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Home Assistant

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Smart home automation hub running on Unraid as a VM. Central control for all IoT devices, automations, and monitoring.

YAML Automation IoT Python

Features

Organized automation files split by category: presence, security, laundry, lawn care, modes, and keymaster (door locks).

Automatic switching between Home, Away, Sleep, and Vacation modes based on presence detection and time of day.

Virtual switches to power on network devices including gaming PCs, workstations, and media servers.

Full camera system integration with motion detection, recording access, and live feeds on dashboards.

YAML-based Lovelace dashboard with 5 views: Home, Cameras, Media, Automations, and System monitoring.

Family notification routing with separate groups for individual and household-wide alerts.

Home Assistant OS	Running as VM on Unraid
Zigbee2MQTT	Zigbee device management
Node-RED	Complex automation flows
ESPHome	Custom ESP32 device integration
MQTT	Device communication protocol