAML here using Pastebin?

Sorry it’s been so rough.

Then you're doing something wrong. How is it so bad for you, yet I've had no problems?

@@fretbuzzly even on the video he said its name like 5 times in a row.........

Hope it works well for you in Danish, and thanks!

@@michaelsleen Actually I just tested and it seems that either the App or Siri has improved, as I was able to ask Siri to add any item to the shopping list. Great ! :) So now I might need to look into the OurGroceries integration to HA 😀

I haven’t had that issue, but I also don’t use Google.

@@michaelsleen I've had Apple HomePod mini's next to my Google minis (or whatever google calls it) and they've both had issues recently. I'm trying to downsize my smart home. I mostly use lights and google for the TV off/on rarely. The google issue is all over the web, but no real resolutions except shaming the user's internet/network. It's throughout the house and it seems google doesn't stay connected while not in use somehow. I"ll troubleshoot when I have more time(not that I want to)(The point of smart homes etc)

That's annoying. Sorry to hear that.

@@michaelsleen No worries. I'm gonna try my Apple Minis one more time before I sell'm just in case.

Thanks for saying that!

I’ll be curious to see the evolution of mechanical arms and step climbing on robot vacuums in terms of practical use.

Glad it helped, thanks!

They released the Matter Link in December, so you can connect to HA via Matter now.

Appreciate you saying that!