Home Assistant Config by ntalekt

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This is my Home Assistant configuration which is running on Docker. When starting with home automation I found many well documented configurations and drew inspiration from them in order to achieve my automation goals. I wanted to share my success with the community and hopefully help others on their journey.

Platform

Hardware
- [HP Z620 - E5-2650 8C, 64GB ECC]
- QNAP TS-251+
- Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5
Software
- homeassistant/home-assistant
  - Home Assistant Version: 2021.2.3
- Docker v19.03.12
- Traefik v2.2.1 proxy
- SSL via Let's Encrypt

Interface

Devices

Lighting

Climate

Trane XL824 x2

Outlets / Switchs

Sensors

Camera

Media

Amazon Echo Dot x2 (via Emulated Hue Bridge)
Sonos PLAY:1 x3
Sonos One
Harmony Hub x2
NVIDIA SHIELD TV
LG 65UH8500 65" TV

Irrigation

Rain Bird ST8O-2.0

Network

Other Hardware

QNAP TS-251+ NAS
Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5
[APC APC BX1500M] (https://www.amazon.com/APC-Battery-Protector-BackUPS-BX1500M/dp/B06VY6FXMM)

Software

Life360 Location Tracking App
[Pi-hole] (https://pi-hole.net/)

Example Automations

Notification Audio

TTS notification when User arrives at specific Zones.
TTS notification when User leaves specific zones which includes travel time home.
TTS notification if the garage door has been open for 30 minutes with no motion in garage.
TTS school bell notification (if remote schooling mode enabled)
TTS test notification

Notification Text

Slack notification when new Home Assistant version is available on PyPI.
Slack notification when critical network devices go offline.
Slack notification if the garage door is left open after we left the house.
Slack notification if the garage door is opened and no one is home.
Slack notification if the garage door has been open for 30 minutes with no motion in garage.
Slack notification test.
Slack when any battery sensor falls below 20%
Slack for a failed login attempt.
Slack if new network device is detected.

Lights

Exterior lights (GE Z-Wave Plus Dimmer 14294) on 5 minutes before sunset.
Exterior lights (GE Z-Wave Plus Dimmer 14294) off 30 minutes after sunrise.
Exterior lights (GE Z-Wave Plus Dimmer 14294) dim to 35% at 9:00pm
Interior Media Center lights (Yeelight WIFI RGB Strip) using Amazon Echo Dot via Emulated Hue Bridge.

Doorbell

Exterior lights to 100% if Ring Pro Doorbell detects motion or is pressed after 9:00pm.
Exterior lights back to 35% after 30 minutes after doorbell motion or press.

Media

Start Harmony Hub activity if user selects from HA UI input_select.
Update input_select status if physical Harmony Hub remote is used to start activity.
Start playing music on Sonos PLAY:1 speakers if user selects music station from input_select.
Start playing music on Sonos PLAY:1 speakers if user starts music station using Amazon Echo Dot via Emulated Hue Bridge.
Start Harmony Hub activity using Amazon Echo Dot via Emulated Hue Bridge.
Power off Harmony Hub activity using Amazon Echo Dot via Emulated Hue Bridge.
Turn on SleepTime mode if Xiaomi Aqara Smart Wireless Switch is pressed.
Pause Deluge if internet data usage > 90%.

Sonos

Reset/Regroup all Sonos PLAY:1 speakers at 6:00am every morning.
Group all Sonos' button.

Occupancy

If motion is detected via BRUH Automation multisensor or Amcrest cameras turn on input_boolean (used in binary_sensor for occupancy tracking).
If no motion is detected after certain period of time turn off input_boolean.

Sleep time

Turn off master TV after 30 minutes via Harmony Hub.

System

Run script to collect Cox Internet usage hourly.
Clean the TTS cache weekly.

Vacation/Climate

Turn vacation mode on when household is gone for 24 hours.
Toggle office fan on/off based on occupancy using * Wemo Insight Smart Plug.