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Arguably, I find automations make a smart home truly smart rather than perks like voice control do. What are your favourite automations running at home?

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[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I don't have many, I find home assistant is a tool in search of a need.

  • Run the robot vacuum when I leave the house.
  • When I arrive home or open the garage door after sunset, turns on the rear porch lights and then turns it off after 15 minutes. (I have a detached garage.)
  • Turn on select outdoor lights at sunset.
  • Turns off all outdoor lights at sunrise, so if I forget to turn off the lights around my deck they eventually do get turned off.
  • I have a button near where I sit in the living room that controls all four lights in the living room.
  • I have a button on my dashboard that just turns off all the lights in my house.
  • I have a button near my bar that turns on multiple lights and a neon sign. I was intending to add effects and scenes around the bar too so I could press another button and have a show go off.