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 Vacuum Automations
[](https://youtu.be/KKOWSKuF5jA)
### Latest video: Home Assistant Garage Automations
[](https://youtu.be/wFO0H5zgnzk)
This walkthrough shows how the Dreame vacuum package became a real Home Assistant workflow: away-only cleaning, room queues, sweep/mop phases, Alexa one-off room commands, map-backed rescue notifications, and follow-up when the robot gets stuck. [Watch the video](https://youtu.be/KKOWSKuF5jA), read the [companion post](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/05/home-assistant-vacuum-automations-dreame-2026.html), and browse the YAML in [config/packages/vacuum.yaml](config/packages/vacuum.yaml).
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).
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### Featured examples to start with
- Alarm and perimeter monitoring: [config/packages/alarm.yaml](config/packages/alarm.yaml)
- Garage routines and entry lighting: [config/packages/garadget.yaml](config/packages/garadget.yaml), [config/automation/garage_entry_light.yaml](config/automation/garage_entry_light.yaml)
- Garage routines and entry lighting: [config/packages/garadget.yaml](config/packages/garadget.yaml), [config/automation/garage_entry_light.yaml](config/automation/garage_entry_light.yaml), [video walkthrough](https://youtu.be/wFO0H5zgnzk)
- Holiday/front-of-house color scenes: [config/scene/monthly_colors.yaml](config/scene/monthly_colors.yaml), [config/script/monthly_color_scene.yaml](config/script/monthly_color_scene.yaml)
- Dash-button triggers for quick actions: [config/automation/dash_buttons.yaml](config/automation/dash_buttons.yaml)
- PC lock/unlock-driven lighting plus workday wake-up via HASS.Agent + Wake on LAN: [config/packages/hass_agent_homepc.yaml](config/packages/hass_agent_homepc.yaml)
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https://amzn.to/48jVzZ3
| Device | What it drives (friendly name -> file) | Buy |
| Amazon Echo Show | Front door camera pop-up when the August lock unlocks - [august package](config/packages/august.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/4ptA3YO) |
| August smart lock | Front-door lock status + remote control – [august package](packages/august.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/48jVzZ3) |
| Amazon Echo Show | Pops up the front doorbell camera when the August lock unlocks – [august package](packages/august.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/4ptA3YO) |
| Phyn Plus water shutoff | Leak detection + auto shutoff – [phynplus package](packages/phynplus.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/2Zy3sbJ) |
| [garage_entry_light.yaml](garage_entry_light.yaml) | Z-Wave door sensor + motion-controlled garage entry lighting from the [garage automation walkthrough](https://youtu.be/wFO0H5zgnzk). |
| [kitchen_sink_circadian.yaml](kitchen_sink_circadian.yaml) | Sink light follows a soft morning, warm daytime, and sunset color-temperature schedule, and stays off while TV is playing. |
| [dark_rainy_day.yaml](dark_rainy_day.yaml) | Weather-aware lighting helper for gloomy days. |
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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 a confirmed-open door helper so short status-refresh pulses do not trigger alerts or speech. | `binary_sensor.refrigerator_door_open`, `binary_sensor.refrigerator_door_confirmed_open`, `script.notify_engine`, `script.speech_engine` |
| [garadget.yaml](garadget.yaml) | MQTT-based control + status for both garage doors, feeding entry/exit lighting routines. | `cover.large_garage_door`, `cover.small_garage_door`, `sensor.garadget_reflection` |
| [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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| [finance.yaml](finance.yaml) | Yahoo Finance sensor bundle for portfolio glances and Lovelace cards. | `sensor.tsla`, `sensor.aapl`, `sensor.amzn`, `sensor.msft` |
### Garadget automations
- Logic lives in [garadget.yaml](garadget.yaml): auto-open on arrival, entry helper prompt (unlock front door or open garage), auto-unlock for Paige/Justin, wind checks, nightly open-door reminders, and camera pop-ups.
- Logic lives in [garadget.yaml](garadget.yaml): auto-open on arrival, entry helper prompt (unlock front door or open garage), kid-specific trusted shortcuts, wind checks, nightly open-door reminders, and camera pop-ups.
- MQTT-based covers for large/small doors; notifications and speech wired to the house notify/speech engines.
- Video companion: [Garage automation walkthrough](https://youtu.be/wFO0H5zgnzk) and [companion blog post](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/05/home-assistant-garage-automations-arrival-alerts-tesla.html).
| [garadget.yaml](garadget.yaml) | MQTT garage door setup plus the follow-up on the access token change. | [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) |
| [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) |
| [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) |
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| Device | Package(s) | Automation tie-in | Buy |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Garadget garage door controller | [garadget.yaml](garadget.yaml) | MQTT covers feed entry lighting, notifications, and security checks. | [](https://amzn.to/2jQLpVQ) |
| Garadget garage door controller | [garadget.yaml](garadget.yaml) | MQTT covers feed arrival helpers, entry lighting, wind alerts, nighttime reminders, and security checks. [Video walkthrough](https://youtu.be/wFO0H5zgnzk) and [companion post](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/05/home-assistant-garage-automations-arrival-alerts-tesla.html). | [](https://amzn.to/2jQLpVQ) |
| August smart lock | [august.yaml](august.yaml) | Front-door lock/unlock + status for routines and alerts. | [](https://amzn.to/48jVzZ3) |
| Amazon Echo Show | Pops up the front doorbell camera when the August lock unlocks. | [august.yaml](august.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/4ptA3YO) |
| Phyn Plus water shutoff | [phynplus.yaml](phynplus.yaml) | Leak events trigger valve closes + critical push notifications. | [](https://amzn.to/2Zy3sbJ) |
Carlo Costanzo
6 days ago