Home Assistant setup
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Home Assistant setup
- Lovelace layout
Hardware
Home Assistant Container install on Raspberry Pi 4 with PostgreSQL database.
Full setup here.
Themes
For themes, head over to the themes folder.
Implementations
These are some of my custom implementations using Home Assistant:
Alexa devices control
With custom component Alexa Media Player
, Home Assistant is able to control any thing that you're able to speak to Alexa.
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This requires the use of input_boolean
helpers to control the state of the entity.
E.g. to control a smart plug...
# configuration.yaml
switch:
platform: template
switches:
6a_plug:
value_template: "{{ is_state('input_boolean.6a_plug_state', 'on') }}"
turn_on:
- service: input_boolean.turn_on
entity_id: input_boolean.16a_plug_state
- service: media_player.play_media
entity_id: media_player.new_room_echo
data:
media_content_id: 'turn on 6a plug'
media_content_type: custom
turn_off:
- service: input_boolean.turn_off
entity_id: input_boolean.6a_plug_state
- service: media_player.play_media
entity_id: media_player.new_room_echo
data:
media_content_id: 'turn off 6a plug'
media_content_type: custom
Netgear Orbi integration
With custom firmware and bash scripts, statistics from router like current internet usage or monthly usage can be integrated into Home Assistant.
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Requires Voxel's firmware and entware
to be installed.
Get current WAN usage
Using netdata
:
# ssh [email protected]
opkg install netdata
Add to Home Assistant with the Netdata integration.
Using vnstat
to get total daily/monthly usage
# Install on router
opkg install vnstat
vnstat --create -i eth0
reboot
# configuration.yaml
# Daily usage
sensor:
- platform: command_line
name: Router daily WAN usage
command: "/bin/bash /config/scripts/orbi_router.sh wan_daily"
# Script in ./bash_scripts/orbi_router.sh
scan_interval: 120
value_template: "{{ value_json.id }}"
json_attributes:
- rx
- tx
- platform: template
sensors:
wan_daily_usage_up:
friendly_name: WAN daily usage (upload)
unit_of_measurement: 'MB'
icon_template: mdi:arrow-down
value_template: >-
{% if state_attr('sensor.router_daily_wan_usage','tx') != None %}
{{ (state_attr('sensor.router_daily_wan_usage','tx')|float/1000)|round }}
{% else %} NaN {% endif %}
wan_daily_usage_down:
friendly_name: WAN daily usage (download)
unit_of_measurement: 'MB'
icon_template: mdi:arrow-up
value_template: >-
{% if state_attr('sensor.router_daily_wan_usage','rx') != None %}
{{ (state_attr('sensor.router_daily_wan_usage','rx')|float/1000)|round }}
{% else %} NaN {% endif %}
# configuration.yaml
# Monthly internet usage
sensor:
- platform: command_line
name: Router monthly WAN usage
command: "/bin/bash /config/scripts/orbi_router.sh wan_monthly"
scan_interval: 00:30:00
value_template: "{{ value_json.index }}"
json_attributes:
- upload
- download
- platform: template
sensors:
wan_monthly_usage_up:
friendly_name: WAN monthly usage (upload)
unit_of_measurement: GB
icon_template: mdi:upload
value_template: >-
{% if state_attr('sensor.router_monthly_wan_usage','upload') != None %}
{{ (state_attr('sensor.router_monthly_wan_usage','upload')|float/976563)|round(1) }}
{% else %} NaN {% endif %}
wan_monthly_usage_down:
friendly_name: WAN monthly usage (download)
unit_of_measurement: GB
icon_template: mdi:download
value_template: >-
{% if state_attr('sensor.router_monthly_wan_usage','download') != None %}
{{ (state_attr('sensor.router_monthly_wan_usage','download')|float/976563)|round(1) }}
Soundbar control
Controls the volume of ALSA - 3.5mm port on the Raspberry Pi.
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This involves a input_number
helper, an automation and a series of shell commands.
Requires alsamixer
to be installed.
