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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Kat81inTX on 2025-05-22 22:00:09+00:00.

As someone who worked in the semiconductor industry for 30+ years, including a lot of work on SoC thermal management, I'm a bit embarrassed to say that I trusted a vendor to sell me a properly designed Raspberry Pi 4 kit back in 2021.

I should have paid more attention, as it took me almost 4 years to notice the processor has been running way too hot.

Here's the CanaKit package I bought: https://imgur.com/M9OdLJc

Note that heat sinks were included, but no fan. I really should have been suspicious of a case with no air venting, but I'd deployed many RPi 1, 2 and 3 kits in similar cases with no problems. Of course, they weren't running multi-core CPUs at 1.2 GHz.

Recently while tuning the system, I installed Glances and was surprised the processor temp was hovering around 80°C with fairly low processor load. The top of the case never felt too warm, which should have tipped me off that the CPU heat was not being dissipated efficiently.

I popped the top off of the CanaKit case and enabled the System Monitor Processor Temperature sensor to observe the temp for a few hours ... it dropped to around 70°C almost immediately ... still too high, in my opinion.

A quick search on Amazon found a cheap fan-less aluminum heat sink case: https://a.co/d/dQ9Oev8

Moving the RPi 4 to that case dropped the temp to around 55°C under a typical load for my setup: https://imgur.com/ZysJrRt

If you're running an older Pi 4, you might want to check your processor temp to see if a cheap case upgrade will help you.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/bultodepapas on 2025-05-23 02:48:23+00:00.

For two years, ZHA worked perfectly in my setup. I’m running Home Assistant with multiple Zigbee, all evenly distributed throughout a two-story house. Everything was fast, responsive, and rock-solid — even during power outages, the network would recover seamlessly. I never had a single issue.

But recently, something changed — maybe an update, I’m not sure. Now, about half of my devices either don’t connect, drop off randomly, or behave inconsistently. Rebinding doesn’t help. Power-cycling coordinators or endpoints does nothing. I’ve tried all the usual troubleshooting steps, but the problems persist. Some devices work intermittently, others not at all.

It’s driving me crazy. I used to love Zigbee and ZHA because it just worked. Now I’m constantly chasing ghosts. Anyone else experiencing this? Any ideas?

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/nokerb on 2025-05-23 01:41:41+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/cdemi on 2025-05-22 19:25:20+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/SLR_Winter on 2025-05-22 21:06:38+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/portalqubes on 2025-05-22 14:05:52+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/NoodleCheeseThief on 2025-05-22 13:59:58+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/marcinbauer-me on 2025-05-22 07:02:23+00:00.

Hello to you all!

Marcin here again, product designer from the Open Home Foundation, working on Home Assistant.

This time, I'd like to invite you to participate in a card sorting test focused on making navigating Home Assistant settings easier and faster.

This is a fully remote and unmoderated test, which means you can complete it independently, at your own pace, and whenever it's convenient for you. It should take about 15-20 minutes to complete.

To participate, follow this link:

https://usabi.li/do/eb0dubhtcqau/swhkz0 🎉 🙂

If you have any questions or encounter any issues, feel free to comment below or reach out directly.

**Browser Compatibility Notice:** For the best experience while taking the test, we ask you to use a desktop or laptop computer. In past tests, some of you ran into issues accessing the test because of certain browser checks our software has in place. Unfortunately, we can't fix those problems right now. But no worries—you can easily access the test using Chrome, Firefox, or Safari!

Thank you for helping us make Home Assistant even better!

Cheers 👋

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Swollef on 2025-05-22 10:10:06+00:00.

I've been a home assistant users for the last 5-6 years, ive slowly added and upgraded my system to a point where im very happy with it but most of all its been incredibly stable (HA on proxmox with a UPS).

