Live, personal Home Assistant configuration shared for **browsing and inspiration**. This is not a turnkey clone-and-run setup; borrow ideas, adapt entity IDs/secrets, and test in your own environment.
### Latest video: Home Assistant Garage Automations
[](https://youtu.be/wFO0H5zgnzk)
### Latest video: Stop Home Assistant Notification Spam with Snooze Buttons
[](https://youtu.be/y47KSflS1aw)
This walkthrough shows how the garage became a reliable Home Assistant arrival and safety hub: guarded auto-open, actionable entry prompts, hallway lighting, wind alerts, nighttime camera reminders, and a Tesla plug-in reminder based on the garage door closing. [Watch the video](https://youtu.be/wFO0H5zgnzk), read the [companion post](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/05/home-assistant-garage-automations-arrival-alerts-tesla.html), and browse the YAML in [config/packages/garadget.yaml](config/packages/garadget.yaml), [config/automation/garage_entry_light.yaml](config/automation/garage_entry_light.yaml), and [config/packages/tesla_model_y.yaml](config/packages/tesla_model_y.yaml).
This quick walkthrough shows how I use Home Assistant mobile action buttons and `input_datetime` helpers to snooze maintenance reminders without muting them forever: AC filters, printer ink, and Vacation Mode missed-visit checks. [Watch the video](https://youtu.be/y47KSflS1aw), read the [companion post](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/06/home-assistant-notification-snooze-buttons.html), and browse the YAML in [config/packages/climate.yaml](config/packages/climate.yaml), [config/packages/printer.yaml](config/packages/printer.yaml), and [config/packages/vacation_mode.yaml](config/packages/vacation_mode.yaml).
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- Seasonal cuckoo clock with October and Christmas sound packs: [config/automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml](config/automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml)
- Garage arrival and entry helpers: [config/packages/garadget.yaml](config/packages/garadget.yaml)
- Vacation Mode and house-sitter checks: [config/packages/vacation_mode.yaml](config/packages/vacation_mode.yaml)
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| Dashboards & Media | UI chrome, floorplans, sound bites, and automation assets. | [www/custom_ui/floorplan/images/branding/Bear-Stone-Docker-Diagram.jpg](www/custom_ui/floorplan/images/branding/Bear-Stone-Docker-Diagram.jpg), [media/](media) |
| Seasonal Audio | Cuckoo clock with Halloween and Christmas sound packs. | [automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml](automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml) |
Snoozeable maintenance notifications are shown in the latest walkthrough: [video](https://youtu.be/y47KSflS1aw), [companion post](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/06/home-assistant-notification-snooze-buttons.html), and YAML examples in [packages/climate.yaml](packages/climate.yaml), [packages/printer.yaml](packages/printer.yaml), and [packages/vacation_mode.yaml](packages/vacation_mode.yaml).
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Only including devices that have active references in the files above.
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| [alarm.yaml](alarm.yaml) | NodeMCU-powered perimeter monitoring with arm/disarm helpers and rich notifications. | `binary_sensor.mcu*_gpio*`, `group.family`, notify + siren scripts |
| [alexa_media_player.yaml](alexa_media_player.yaml) | Alexa Media helper sensors including stable bedroom wake-alarm wrappers for Carlo and Stacey plus a combined next-wake view. | `sensor.last_alexa`, `sensor.bedroom_next_wake_alarm`, `sensor.bedroom_next_wake_alarm_source`, `binary_sensor.bedroom_next_wake_alarm_active` |
| [fridge.yaml](fridge.yaml) | SmartThinQ fridge monitoring with 5-minute door-open alerts plus fridge/freezer status announcements. | `binary_sensor.refrigerator_door_open`, `script.notify_engine`, `script.speech_engine` |
| [climate.yaml](climate.yaml) | Nest climate schedules plus runtime-based AC filter reminders with snooze and filter-changed actions. | `input_datetime.*_filter_snooze_until`, `script.notify_engine_two_button`, mobile app action events |
| [garadget.yaml](garadget.yaml) | MQTT-based garage door control plus arrival helpers, entry prompts, wind checks, nighttime reminders, and camera context. | `cover.large_garage_door`, `cover.small_garage_door`, `group.garage_doors`, `sensor.garadget_reflection` |
| [august.yaml](august.yaml) | Front-door August smart lock with Alexa Show camera pop-up when unlocked. | `lock.front_door`, media_player actions for front doorbell camera |