# configuration.yaml
input_number:
pi_volume:
min: 0
max: 100
step: 5
automation:
- alias: Set soundbar volume
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: input_number.pi_volume
action:
- service_template: shell_command.pi_volume_{{ trigger.to_state.state | int }
shell_command:
pi_volume_0: echo amixer_0 | netcat localhost 7900
pi_volume_5: echo amixer_5 | netcat localhost 7900
# Truncated. Full in ./config
Similar to above, the script calls the command amixer
to increase or decrease the volume...
hass_socket_script.sh
:
#!/bin/bash
if [[ $MESSAGE == 'amixer_0' ]]; then amixer -q cset numid=1 -- -10239; fi
if [[ $MESSAGE == 'amixer_5' ]]; then amixer -q cset numid=1 -- -7399; fi
# Truncated. Full in ./bash_scripts/hass_socket_script.sh
Lo-fi beats
Plays Lo-fi beats live stream from YouTube.
Requires screen
, mpv
and youtube-dl
/youtube-dlc
to be installed.
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# configuration.yaml
switch:
platform: command_line
switches:
lofi_beats:
command_on: echo "lofi_on" | nc localhost 7900
command_off: echo "lofi_off" | nc localhost 7900
socat
runs in the background (systemd unit file) and listens for commands.
Once a switch is turned on, this script is called that starts the playback...
hass_socket_script.sh
:
#!/bin/bash
read MESSAGE
if [[ $MESSAGE == 'lofi_on' ]]; then
screen -S lofi -dm /usr/bin/mpv --no-video $(/path/to/youtube-dlc -g -f 95 5qap5aO4i9A); fi
if [[ $MESSAGE == 'lofi_off' ]]; then screen -S lofi -X quit; fi
# Truncated. Full in ./bash_scripts/hass_socket_script.sh
Lovelace layout
Dashboard
State row
- People presence
- ASUS laptop
- Front gate camera
- Mesh router satellite/reboot
Graph row
- Bedroom temperature
- Bedroom humidity
Lights card
- Desk light
- ... Color temp card
- TV lamp
- ... RGB card
- Soundbar volume
Custom implementation that controls alsa volume, using input_boolean
, shell_command
and an automation.
Switch rows
- Adaptive Lighting
- Lofi beats/2/music radio
- Adaptive Lighting Sleep mode
- Bedroom AC/swing
- Bulb
Now Playing card
- Automatically lists all active media players
Controls view
- Front gate camera
- Bedroom AC HVAC
- Controls
Info view
Graph rows
- Internet download speed
- Internet upload speed
Custom sensors that fetch data from self-hosted Speedtest-tracker API.
Network stats
- Router card
- Router live traffic in/out
- Total router traffic in/out (today)
Custom implementations that fetch data from Netdata and vnstat
.
An iframe
from Netdata is used for the live traffic graph.
Tile view
Graph row
- Orbi Satellite uptime
- Server network traffic in/out
- Total server traffic in/out (daily)
A combined card that graphs server network usage within the last half hour.
Info card
- LAN clients card
Using the Netgear integration, this card shows all network-connected devices.
Dynamically sorted such that the last-updated device is always on top.
Remote control view
Spotify player
- Spotify media player
- Playlist shortcuts
- Soundbar source
- Google Home source
- Amazon Echo sources
Self-hosted Spotify Connect using librespot
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# Pull Docker image
docker pull agneev/librespot-alsa
#
docker run --network host -d /dev/snd:/dev/snd agneev/librespot-alsa
# Customize config file:
nano /opt/spocon/config.toml
Voice assistant players
- Alexa media players
- Google Home media players
Custom integrations used for Alexa and Google Home.
Plex/TV view
Graph rows
- Plex currently watching
This figure is obtained using the Plex integration.
Plex/TV cards
- Plex media players
- TV media player
Custom plugins used
Integrations
Lovelace
auto-entities
by thomaslovenbutton-card
by RomRidercard-mod
by thomaslovencustom-header
by maykarlayout-card
by thomaslovenlovelace-swipe-navigation
by maykarmini-graph-card
by kalkihmini-media-player
by kalkihrgb-light-card
by bokubsimple-thermostat
by nervetattooslider-entity-row
by thomasloventemplate-entity-row
by thomaslovenuptime-card
by dylandoamaral