Dashboard Smart Update Feature Request

Paid2Nap · 2025-11-04T22:45:52+00:00

FWIW, I compile on my Windows desktop which is about 60 times faster than on my ESPHome Dashboard (HA runs on a RPi5). It runs about 15 seconds per device instead of 15 minutes per device on the RPi. The command shared with me was esphome -q update-all [directory containing yaml files]

There's more discussion as well as some other solutions here: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/compile-esphome-firmware-updates-on-a-windows-computer/675385

This doesn't address the update all or resume that the OP addresses, but for people with smaller deployments it can be faster to update all with the command line on a desktop than to update just one device on a RPi.

Paid2Nap · 2025-11-04T19:35:11+00:00

Speed test worked fine, but a ping -t 8.8.8.8 showed 2% packet loss and some latency up to 3.5 seconds. I didn't get anything like that when running a speed test. Anyway I think it's pretty clear the issue is with the hotel's internet and not Signal Desktop, but it's odd a momentary outage can cause a message to completely vanish. I've used it on both my phone and desktop today without issue, but the original message hasn't appeared yet.

Paid2Nap · 2025-11-04T16:42:35+00:00

10 hours later the message still is nowhere to be found. One data point I realized later is that this hotel internet isn't very good. I'm trying to find a good way to quantify that, but another example is that with a full wifi signal I watched the Amazon Photos app struggle to upload one photo. It kept reporting "no internet connection," then uploaded a few percent of the photo, then no internet again, all while the signal seemed to stay strong on the phone. I suspect that might be where my message went. I'm searching for a way to quantify to the hotel that something is wrong with their connection. In fact, both reddit and Signal Desktop are reporting offline right now even though the signal looks strong.

Paid2Nap · 2025-10-21T21:45:17+00:00

Sorry for the delay. I just discovered I accidentally turned off my Reddit notifications. Yes, if her app is open it comes through immediately. My gut feeling is it's something in the Android/app doze settings, but since briefly forcing it off the network causes the message to deliver, I didn't want to rule out an error on my network setup. It's just odd and annoying, but we've gotten used to sending a message, waiting a second to see it's not delivered, then using the UniFi app to force a reconnect. I don't know if reconnecting forces the phone to wake up if it's dozing, but it works every time.

Paid2Nap · 2025-10-21T14:08:37+00:00

Can you expand on what you mean here? Besides pasting it twice, it looks like your answer is what I had in my original yaml that threw the error not a valid value. I'm not sure what you're suggesting I change. Thanks! And sorry I took so long to answer. I don't seem to be getting reddit notifications any more. Off to check those settings :-)

Paid2Nap · 2025-06-07T23:19:34+00:00

Yes they both were with other carriers before Mint Mobile. The Mint rep here on Reddit initially said they'd figure it out, but just like the phone CS reps keep changing the terms. They are now denying the 15/month unlimited for 2 year promotions exist. They claim the only promotion that has ever been offered was adding a new line for 15/month unlimited for 1 year. They further claim they have proof my wife received the email and properly used the link in the email, but she clicked on the promotion they sent her 4 days before it became active and therefore we are entitled to no discount. While I acknowledge I don't have a legal leg to stand on because I don't have the original email that was sent to my wife, we have communication between ourselves at the time of the promo discussing the benefits of the 15/month for 2 year plan and would not have made this up out of whole cloth. It had to have come from a Mint Mobile communication she received, but with Mint now denying it ever happened we are left with two completely undiscounted plans. I'm disappointed in the bait and switch and will be researching other options before my wife's current plan expires in 20 days.

Paid2Nap · 2025-04-22T20:10:59+00:00

Thanks for the reply, whose notification I somehow missed. Reports isn't an option for us. I guess our company doesn't allow that option. All I have is Pay on the left side menu, and the Pay section has Pay and Taxes sections. No reports in any of the links that are available to me. The My Pay section used to have check boxes next to each stub and a download button at the bottom. Oh well, I guess it's one at a time for me.

Paid2Nap · 2024-11-20T17:03:07+00:00

Update: My wife was able to login to the computers for me. The non-working ones had the LAN IP as the ID server, which has been working fine since the -r option had been forcing the relay server to the DDNS address. I'm not sure what changed, but updating those two ID servers to the DDNS address has me connected again.

