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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/notion4everyone on 2025-12-02 04:52:10+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/eXntrc on 2025-12-01 21:44:15+00:00.

I've tried many different models in Home Assistant and I think I found my favorite. The model of course needs to handle instructions, but I also wanted one that could handle Vision for local AI tasks with cameras.

The problem I originally had with Quen3-VL was that it always did thinking even when instructed not to (using /no_think, etc.) This leads to incredibly long response times and even timeouts -- especially with the added context that Home Assistant gives it for device stats.

The fix was to use the "Instruct" version of the model, which has thinking disabled. The challenge was figuring out it's possible to add the Instruct model to Ollama since it's not listed in their model list.

It turns out you can run:

ollama run qwen3-vl:2b-instruct

Or in the UI you can add qwen3-vl:2b-instruct, even though the -instruct suffix is not listed anywhere in the model list.

I've been using this for about a day now and loving it. I'm running it on a 3080 with only 10 GB of VRAM and it's plenty snappy. Turning off a light takes about 1.5 seconds. Taking a screen grab, converting it to text, and reading it back to me takes about 4 to 5 seconds before it starts speaking. This all runs locally and offline, which is very very cool.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Western-Schedule7330 on 2025-12-02 01:42:15+00:00.

Hey all, beginner Home Assistant user here!

I’ve got HA running on a Raspberry Pi and have a few devices integrated so far (robot vacuum + some Eufy security cameras). Loving it so far but looking to expand in a meaningful way.

A few things I’d love advice on:

📱 Dashboards

• What are some useful/creative dashboard layouts you’ve set up on a wall-mounted or stationary iPad?

• Any must-have tiles/widgets for a small apartment?

🏡 Device Recommendations

For a small rented (non-owned) flat, what devices would you consider essential or “most value for money”?

For example:

• Smart bulbs? Switches? Sensors?

• Any particular brands that play nicely with HA (Zigbee / Thread / Wi-Fi)?

• Anything you wish you added earlier? Any brands you would avoid?

⚙️ Automations

What automations have been game-changers for you?

Looking for beginner-friendly ideas plus more advanced or niche ones.

I’ve got a Home Assistant Voice that I’m planning to configure with a Sonos line in soon too for some more AI automations with voice.

Thanks in advance, excited to level up my setup!

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/ApolloAutomation on 2025-12-01 20:18:26+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/BlueJayReddt on 2025-12-02 02:26:39+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/rangawal on 2025-12-01 22:20:42+00:00.

Anyone able to explain why I can't update from 2.6.3-1? I get the following error:

"Failed to perform the action update/install. Error updating Zigbee2MQTT: Can't install ghcr.io/zigbee2mqtt/zigbee2mqtt-amd64:2.7.0-1: DockerError(404, 'manifest unknown')"

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/philwongnz on 2025-12-01 20:49:44+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Neyhrum on 2025-12-01 18:20:35+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/catplaps on 2025-12-01 17:14:00+00:00.

PSA: The Google Advanced Protection Program will prevent your cloud project from connecting to your Nest devices (thus breaking the HA procedure for the Nest integration). Support will not help you, and they will not refund your $5.

If anyone has a workaround or an alternative way to access Nest cams, I'd love to hear it.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Xpucu on 2025-12-01 17:12:26+00:00.

I am a data junkie, so I collect a lot of it. But I am really, really bad at creating visuals so I got some (a lot :D ) of help from AI with it :) -> So here is my take at a HA Health Dashboard. Recommendations, as always, are welcome :)

https://preview.redd.it/q5rtkhqckm4g1.png?width=2230&format=png&auto=webp&s=276bedd4847faebc7ee6573c97c28c240cd64034

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/big_like_a_pickle on 2025-12-01 15:50:14+00:00.

I'm just curious about how big of crossover there is between Home Assistant users and electronics hobbyists?

When someone posts asking for a recommendation for a smart thermostat, I frequently reply with "Well, I build my own with ESPHome and X, Y, Z components and it's better than the commercial alternatives because..." But does anyone in /r/homeassistant even care? I don't see a lot of /r/diyelectronics like content posted in this sub so I'm debating whether I should stop mentioning solutions that involve a soldering iron.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/DustinNielsen on 2025-12-01 15:23:51+00:00.

My wife is wanting the Skylight calendar. I'm not too sold on it because its expensive and has a subscription ($80 per year). Its hard to describe what about it she is so impressed about but she thinks it uniquely can centralize a family calendar, it can make events in the calendar by just taking a photo, can make an instacart grocery order, etc.

