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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 Locally
Running XMCOSY+ outdoor string lights fully locally with Local Tuya, template lights and Node-RED, keeping colors, scenes and brightness.
Custom 3D Printed Mount for Fire Tablet (2015)
Designing and 3D printing a wall mount for a 2015 Amazon Fire tablet as a Home Assistant dashboard, with the cord hidden in the wall. STL included.
UPDATE 2: A Wired Sonoff Zigbee Alternative
Pairing Zigbee devices caused the ZB-GW03 to reboot under Zigbee2Tasmota. The unofficial tasmota32-zigbeebridge firmware fixes it.
UPDATE: A Wired Sonoff Zigbee Alternative
A pair of Tasmota rules that work around the ZB-GW03 failing to reconnect to Home Assistant's ZHA after a power loss.
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 1
Automatically backing up a remote IMAP mailbox to a home server with mbsync, then serving the archive locally with Dovecot so any mail client can read it.
Controlling Home Assistant with an Old Remote
Using a Flirc USB IR receiver to turn old infrared remotes into Home Assistant controllers via keyboard events.
Playing a sound directly from Home Assistant Operating System
Playing a door chime through a speaker plugged into the Home Assistant box itself, using the VLC add-on over telnet.
How to Use Zigbee2Tasmota with Home Assistant
Using a Tasmota Zigbee coordinator directly with Zigbee2Tasmota and MQTT in Home Assistant, instead of ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT.