Home Assistant Guides - Page 2

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How To Build a Stable and Robust Zigbee Network

March 4, 2025

UPDATED 04.03.2025: This article is a complete guide to building a stable, reliable and robust Zigbee mesh network and fixing issues of your setup and devices.

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How to Integrate SwitchBot Meter Pro and Meter Pro (CO2) in ESPHome

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November 30, 2024

Guide for integrating SwitchBot Meter Pro and Meter Pro (CO2) thermometers in Home Assistant by parsing BLE byte data with ESPHome.

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How to Integrate SwitchBot Outdoor Thermo-Hygrometer in ESPHome

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October 8, 2024

Detailed guide to decoding and parsing BLE data from the SwitchBot Outdoor Thermo-Hygrometer [W3400010] in ESPHome and Home Assistant.

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How to Install and Setup MatterBridge on Proxmox

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October 3, 2024

Detailed guide for installing and setting up MatterBridge LXC on Proxmox and expose smart devices from different services to any Matter controller.

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How To Flash Custom Firmware on Xiaomi Thermometer 3

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September 14, 2024

This guide details how to flash the Xiaomi Thermometer 3 [MJWSD05MMC] with PVVX BLE firmware, improving battery life, accuracy, and enabling custom screens.

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How to Install Home Assistant on a Mini PC and Why It’s the Best Hardware Choice

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August 21, 2024

Discover why a mini PC is the best hardware choice for a compact and efficient Home Assistant home server in this in-depth article and how-to guide.

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How To Use Ember Driver with EFR32MG21 Zigbee Adapters

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May 9, 2024

Guide for flashing the latest Silicon Labs firmware to EFR32MG21 Zigbee adapters (e.g. Sonoff ZBDongle-E) and use the new Ember driver in Zigbee2MQTT.

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How to Reset Smart Plugs Energy Total in Zigbee2MQTT and ZHA

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March 8, 2024

In this quick tip post, learn how to reset the energy total sum of any smart plug, socket or meter in Home Assistant, integrated through Zigbee2MQTT or ZHA.

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How To Use Zigbee2MQTT and ZHA with a Single Coordinator

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February 29, 2024

This article covers how to run both Z2M and ZHA on a single NETWORK coordinator in Home Assistant, complimenting each others features and device support.