Month: April 2019

Using a Z-Wave or ZigBee stick on Synology DSM for use with HomeAssistant and Docker

Published by DK on April 14, 2019

If you want to run or are already running HomeAssistant on your Synology NAS DSM 6.2, it’s possible that you’d want to use a Z-Wave or ZigBee stick to communicate with their respective devices. When I initially got my HA running in a docker on the NAS, I was disappointed when HA…

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Home Assistant controlled fireplaces sconces with Sonoff Basic and ESPHome

Published by DK on April 6, 2019

Following up on my previous post about the Home Assistant controlled garage door, I want to show my simple solution to controlling a light with HA. My house is a few years away from its centennial birthday. With that age come some interesting “features”, like knob and tube wiring, and always on lights…