Home Assistant¶

Home Assistant ties together my smart home devices and adds intelligence with local AI processing. Everything from lighting to camera-based motion detection is automated here.

My Setup¶

Environment Overview

Installation: Home Assistant OS in a Proxmox VM
Zigbee: Zigbee2MQTT with a dedicated coordinator
AI: Local Ollama models for camera motion analysis
Integrations: MQTT, ESPHome, various cloud services

Topics¶

Guide	Description	Status
Zigbee2MQTT	Setting up Zigbee devices with MQTT	In Progress
Automations	Useful automation patterns	Planned
AI Integration	Using Ollama for smart detection	Planned
ESPHome	Custom sensor and device firmware	Planned
Dashboard Design	Building useful dashboards	Planned

Quick Reference¶

Useful Automations Patterns¶

# Example: Motion-triggered notification with AI analysis
automation:
  - alias: "Camera Motion Alert"
    trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id: binary_sensor.front_camera_motion
        to: "on"
    action:
      - service: notify.mobile_app
        data:
          title: "Motion Detected"
          message: "Motion detected on front camera"