Node-RED: Visual programming interface for creating the data processing logic on the Home Assistant side. Used to relay sensor readings towards HA, and send back commands to the Main module. Mosquitto broker: Handles the MQTT communication between the Main module and Home Assistant / Node-RED. InfluxDB: Database to store the sensor readings reported by the Gbox420 Main sketch. Home Assistant Google Drive Backup: Backing up snapshots of the entire Home Assistant system to Google Drive. Grafana: Provides charts, graphs, and alerts (alerts are currently handled by Node-RED) - Historical overview of the sensor readings. Also super useful for blocking ads/malware on devices connected to the local WiFi.ĭuck DNS: Free DNS service for remote access, also used for retrieving Let's Encrypt SSL certificates for HTTPS - Needed for securing communication with Home Assistant. Step 1.AdGuard Home: Required for DNS redirection when connecting from the local WiFi network and using SSL certificates with HTTPS.So to enable all the add-ons, you need to enable "Advanced Mode"
However, if you want to learn more, there are a ton of resources online revolving around Home Assistant and here are some of the YouTube channels that can guide you well.īy default, not all Add-ons will be enabled.
This wiki will dive briefly into the above-mentioned capabilities. For example, new hardware/sensor support, new themes. HACS (Home Assistant Community Store) allows you to add components for custom Front-end integrations inside Home Assistant. For example, connect with smart lights, CCTV cameras and more. Integrations allow you to connect Home Assistant with other services.
For example, connect with smart sensors with ESPHome, automatic backup of Home Assistant to Google Drive and more. Home Assistant offers mainly three ways to extend it's capabilities:Īddons allow you to extend the functionality around Home Assistant by installing additional applications. So let's get started! Add-ons, HACS and Integrations ¶ This wiki will walkthrough step-by-step on how to build out the dashboard by doing the necessary configurations and also how to use some of the important add-ons that comes with Home Assistant. In a previous wiki, we explained how to install Home Assistant on the reTerminal and display the dashboard UI in Kiosk mode on the LCD.
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