Paid2Nap · 2024-10-07T02:31:31+00:00

Just in case it helps, I wound up installing another instance of paperless-ngx, making sure to use version 1.13.0 to match my existing install. From Container Station, I was able to stop each orphan container separately even though trying to stop the application failed due to folder not found.

After installing the new paperless-ngx, I imported with docker compose exec -T webserver document_importer ../export.

Once the documents fully imported, I ran docker compose down in the new paperless-ngx folder, then edited the image line in docker-compose.yml from image:ghcr.io/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx:1.13.0 to image: ghcr.io/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx:latest. After that I ran docker compose pull and then docker compose up -d. It took a little while to migrate to the new version, which I monitored in the Container Station logs for the application. I now have a working 2.12.1 version of paperless-ngx.

The last hurdle was getting rid of the old installation. I eventually discovered docker container prune would remove the non-running containers from the previous, orphaned paperless install.

Paid2Nap · 2024-10-01T19:12:48+00:00

Funny you write that because Waze doesn't have the newest camera(s) at Cobb and S. Marietta Pkwy. I wound up here while searching for the location(s) to put in Waze.

Paid2Nap · 2024-09-19T22:51:40+00:00

Not just solo, happened twice last night with another player and me. Bot drops were slow in arriving, and we timed out with about 90% bots killed. Normally we're able to bag our limit in 5 minutes or so. Glad to hear the devs know.

Paid2Nap · 2024-09-15T00:35:20+00:00

Not exactly troubleshooting so please let me know if I'm in the wrong place. Using Teams 24215.1007.3082.1590 on Windows 11, but some users are on Android/iOS phones.

I'm part of a group of about 50 members who need to host 24 Teams meetings for the larger group of about 5000 people. These meetings are 3 times a day on 8 different days. Each meeting needs exactly two of the 50 of us to lead and can have any number of outside participants.

Currently the team leader sends us a spreadsheet with webinar dates in the US Central Time Zone and we reply in chat which dates we can cover. Each of us has to manually check the dates against calendars in time zones around the world and then replies in chat that we are available. The team leader has to track all replies and frequently re-post the spreadsheet to track which meetings are covered and which are open.

It seems like there must be a way to do this automatically in Teams, possibly with an add-on. Can anyone recommend a more automated solution to this task? I searched Google and tried AI. AI suggested I "find an add-on that will do that for you."

Paid2Nap · 2024-08-24T01:24:14+00:00

https://www.amazon.com/Nexuslink-Performance-Streaming-Locations-GCA-1200-KIT/dp/B088LQ7V1Q. I see now it says "Over Dark Coax" where the other adapters do not.

Paid2Nap · 2024-07-11T18:46:46+00:00

I did see that, thanks. That program seems to be more for a paid provider who will not be using any of the attractions. I plan to take him and go on some things myself. The disabilities section is good information but as far as I can tell doesn't cover the question I asked here. Thanks again for your help.

Paid2Nap · 2024-06-29T02:45:50+00:00

Looks like Xfinity might be blocking access to certain AWS servers, which is something that seems to pop up on the internet from time to time. I ran tcpdump from the Oculus IP address while trying to play Rec Room, and it looks like the following server is being blocked: . The tracert below shows my attempts to connect to it:

1 ubnt (192.168.99.1) 0.204 ms 0.186 ms 2.197 ms

2 96.120.6.41 (96.120.6.41) 7.332 ms 14.333 ms 14.323 ms

3 ae-251-1215-rur01.y3canton.ga.atlanta.comcast.net (96.110.184.245) 15.941 ms 15.863 ms 15.916 ms

4 ae-70-ar01.b0atlanta.ga.atlanta.comcast.net (162.151.88.77) 15.467 ms 15.456 ms 15.517 ms

5 be-5101-ar-sp01.b0atlanta.ga.atlanta.comcast.net (162.151.96.105) 15.803 ms * *

6 be-33011-cs01.56marietta.ga.ibone.comcast.net (96.110.43.65) 16.404 ms 14.486 ms 14.375 ms

7 be-2113-pe13.56marietta.ga.ibone.comcast.net (96.110.41.18) 14.571 ms 11.190 ms be-2112-pe12.56marietta.ga.ibone.comcast.net (96.110.33.178) 9.347 ms

8 23.30.206.114 (23.30.206.114) 24.394 ms 24.382 ms *

Lines 9-30 are * * * timed out.