I'm about to move in to a new house that requires a full rewire (among other things), this seems like my chance to get everything permanently wired in for HA, not just smart plugs and shelly devices behind the switches.

one of my major worries is that HA or the Wi-Fi goes down leaving me little control over the house.

my initial thought was to setup shelly din rail devices with shelly I4 devices for light switches, the problem here is that I have to above problem that if the Wi-Fi drops out or HA goes down I've literally zero control of lighting. the other alternative is I wire it traditionally and have switches on the relays too, this seems somewhat backwards in my head in 2025, but maybe a necessity, but does remove the need for the i4 devices.

the other option seems to be KNX, which I know nothing about but have started their ecampus learning course. looking at prices, I could order an awful lot of shelly devices for the price of a single KNX actuator.

if you where rewiring a home with the intention of it being a smart home, what underlying technology would you use to run your smart home (obviously it should integrate well with HA)?

Edit to add: I'm in the UK

Edit 2: Wow thanks for the responses and the comments on individual hardware pieces, by the sounds of it, KNX is exactly what im looking for, I'll start doing my research now :)

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/EmeraldLapras on 2025-05-22 00:59:11+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/MattTelles7 on 2025-05-21 16:00:12+00:00.

Both Cloudflare tunnel and Nabu Casa expose the login page to the public internet. However, people seem to keep telling me that I shouldn’t use Cloudflare because it exposes the login screen to the internet. Yet so does Nabu…

I’m confused, I don’t know much about networking, but I’d like to have my stuff accessible to devices that can’t use a VPN. Can anyone give me a clear explanation as to why one is more secure than the other and why I shouldn’t use Cloudflare? Or maybe I can use Cloudflare proxy but with other security measures?

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/macbag on 2025-05-21 15:22:25+00:00.

I’ve got a Lenovo Tab mounted on the wall running my Home Assistant dashboard (through Fully Kiosk). What’s the simplest way to play a local mp3 file (like a doorbell sound) directly on the tablet?

Tried using media_player.play_media , browser mode, music assistant but couldn’t get it to work.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/CHRISTIVVN on 2025-05-21 21:33:33+00:00.

What are some of the uses you guys use for smart plugs? Energy monitoring? Automations?

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/YogurtclosetGlad9512 on 2025-05-21 10:33:42+00:00.

Hey everyone!

I've been lurking in this community for a while and noticed several posts about DIY displays and voice assistants. I'm thinking about hacking together a smart display device that would combine:

• Digital family calendar (Cozi-style)

• Home Assistant integration

• Voice control

• AI for managing schedules and reminders

• A nice-looking design (tired of taped-together solutions!)

Basically, I want something that sits on my kitchen counter that my whole family can use to check schedules, control the house, and manage our chaos - all while looking decent enough that it doesn't scream "weekend project."

I'm a tinkerer/developer with some hardware experience and I'm thinking of building a prototype. Before I dive in too deep - is this something others would find useful, or am I solving a problem only I have?

What features would make this a must-have for your home? Any suggestions or ideas?

Thanks!

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/bob23131 on 2025-05-21 18:29:49+00:00.

Hey all,

I've dabbled in Energy Monitoring for awhile and seen many new low priced energy monitors listed on Amazon (Refoss, Fusion Energy, etc).

A lot of these systems aren't using components that have proper safety certificaitons. I'm surprised some electricians will even touch these things. Heck, they're technically "not allowed" to be sold in Amazon US/CA due to missing certifications.

There's a reason why monitors like Emporia Energy cost a bit more. All components used in their systems have proper safety listings. They're allowed to be installed within the panel.

Using systems like Refoss and Fusion Energy violates electrical code in US/Canada and if you ever have a house fire/etc. good luck making an insurance claim.

In EU I think the equivalent is CE listing, but be careful there too. There's a ton of Chinese products that come with a "China Export" (edit: doesn't mean China Export, should check all CE variants) logo that looks very similar to a CE listing. The C and E should be full circles.

Anyway, hopefully this advice saves someone some future headache.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/BazimQQ on 2025-05-21 14:31:55+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Dear_Emergency_206 on 2025-05-21 14:03:18+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Revolutionary_Bed431 on 2025-05-21 16:26:06+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/emikogonebad on 2025-05-21 07:17:27+00:00.