| [holiday.yaml](holiday.yaml) | REST-driven US holiday + flag sensors that color scenes and exterior lighting. | `sensor.holiday`, `sensor.flag`, JSON feed at `config/json_data/holidays.json` |
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| [mariadb.yaml](mariadb.yaml) | MariaDB recorder health and capacity snapshots with hourly live metrics, weekly admin/recorder polling, and stats-ready numeric sensors. | `sensor.mariadb_status`, `sensor.database_size` |
| [processmonitor.yaml](processmonitor.yaml) | Root filesystem disk-pressure monitoring with immediate digest/logbook notes at 80%, Joanna review after 10 minutes above 80%, and delayed phone alerts only if the issue stays unresolved after dispatch. | `sensor.disk_use_percent`, `repairs.create`, `script.joanna_dispatch`, `tts.clear_cache` |
| [tugtainer_updates.yaml](tugtainer_updates.yaml) | Tugtainer container update notifications via webhook + persistent alerts, plus event-based Joanna dispatch when reports include `### Available:` (24h cooldown via `mode: single` + delay, no new helpers). | `persistent_notification.create`, `event: tugtainer_available_detected`, `script.joanna_dispatch`, `input_datetime.tugtainer_last_update` |
| [printer.yaml](printer.yaml) | Epson ink watchdog with one-day and one-week mobile snooze actions for low-ink reminders. | `input_datetime.printer_ink_snooze_until`, `sensor.epson_*`, mobile app action events |
| [bearclaw.yaml](bearclaw.yaml) | Joanna/BearClaw bridge automations that forward Telegram commands to codex_appliance, include LLM-first routing context for freeform text, relay replies back, ingest `/api/bearclaw/status` telemetry, and expose dispatch plus QMD/memory-index sensors for Infrastructure dashboards. | `rest_command.bearclaw_*`, `sensor.bearclaw_status_telemetry`, `sensor.joanna_*`, `binary_sensor.joanna_*`, `automation.bearclaw_*`, `script.send_to_logbook` |
| [telegram_bot.yaml](telegram_bot.yaml) | Legacy Telegram transport marker for BearClaw; the shared `joanna_send_telegram` helper now forwards through the codex_appliance direct Telegram API. | `rest_command.bearclaw_telegram_send`, `script.joanna_send_telegram` |
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| [garadget.yaml](garadget.yaml) | Garage arrival hub with auto-open guardrails, entry prompts, wind alerts, nighttime reminders, camera context, and the older MQTT/token setup notes. | [Video walkthrough](https://youtu.be/wFO0H5zgnzk) · [Companion post](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/05/home-assistant-garage-automations-arrival-alerts-tesla.html) · [Blog: Integration guide](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2019/03/how-to-add-garadget-to-home-assistant.html) · [Blog: Token fix](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2020/05/fixing-garadget-in-home-assistant.html) |
| [garage_entry_light.yaml](../automation/garage_entry_light.yaml) | Simple door-open and door-closed hallway lighting pattern from the garage walkthrough. | [Video walkthrough](https://youtu.be/wFO0H5zgnzk) · [Companion post](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/05/home-assistant-garage-automations-arrival-alerts-tesla.html) |
| [tesla_model_y.yaml](tesla_model_y.yaml) | Garage-close timestamp used as a physical arrival signal for low-battery plug-in reminders. | [Video walkthrough](https://youtu.be/wFO0H5zgnzk) · [Companion post](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/05/home-assistant-garage-automations-arrival-alerts-tesla.html) |
| [climate.yaml](climate.yaml) + [printer.yaml](printer.yaml) + [vacation_mode.yaml](vacation_mode.yaml) | Snoozeable Home Assistant mobile notifications for AC filters, printer ink, and Vacation Mode missed-visit reminders. | [Video walkthrough](https://youtu.be/y47KSflS1aw) · [Companion post](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/06/home-assistant-notification-snooze-buttons.html) · [Older actionable notification guide](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2020/11/home-assistant-ios-actionable-notifications-example.html) |
| [holiday.yaml](holiday.yaml) | How the holiday/flag sensor works and drives lighting playlists. | [Blog + video breakdown](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2019/02/breaking-down-the-flag-sensor-in-home-assistant.html) |
| [phynplus.yaml](phynplus.yaml) | Installing Phyn Plus and wiring its leak events into HA automations. | [Blog](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2020/05/phyn-plus-smart-water-shutoff-device.html) |
Carlo Costanzo
2 months ago