Home Assistant setup
Layout designed mobile-first, fully optimized for all screen sizes.
- Home Assistant setup
- Lovelace layout
- Dashboard
- State row
- Graph row
- Lights card
- Switch rows
- Now Playing card
- Controls view
- Info view
- Graph rows
- Network stats
- Tile view
- Graph row
- Info card
- Remote control view
- Spotify player
- Voice assistant players
- Plex/TV view
- Graph rows
- Plex/TV cards
- Custom plugins used
- Integrations
- Lovelace
- Notes
- Special thanks
Hardware
Home Assistant Container install on Raspberry Pi 4 with PostgreSQL database.
Full setup here.
Themes
For themes, head over to the themes folder.
Implementations
These are some of my custom implementations using Home Assistant:
Alexa devices control
With custom component Alexa Media Player, Home Assistant is able to control any thing that you're able to speak to Alexa.
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This requires the use of `input_boolean` helpers to control the state of the entity. E.g. to control a smart plug... ```yaml # configuration.yaml switch: platform: template switches: 6a_plug: value_template: "{{ is_state('input_boolean.6a_plug_state', 'on') }}" turn_on: - service: input_boolean.turn_on entity_id: input_boolean.16a_plug_state - service: media_player.play_media entity_id: media_player.new_room_echo data: media_content_id: 'turn on 6a plug' media_content_type: custom turn_off: - service: input_boolean.turn_off entity_id: input_boolean.6a_plug_state - service: media_player.play_media entity_id: media_player.new_room_echo data: media_content_id: 'turn off 6a plug' media_content_type: custom ```Netgear Orbi integration
With custom firmware and bash scripts, statistics from router like current internet usage or monthly usage can be integrated into Home Assistant.
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Requires [Voxel's firmware](https://www.voxel-firmware.com/Downloads/Voxel/html/index.html) and `entware` to be installed. **Get current WAN usage** Using `netdata`: ```sh # ssh root@routerlogin.net opkg install netdata ``` Add to Home Assistant with the Netdata integration. **Using `vnstat` to get total daily/monthly usage** ```sh # Install on router opkg install vnstat vnstat --create -i eth0 reboot ``` ```yaml # configuration.yaml # Daily usage sensor: - platform: command_line name: Router daily WAN usage command: "/bin/bash /config/scripts/orbi_router.sh wan_daily" # Script in ./bash_scripts/orbi_router.sh scan_interval: 120 value_template: "{{ value_json.id }}" json_attributes: - rx - tx - platform: template sensors: wan_daily_usage_up: friendly_name: WAN daily usage (upload) unit_of_measurement: 'MB' icon_template: mdi:arrow-down value_template: >- {% if state_attr('sensor.router_daily_wan_usage','tx') != None %} {{ (state_attr('sensor.router_daily_wan_usage','tx')|float/1000)|round }} {% else %} NaN {% endif %} wan_daily_usage_down: friendly_name: WAN daily usage (download) unit_of_measurement: 'MB' icon_template: mdi:arrow-up value_template: >- {% if state_attr('sensor.router_daily_wan_usage','rx') != None %} {{ (state_attr('sensor.router_daily_wan_usage','rx')|float/1000)|round }} {% else %} NaN {% endif %} ``` ```yml # configuration.yaml # Monthly internet usage sensor: - platform: command_line name: Router monthly WAN usage command: "/bin/bash /config/scripts/orbi_router.sh wan_monthly" scan_interval: 00:30:00 value_template: "{{ value_json.index }}" json_attributes: - upload - download - platform: template sensors: wan_monthly_usage_up: friendly_name: WAN monthly usage (upload) unit_of_measurement: GB icon_template: mdi:upload value_template: >- {% if state_attr('sensor.router_monthly_wan_usage','upload') != None %} {{ (state_attr('sensor.router_monthly_wan_usage','upload')|float/976563)|round(1) }} {% else %} NaN {% endif %} wan_monthly_usage_down: friendly_name: WAN monthly usage (download) unit_of_measurement: GB icon_template: mdi:download value_template: >- {% if state_attr('sensor.router_monthly_wan_usage','download') != None %} {{ (state_attr('sensor.router_monthly_wan_usage','download')|float/976563)|round(1) }} ```Soundbar control
Controls the volume of ALSA - 3.5mm port on the Raspberry Pi.