Hi everyone! 😊

I’m trying to surprise my husband with a mini pc for his Home Assistant setup. He’s using a Synology machine now but has mentioned raspberry pie.

I’ve been reading Reddit but honestly, most of it is way over my head 😅

He automated all our lights, curtain, camera, and I guess other stuff? I feel he automated too much though and am afraid nothing will work anymore once internet goes out..

What would you buy if you were me? Appreciate the help! 🙏

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Quintaar on 2025-05-21 07:52:46+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/SendMeANicePM on 2025-05-21 00:54:44+00:00.

I've just received my HA Green and I'm learning along the way. I discovered today that besides setting up my dashboard and integrating everything, I can do things like notify me what train is going past my house, or what plane it is that I can hear overhead.

These won't contribute anything to me but satisfy curiosities. What integrations etc do you have just for the sake of your own interest? I'm looking for inspiration.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/AdaminCalgary on 2025-05-20 22:27:59+00:00.

I’m just starting out. I have an N100 based NUC with win11 pro and HA is running under virtual box. But before I get too far along, I’m wondering if that’s the best way. I don’t use this nuc for anything else so thinking about installing HAOS, ie bare metal. Right now it’s on my desk so I can connect to a keyboard monitor to manage windows. But will eventually move it to its permanent home on top of a cabinet away from a monitor because windows allows me to rdp into it. But with HAOS that access goes away. So wondering what is best practice, VM or HAOS. note that I’ll be getting a zigbee dongle in a few days and also have a couple of Bluetooth air quality monitors I want to integrate too.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/InternationalNebula7 on 2025-05-20 19:50:23+00:00.

Gemma 3n sounds like the perfect low latency model for HA voice. I wonder if users will be able to skip the STT parts of the pipeline to get a seamless experience. Anyone playing with this idea?

Gemma 3n can understand and process audio, text, and images, and offers significantly enhanced video understanding. Its audio capabilities enable the model to perform high-quality Automatic Speech Recognition (transcription) and Translation (speech to translated text). Additionally, the model accepts interleaved inputs across modalities, enabling understanding of complex multimodal interactions. (Public implementation coming soon)

Gemma 3n leverages a Google DeepMind innovation called Per-Layer Embeddings (PLE) that delivers a significant reduction in RAM usage. While the raw parameter count is 5B and 8B, this innovation allows you to run larger models on mobile devices or live-stream from the cloud, with a memory overhead comparable to a 2B and 4B model, meaning the models can operate with a dynamic memory footprint of just 2GB and 3GB. Learn more in our documentation.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Effective_Run_4364 on 2025-05-20 19:59:55+00:00.

Hey all - newbie here (with some experience). I’ve run into a weird pattern and wondering if anyone else has seen this.

Tried automating my Xiaomi X20+ (via Xiaomi Miot) to clean a specific room or enable mopping. Read all the posts, docs, tried every suggestion — nothing worked. The vacuum card buttons work fine, but call_action in automations just... does nothing. I double-checked the siid, aiid, and params - they seem to be correct. So I gave up.

Then I moved on and tried something totally different: show a popup with Browser Mod when my Reolink doorbell is pressed. The popup works instantly from Developer Tools, but put the same yaml in an automation and... nothing. Automation triggers, no popup, no error.

So now I’m thinking the issue isn’t Xiaomi or Browser Mod specifically - maybe my setup just doesn’t run “perform action” services from automations at all?

Am I missing something. Anyone run into this? Ideas how to troubleshoot?

I have Home Assistant Green.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/theloneranger08 on 2025-05-20 12:39:44+00:00.

Original Title: The documentation for actionable notifications leaves a lot to be desired IMO. So, for people who are curious, here's an easy example to follow. It uses a different notify service but works just as well. I use it to choose which vacuum routine to run. No variables, just a simple event.