https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/tags/home-assistant/Recent content in Home Assistant on Joe McCarthyHugoen-gbSun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/posts/26/07/homelab-journey-part-8-home-assistant/Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/posts/26/07/homelab-journey-part-8-home-assistant/My approach to home automation: keep it simple, keep it reliable, and avoid turning your house into a debugging session.https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/retiring-harlow-bindicator-home-assistant/Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/retiring-harlow-bindicator-home-assistant/After years of running my custom Harlow Bindicator, I’ve finally retired it in favour of Steffen Zimmermann’s excellent Waste Collection Schedule integration for Home Assistant. Combined with Idaho’s TrashCard, my waste schedule is now cleanly displayed on dashboards and powered by calendar entities.https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/2025-year-in-summary/Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/2025-year-in-summary/A practical review of 2025 across the home lab, office climate control, automation, networking resilience, writing cadence, and where I can improve in 2026.https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/home-assistant-rebuild-progress/Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/home-assistant-rebuild-progress/An update on the Home Assistant rebuild, focusing on the new dashboard structure, security features, presence detection upgrades, and quality-of-life automations.https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/homelab-changes-since-1-0-0/Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/homelab-changes-since-1-0-0/A practical walkthrough of the homelab repository changes since 1.0.0: Immich photos stack, backup improvements, a Zigbee2MQTT migration, safer redeploys, and a tidier blog deployment, plus upgrade notes.https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/office-climate-home-assistant/Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/office-climate-home-assistant/A look at how I stabilised the climate in my garage-office using a heater, circulation fan, extractor fan, and dehumidifier — all automated through Home Assistant.https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/back-on-the-blog/Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/back-on-the-blog/After a busy few months of work, renovations, and family time, I’m back to posting. Here’s a quick update on what’s been happening and what to expect next, including some upcoming Home Assistant projects.