I am running an Axpert inverter with Solar Assistant on a Raspberry Pi. Solar Assistant collects data and makes an MQTT broker available. My Home Assistant (core, running in docker) has an MQTT broker defined that connects to eclipse-mosquitto running in another docker container. Mosquitto Configuration The problem is, you Read more…
This is a continuation from this article: https://techstuff.leighonline.net/2023/03/19/esphome-on-home-assistant-running-in-docker/ Bascially, I have an ESP32Cam that I want to add to Home Assistant. My Home Assistant runs in Docker (So no supervisor. It is also called Home Assistant Core). Steps In ESPHome, click on New Device. I will be using ESPHome Flasher Read more…
This is an extention to my “Home Assistant on Docker” post which can be found here: https://techstuff.leighonline.net/2023/03/10/home-assistant-in-docker-home-assistant-core/ Adding ESPHome to Home Assistant that is running in docker is quite straight forward. Just add the following to the existing docker compose: The ESPHome dashboard can be found here: http://<docker_host_ip>:6052 We can add Read more…
This is an extension to my “Home Assistant on Docker” post which can be found here: https://techstuff.leighonline.net/2023/03/10/home-assistant-in-docker-home-assistant-core/ The issue Because I access Home Assistant over SSL, the IFrames must also be loaded over SSL. Keep in mind that because we will be using a self signed cert, we will get Read more…
When running Home Assistant in docker, you do not get the supervisor capability which means you must install everything yourself. It is not a big deal because you just install it with docker and add the relevant integration in Home Assistant. Here I will give a good getting started write-up Read more…
The easiest and most reliable is to just use Python (you can use Windows or Linux, does not matter). I used Windows. Now that you have all the prerequisites done, plug in your dongle. No need to open it up and press the button to get it into bootloader mode: Read more…
You can use the Solarman API to create your own custom projects. First register on: https://pro.solarmanpv.com/login Contact Solarman Contact Solarman by sending them an email: [email protected] and include the following information: They will send you the API spec, a Postman Collection, as well as your APP ID and APP Secret. Read more…
Intro Alexxit Home Assistant add-on makes it possible to get Sonoff stats without flashing Tasmota. This is done by using a second Ewelink account. We will use the Sonoff PowR2 in this tutorial but it will be the same for any Sonoff Pow device. Cloud Only Mode If your Sonoff Read more…
I am taking bits and pieces from everywhere and making one article with all the information in one place. Please support the sites and projects I am referencing. The CC2531 is getting old now, but if you still have some of them lying around they can come in handy. I Read more…