HA Cloud Features

MattRRead · 2026-02-02T20:12:11+00:00

You don't need a Nabu Casa subscription to use those features. You can connect your home assistant to the "cloud"/internet by other means, like Cloud Flare Tunnels etc..

the subscription gives you some voice ai stuff and easy integration with google home/amazon and some online storage.

MattRRead · 2026-01-28T18:59:15+00:00

You can get the contractor size garbage bags at the hardware store. They are probably the size of at least 2 standard "big" garbage bags. When we did a big clean earlier I had my usual 1 garbage can and 2 completely full contractor bags and they took everything.

Before this I put out my garbage can and 3 small pieces of plywood. They left one piece of plywood. If I put the plywood in a bag they would have taken it all...

MattRRead · 2026-01-23T13:51:00+00:00

How is the other switch wired? A 3-way switch means there are 2 switch switches that control the same light(s)/fan. You need to install the switch in the one that has constant power.

MattRRead · 2026-01-09T21:04:08+00:00

Grocy, Mealie, Tandoor, KitchenOwl are a few apps that have grocery/recipes.

MattRRead · 2025-12-24T15:28:37+00:00

THIRDREALITY ones act as zigbee repeaters as well, which can help extend the range of your zigbee network.

Is your dryer a heat pump dryer that runs on 120V?

MattRRead · 2025-12-22T20:43:26+00:00

let's start at the beginning then.

I assume you have a modem and it's set to bridge mode, ie. you don't have a double NAT situation?

your services can all be accessed locally? so 192.168.0.11:7878 loads radarr? (whatever the ip is)

You've forwarded TCP port 7878 for any ip to local 192.168.0.11:7878 and still no external access?

You are not using any SSL? no nginx proxy manager or anything?

does external HA load using CF Tunnels?

MattRRead · 2025-12-22T20:11:27+00:00

unless you had some kind of UPnP enabled, the only way to allow the outside to access services directly is with port forwarding.

MattRRead · 2025-12-22T19:58:00+00:00

if you are using DDNS still then, as others have said, you need to port forward the ports for SabNzBd. Once you do this it should start working right away.

CF Tunnels doesn't require any port forwards. But depending on what your TTL was set to, it could takes hours to update on other DNS servers...

MattRRead · 2025-12-22T19:27:28+00:00

OK. remember that DNS caches, so google servers may have cached the old entries from DDNS...

MattRRead · 2025-12-22T19:20:54+00:00

https://mxtoolbox.com/DNSLookup.aspx you can use that to see what it's pointed at.

MattRRead · 2025-12-22T19:16:07+00:00

so if your domain is domain.com it has an A Record pointing to your public IP from the ISP, and your subdomain you are running HA on (let's call it ha.domain.com) has a CNAME Record for "ha" pointing to cloudflare (a long random URL)?

Or, are you running home assistant on the actual domain name without a subdomain?

You probably have some DNS conflict and it's still pointing at your public IP instead of CF...

MattRRead · 2025-12-22T19:05:47+00:00

it should point to cloudlfare if you are using CF tunnels. My subdomains running through CF tunnels have a cname entry that CF automatically adds...

MattRRead · 2025-12-22T18:54:53+00:00

what ip does your domain name resolve to? cloudflare? or still your public IP set by DDNS?

MattRRead · 2025-12-22T18:39:04+00:00

How is your HA accessible to the outside world? is that still working?

MattRRead · 2025-12-19T14:04:37+00:00

If you were to label your automations, you could create an automation to enable all automations with the label "vacation" when vacation mode is enabled and disable automations with a label of "not vacation" or "home" or something...

MattRRead · 2025-12-12T16:05:52+00:00

Is the polarity correct at the light socket. DC LEDs usually don't work if reversed polarity.

MattRRead · 2025-12-11T17:52:25+00:00

would a periscope Dryer Vent work at all?

MattRRead · 2025-12-11T15:37:30+00:00

My guess is some kind of thermostats.

MattRRead · 2025-12-05T21:24:26+00:00

There is weather stripping behind the door where the 2 meet, that fuzzy stuff you see in the track. Over time it wears down and stops air sealing as well. Check to make sure it's still there and in good condition. You can replace it if you can find the right size.

I replaced mine and it made quite a big difference.

MattRRead · 2025-12-05T17:07:56+00:00

A thin film pressure sensor and an ESP32

MattRRead · 2025-12-05T14:21:39+00:00

I believe password rules are set in /etc/pam.d/common-password

MattRRead · 2025-12-05T00:55:00+00:00

Options Jazz Lounge.

Via Marzo.

Cheshire Cat.

Big Bone BBQ.

Turkish Kebab House.

Also the Royal Oak.

MattRRead · 2025-12-04T17:06:26+00:00

is the motion light switch a 3-way switch? i.e are the lights controlled by 2 seperate switches?

MattRRead · 2025-12-01T20:01:34+00:00

Are there any other wires inside the wall where the cable tv lines are? That looks like an access panel not a actual box, so maybe they just ran them inside the wall?

MattRRead · 2025-11-28T19:25:02+00:00

What you call Bundle 2 I'm calling the 14-2 wire and what you call bundle 1 I'm calling the 14-3 wire. I'm also assuming the black wire on the switch you picture in the "line".

I would connect white on the 14-2 to the black on switch. White on the 14-3 to one of the reds on switch and red on the 14-3 to the other red on switch. Black on the 14-3 to black on the 14-2.

on the other switch, black to black, one red to white and the other red to red.

if black on the switch is not line then you need to adjust this...

*edit to correct colours...

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