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This involves a `input_number` helper, an automation and a series of shell commands. Requires `alsamixer` to be installed. ```yaml # configuration.yaml input_number: pi_volume: min: 0 max: 100 step: 5 automation: - alias: Set soundbar volume trigger: - platform: state entity_id: input_number.pi_volume action: - service_template: shell_command.pi_volume_{{ trigger.to_state.state | int } shell_command: pi_volume_0: echo amixer_0 | netcat localhost 7900 pi_volume_5: echo amixer_5 | netcat localhost 7900 # Truncated. Full in ./config ``` Similar to above, the script calls the command `amixer` to increase or decrease the volume... `hass_socket_script.sh`: ```bash #!/bin/bash if [[ $MESSAGE == 'amixer_0' ]]; then amixer -q cset numid=1 -- -10239; fi if [[ $MESSAGE == 'amixer_5' ]]; then amixer -q cset numid=1 -- -7399; fi # Truncated. Full in ./bash_scripts/hass_socket_script.sh ```Lo-fi beats
Plays Lo-fi beats live stream from YouTube.
Requires screen, mpv and youtube-dl/youtube-dlc to be installed.
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```yaml # configuration.yaml switch: platform: command_line switches: lofi_beats: command_on: echo "lofi_on" | nc localhost 7900 command_off: echo "lofi_off" | nc localhost 7900 ``` [`socat`](https://linux.die.net/man/1/socat) runs in the background ([systemd unit file](./hass_socket.service)) and listens for commands. Once a switch is turned on, this script is called that starts the playback... `hass_socket_script.sh`: ```bash #!/bin/bash read MESSAGE if [[ $MESSAGE == 'lofi_on' ]]; then screen -S lofi -dm /usr/bin/mpv --no-video $(/path/to/youtube-dlc -g -f 95 5qap5aO4i9A); fi if [[ $MESSAGE == 'lofi_off' ]]; then screen -S lofi -X quit; fi # Truncated. Full in ./bash_scripts/hass_socket_script.sh ```Lovelace layout
Dashboard
State row
- People presence
- ASUS laptop
- Front gate camera
- Mesh router satellite/reboot
Graph row
- Bedroom temperature
- Bedroom humidity
Lights card
- Desk light
- ... Color temp card
- TV lamp
- ... RGB card
- Soundbar volume
Custom implementation that controls alsa volume, using input_boolean, shell_command and an automation.
Switch rows
- Adaptive Lighting
- Lofi beats/2/music radio
- Adaptive Lighting Sleep mode
- Bedroom AC/swing
- Bulb
Now Playing card
- Automatically lists all active media players
Controls view
- Front gate camera
- Bedroom AC HVAC
- Controls
Info view
Graph rows
- Internet download speed
- Internet upload speed
Custom sensors that fetch data from self-hosted Speedtest-tracker API.
Network stats
- Router card
- Router live traffic in/out
- Total router traffic in/out (today)
Custom implementations that fetch data from Netdata and vnstat.
An iframe from Netdata is used for the live traffic graph.
Tile view
Graph row
- Orbi Satellite uptime
- Server network traffic in/out
- Total server traffic in/out (daily)
A combined card that graphs server network usage within the last half hour.
Info card
- LAN clients card
Using the Netgear integration, this card shows all network-connected devices.
Dynamically sorted such that the last-updated device is always on top.
Remote control view
Spotify player
- Spotify media player
- Playlist shortcuts
- Soundbar source
- Google Home source
- Amazon Echo sources
Self-hosted Spotify Connect using librespot
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```sh # Pull Docker image docker pull agneev/librespot-alsa # docker run --network host -d /dev/snd:/dev/snd agneev/librespot-alsa # Customize config file: nano /opt/spocon/config.toml ```Voice assistant players
- Alexa media players
- Google Home media players
Custom integrations used for Alexa and Google Home.
Plex/TV view
Graph rows
- Plex currently watching
This figure is obtained using the Plex integration.
Plex/TV cards
- Plex media players
- TV media player
Custom plugins used
Integrations
Lovelace
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