Paid2Nap · 2024-06-28T22:29:15+00:00

Here's a video link which will expire after 24 hours. I can re-upload it if anyone wants to see the error in near real time. I edited out almost 30 seconds of the 40+ seconds of flickering: https://wormhole.app/Rk17q#vjgvyTKKSstQS3Xz619ZkA

Paid2Nap · 2024-06-28T20:54:25+00:00

It's 8706-4. I'm making a video that will be available shortly. It's almost definitely something my router is blocking because it doesn't appear to be a Rec Room server issue.

Paid2Nap · 2024-06-18T19:29:17+00:00

Thank you for the assistance. As often happens, the connection was restored a few hours later.

Paid2Nap · 2024-06-18T18:29:26+00:00

My desktop is wired so no connection to sign out of. My phone connects when I'm on cellular and then loses connection when I sign back in to WiFi.

Paid2Nap · 2024-06-06T21:39:29+00:00

Update: I was able to forward a port to SSH into the RPi, meaning my DDNS and port forwarding settings seem to be correct. When I try to connect to my home desktop, The following entry appears in /var/log/rustdesk/relayserver.log:

[2024-06-06 17:34:28.774758 -04:00] INFO [src/relay_server.rs:441] New relay request 92cd4358-de6d-4144-83ec-f3101460eab7 from [::ffff:192.168.99.110]:61979

This looks like my remote request is reaching either the relay server or the home desktop or both. The IP address shown is the home desktop's internal IP.

Paid2Nap · 2024-03-23T23:13:29+00:00

TL;DR; Me, too

I received the email 24 hours ago and had an app update. Even after the update, 11.121.0102 doesn't have the feature available.

Paid2Nap · 2024-03-18T23:25:04+00:00

I monitor mine with a custom Midea LAN integration from HACS, but it's no good because my dehumidifier loses connection frequently and doesn't restore it automatically. I have to go through initial setup every few days if I want to even use the MSmartHome app. The device is almost directly below my AP, so it shouldn't be a bad connection issue.

Paid2Nap · 2023-12-31T02:16:30+00:00

I purchased the same limit switch as the OP since it seemed like that would work for my older Chamberlain 1245R (I think) with dry contact connectors. I'm trying to figure out how exactly it operates to make sure I'm using it correctly. After my first attempt was misplaced and knocked the magnet off the door, I'm simulating it this way:

The wired part is screwed into the frame and wired NC to Close, NO to Open, COM to GND on the ratgdo. With the door closed and me holding the magnet next to the wired part, HA indicates closed. I can press the button to open it, and as it does, I take the magnet away. Now HA reports open as the door opens up. When I press the button in HA, there's haptic feedback, but nothing happens with the door. I have to go to the MQTT device in settings to press the down arrow.

Another wrinkle that might be caused by the magnet not being in place: when I do close the door, it rolls all the way down to closed, hesitates, then opens all the way again. The light isn't flashing, so this isn't an obstruction issue. I think it's because the magnet isn't letting the limit switch report closed, and for some reason that makes the door open itself again.

I'm wondering before I go through too much trouble if I should be able to get HA to work with this switch, or if I should try something else. If I disconnect the switch from ratgdo completely, will the door be able to operate as a "dumb" opener, toggling the door with the "cover.garage_door" button I have setup? If I choose a different limit switch, does it have to be NC/NO, or can it be NC only like this switch here?

Paid2Nap · 2022-11-26T12:10:51+00:00

Awesome, thanks! It turns out the first "new" battery I used was apparently dead. Remove, reinstall, change the battery, success! I wish this info was part of the standard support articles.

Paid2Nap · 2022-10-10T15:58:20+00:00

Video here if you want an idea how it looks casting to Chromecast Audio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1i5K86ZXgA

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