I guess im asking, can HA replicate the function of this closely? Im new to HA and i know it can do a lot but i'm having trouble answering whether or not it can replace the functions of Skylight specifically.

Thanks for any help and sorry if i am a bit vague in my description.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/filisso on 2025-12-01 11:40:25+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Vearts on 2025-12-01 06:20:59+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Poat540 on 2025-12-01 01:28:59+00:00.

Hey All,

I make a card for Pi-Hole that I am slowly migrating to work for AdGuard. It's mostly working, but still has some room for improvement. Looking for people to try it out and request features/improvements they may want to make their integration more useful.

At least you can see your device on one card!

Installs via HACS: https://github.com/homeassistant-extras/adguard-card

https://preview.redd.it/cz086fbewh4g1.png?width=2080&format=png&auto=webp&s=dbe8d2584ffaaae699601ed514340a478f9ab873

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Kick_Ice_NDR-fridge on 2025-11-30 18:37:55+00:00.

I have 2 MyQ/ Liftmaster garage doors and they used to work great until Liftmaster turned into greedy scum bags. Since then, I’ve been using Meross smart garage door openers which generally work great.

Question: I need to replace 1 garage door opener. Is there any manufacturer that integrates with HA with an integration?

I feel like Liftmaster owns the entire market.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Ill_Information_9068 on 2025-12-01 00:21:16+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/sputge on 2025-11-30 12:23:48+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Less-Quarter-4885 on 2025-11-30 16:14:29+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Level10Retard on 2025-11-30 11:10:41+00:00.

Before I get linched, let me just say I love HA. Also, I'm quite new to it, so I might have missed something.

It seems to me that HA team is trying to make a (complex / composite) card for each possible scenario. For example, light card can regulate only brightness. If I want to have a card that has a slider for both brightness and color warmth at the same time, I need to use a tile card with a light entity. But what if I want to have 2 sliders - 1 for brightness, 1 for color warmth and show a few sensor values in the same card? Well, I'm out of luck because HA team hasn't made that specific card yet.

I think a much better approach would be to focus on very basic cards (or rather "components"). For example, a simple slider that can be highly customized and connected to a specific attribute of an entity. my-slider-v2 from HACS would be the perfect example of what I'm talking about. It's a highly customizable but a very basic component that can be used for a bunch of purposes. If I had such basic components I could make ANY combination and style cards myself. Give me a few basic, highly customizable components:

• Slider

• Button

• Value display

• Grid to align all components in

Having these, both HA team can easily build "complex" components on top of the basic ones and HACS community can do the same.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Inter-Raptor on 2025-11-29 14:22:41+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/kangaroooooMan on 2025-11-29 01:11:00+00:00.

I've been using Claude Code to manage my HA setup and realized I had a lot of cool efficient workflows developed over time, so ended up building a skill that automates pretty all of this.

• Develops and deploys config changes with proper validation

• Version controls and tests changes automatically (triggers them, checks logs, verifies outcome, etc)

• Helps build Lovelace dashboards optimized for tablets/wall panels

• Uses a hybrid git+scp workflow so you can iterate fast without committing broken stuff

https://github.com/komal-SkyNET/claude-skill-homeassistant

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/TheLarsinator on 2025-11-29 20:04:57+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/FantasticStop2166 on 2025-11-29 10:57:41+00:00.

Hey r/HomeAssistant!

I need an intervention, but first, I need ideas.

The Facts:

• I found an insane sale at Aldi (Germany).
• Price: €1.00 per sensor.
• My Haul: I bought every single one they had: 28 Door/Window Contact Sensors and 6 Water Leak Detectors.

They are all Tuya Wi-Fi (the €1 versions), and the official HA integration got them online instantly (a win!).

The Problem: My house has only about 12 doors/windows, and I now have 28 new binary_sensor entities screaming for purpose. I need to make sure this impulse buy wasn't a mistake.

I need your wildest, most obscure, most Reddity ideas for what to do with the excess.

Let the crazy ideas flow! I am now officially broke, but sensor-rich. Send help (and automations).

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/plasma2002 on 2025-11-29 04:59:59+00:00.

I placed a temperature and humidity sensor in the bathroom, and as expected, it can sense a temperature rise and humidity rise when the shower is in use.

What is the general consensus on the best way to apply these numbers to detect when the shower is being used?