Page 10 – The Budget Smart Home

Dockerising the RF to MQTT gateway

Daniel MasonMar 10, 2018March 5, 20230

Let's create a MQTT to RF gateway image and use it to control cheap RF devices in our home automation set up!

Spotify Button Build

Daniel MasonMar 5, 2018November 10, 20200

This post shows the completed Banger Button project build.

Creating Project Documentation

Daniel MasonFeb 19, 2018December 13, 20200

As part of my never-ending search for the ultimate blog theme, I stumbled across other static site generators similar to Jekyll (which this blog uses). This new site generator is called MkDocs and it generates

Home Assistant API Tool

Daniel MasonFeb 13, 2018November 10, 20200

The ultimate development tool for the Home Assistant API. Connect to your hub, load in your entities and start exploring the capabilities of Home Assistant's REST API. Edit entity states, trigger automations, send data and

Home Cinema Automations with Home Assistant and Chromecast

Daniel MasonFeb 12, 2018March 5, 20230

The addition of Chromecast to my setup has opened up even more automation opportunities. In particular, to improve the movie watching and media consumption experience.

Custom Binary Sensors

Daniel MasonFeb 6, 2018March 5, 20230

Using the binary sensor component, we can define virtual sensors in our Home Assistant configuration that allow us to track states derived from related input data.

Update Home Assistant Automatically

Daniel MasonFeb 2, 2018October 31, 20200

Here's a bash script that pulls the latest HA docker image and recreates your container. Place this image in the same location as the `docker-compose.yaml` file containing your HA set up.

Arduino Types and Use Cases

Daniel MasonFeb 1, 2018October 31, 20200

Arduinos come in all shapes and sizes and it can be intimidating to choose between them. This post should clear up some confusions you might have. This is based on my experience and opinion, because

How to use Logic Level Shifters

Daniel MasonJan 29, 2018November 9, 20200

If you need to use an Arduino that outputs 3.3v logic in a circuit that requires 5v logic signals, you can use a component known as a logic level shifter.

Hosting a Jekyll Blog on Raspberry Pi (using Docker)

Daniel MasonJan 13, 2018June 8, 20200

In an attempt to self-host this blog, I have built an ARM/RPi compatible Docker image for Jekyll. You can build it yourself by running docker build -t jekyll-rpi . or download my image from Dockerhub

Decoding NixOS Flakes: How to Solve a Common Error Flakes No Such File or Directory

Troubleshooting Intermittent WiFi Issues: Solving “Host Unreachable, No IP Route” Error on Android and NUC Devices

Fixing Parse Server Request Entity Too Large Error with Node.js and JavaScript: Troubleshooting Permission Errors

Dockerising the RF to MQTT gateway

Spotify Button Build

Creating Project Documentation

Home Assistant API Tool

Home Cinema Automations with Home Assistant and Chromecast

Custom Binary Sensors

Update Home Assistant Automatically

Arduino Types and Use Cases

How to use Logic Level Shifters

Hosting a Jekyll Blog on Raspberry Pi (using Docker)