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#esp32 #home assistant #energy monitoring #esphome #iot #smart home #diy #power consumption

Turn ESP32 Into a Smart Energy Meter with Home Assistant Integration

Step-by-step guide to build a DIY smart energy meter using an ESP32, current sensors, and ESPHome for real-time power monitoring in Home Assistant.

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#esp32 #home assistant #smart garage #iot #reed switch #esphome #automation

Make Your Garage Door Smart with ESP32 and Home Assistant

Learn how to monitor and automate your garage door using ESP32, reed switches, and Home Assistant for remote control and status alerts.

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#grafana #alerting #monitoring #slack #email #webhook #devops #observability

Set Up Grafana Alerts and Notifications via Slack, Email, or Webhook

Learn how to configure actionable Grafana alerts and notifications via Slack, Email, or Webhooks for your smart home or infrastructure monitoring.

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#home assistant #esp32 #air quality #automation #esphome #aqi #smart home

Control and Automate Air Purifier with ESP32 and Home Assistant Air Quality Index

Learn how to read the Home Assistant Air Quality Index and automatically control an air purifier using an ESP32 relay for a smarter, healthier home.

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#prometheus #monitoring #observability #devops #metrics #labels #relabeling

Using Labels and Relabeling in Prometheus for Clean, Scalable Metrics

Learn how to use Prometheus labels and relabeling rules to organize, filter, and manage your metrics for a cleaner, more scalable monitoring setup.

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#esp32 #home automation #room occupancy #ultrasonic sensor #esphome #mqtt #smart home #diy

Build a Room Occupancy Tracker with ESP32 and Ultrasonic Sensors

Step-by-step guide to building a DIY room occupancy tracker using an ESP32 and HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor for smart home automation.

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#prometheus #victoriametrics #monitoring #devops #observability #time-series #metrics

How to Set Up Prometheus Remote Write to Push Metrics to VictoriaMetrics

Step-by-step tutorial to configure Prometheus remote write for pushing metrics to VictoriaMetrics for centralized, long-term storage and scalable monitoring.

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#ESP32 #Home Assistant #Rotary Encoder #DIY Smart Home #ESPHome #MQTT #Automation

Build a Smart Light Dimmer with ESP32 and a Rotary Encoder in Home Assistant

Step-by-step guide to creating a physical smart light dimmer with an ESP32 rotary encoder that syncs perfectly with Home Assistant light controls.

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#grafana #time-series #data-visualization #observability #smart-home #tutorial

Visualizing Time Series Data Using Grafana’s Transform and Threshold Tools

Learn to reshape, filter, and color time series data in Grafana using transform operations and threshold tools for clearer insights in home automation and observability.

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#esp32 #ble #presence detection #home assistant #bluetooth #automation #esphome #diy smart home

Turn ESP32 Into a BLE Beacon Scanner for Presence Detection in Home Assistant

Learn how to build an ESP32 BLE beacon scanner for reliable room-level presence detection in Home Assistant using ESPHome. Perfect for smart home automations.

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