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darkbothThe Helpful IdiotThe Helpful IdiotIdiots don't have time for cable management.Zola2024-09-16T00:00:00+00:00https://thehelpfulidiot.com/atom.xmlMaking an Automatic Email Backup (Updated 9/15/2024)2024-09-15T00:00:00+00:002024-09-16T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/making-an-automatic-email-backup-updated-9-15-2024/This is basically an update to the project I discussed in these three previous posts:Nextcloud Docker with Nginx Proxy Manager2024-03-31T00:00:00+00:002024-04-09T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/nextcloud-docker-with-nginx-proxy-manager/Nextcloud has become an integral part of my work flow these days. I love having a "place" to go that's totally mine. I have been running it from a docker…Fully Local Universal Remote Control with Home Assistant2024-02-11T00:00:00+00:002024-04-09T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/fully-local-universal-remote-control-with-home-assistant/I have had a Logitech Harmony remote solution for almost 10 years. In my opinion, it is a very nice product. It integrates nicely into Home Assistant, and…Create a FREE public endpoint for self-hosted services using Oracle Cloud and OPNsense2022-09-15T00:00:00+00:002024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/create-a-free-public-endpoint-for-self-hosted-services-using-oracle-cloud-and-opnsense/As many of you (the people who would be interested enough to read this post), I have a number of self hosted services which have become integral to my…Making an Automatic Email Backup - Part 32022-06-22T00:00:00+00:002024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/making-an-automatic-email-backup-part-3/Repackaging the mbsync and Dovecot setup from Parts 1 and 2 into a pair of Docker images, configured entirely through environment variables.Integrating XMCOSY+ Outdoor String Lights with Home Assistant Locally2022-06-17T00:00:00+00:002024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/integrating-xmcosy-outdoor-string-lights-with-home-assistant-locally/Home automation is incredible and obviously in my opinion, a lot of fun. However, I'm sure many of you would agree that buying a product for use in your…Custom 3D Printed Mount for Fire Tablet (2015)2021-11-26T00:00:00+00:002024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/custom-3d-printed-mount-for-fire-tablet-2015/I have been enamored by the slew of Home Assistant Dashboard mounts lately and have wanted to make one for a while. I saw that the newer Amazon tablets…UPDATE 2: A Wired Sonoff Zigbee Alternative2021-10-18T00:00:00+00:002024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/update-2-a-wired-sonoff-zigbee-alternative/The updates for this little device keep coming. Thanks to the folks leaving comments, we keep getting more information. I apologize for not noticing this…UPDATE: A Wired Sonoff Zigbee Alternative2021-10-15T00:00:00+00:002024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/update-a-wired-sonoff-zigbee-alternative/So while the documentation in the initial post on how to compile and flash Tasmota to the ZB-GW03 works, there is a bug when using the Tasmotized device…Making an Automatic Email Backup - Part 22021-10-09T00:00:00+00:002024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/making-an-automatic-email-backup-part-2/Adding self-signed SSL certificates to Dovecot and installing Roundcube, so the local mail archive is reachable from any browser on the network.Making an Automatic Email Backup - Part 12021-10-04T00:00:00+00:002024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/making-an-automatic-email-backup/In the world of self-hosting, creating a personal email server always seemed like the Holy Grail of personal privacy. Unfortunately, with all the work…Controlling Home Assistant with an Old Remote2021-10-03T00:00:00+00:002024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/controlling-home-assistant-with-an-old-remote/I, like many other I'm sure, have plenty of old infrared remotes laying around from TVs past. They were just collecting dust, but what if they could be…How to Use Zigbee2Tasmota with Home Assistant2021-10-02T00:00:00+00:002024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/how-to-use-zigbee2tasmota-with-home-assistant/To follow up my last post, integrating a newly flashed Tasmota Zigbee Coordinator with Home Assistant has a third option besides ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT; it…Playing a sound directly from Home Assistant Operating System2021-10-02T00:00:00+00:002024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/playing-a-sound-directly-from-home-assistant-operating-system/This may sound like it should've been a trivial task to accomplish but took me way longer to solve than I anticipated. As I said it my first post, I…A Wired Sonoff Zigbee Alternative2021-09-29T00:00:00+00:002024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/a-wired-sonoff-zigbee-alternative/Many of us have seen the Sonoff Zigbee Hub and how easy it is to flash to Tasmota thanks to many awesome videos and my personal favorite by DigiblurDIY…About2021-09-29T00:00:00+00:002024-04-09T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/about/As someone without a tech background, my introduction to the world of self hosting and home automation began as a slow and bumpy ride with many false…The Birth of a Smart Home2021-09-29T00:00:00+00:002024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00thehelpfulidiothttps://thehelpfulidiot.com/hello-world/When the first Google Home came out in 2016, I briefly thought about buying it, but decided I had no use for it. Shortly after, my brother-in-law bought…