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: Get a Driveway Car Alert with Frigate + Home Assistant
[](https://youtu.be/X9qrywP3XS0)
### Latest video: Get Early Tesla Tire Pressure Alerts in Home Assistant
[](https://youtu.be/hDNyZfTfTtE)
This Frigate-to-Home Assistant walkthrough uses a car-specific driveway zone and a 30-second loitering threshold to send a camera-backed alert to both phones and route the optional announcement through the LLM speech engine. [](config/automation/driveway_parked_car.yaml) [](https://youtu.be/X9qrywP3XS0) [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/09/home-assistant-frigate-driveway-car-alert.html)
This Tesla Fleet walkthrough turns the Model Y's four PSI sensors into an early warning below 40 PSI, names the tire in a Home Assistant phone alert, and offers one-day or three-day snoozes shared with Joanna's morning briefing. [](config/packages/tesla_model_y.yaml) [](https://youtu.be/hDNyZfTfTtE)
### Quick navigation
- You are here: `/` (root repo guide)
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- Camera ingest path (current): `wyze-bridge` runs on `docker_10` and Frigate runs on `docker_14`, consuming Wyze RTSP via `192.168.10.10:8554` for stability.
### Featured examples to start with
- Windows Codex usage and reset alerts: [](https://github.com/CCOSTAN/CodexTray), [](https://youtu.be/5EFgP04-Ssk), [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/08/codex-tray-monitor-openai-codex-usage-windows.html)
- WAN reachability, quality, Ookla capacity, and freshness monitoring: [](config/packages/infrastructure.yaml), [](config/packages/speedtest.yaml), [](config/dashboards/infrastructure/views/04_wan.yaml), [](https://youtu.be/F-PpsKkzcrM), [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/08/home-assistant-internet-speed-monitoring-ookla.html)
- Mobile quick-access dashboard with large two-column controls: [](config/dashboards), [](https://youtu.be/ujP-zYLEso8), [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/07/home-assistant-mobile-dashboard-big-buttons.html)
- Alarm and perimeter monitoring: [](config/packages/alarm.yaml)
- Garage routines and entry lighting: [](config/packages/garadget.yaml), [](config/automation/garage_entry_light.yaml), [](https://youtu.be/wFO0H5zgnzk)
- Tesla tire-pressure alerts with shared briefing snoozes: [](config/packages/tesla_model_y.yaml), [](https://youtu.be/hDNyZfTfTtE)
- Frigate driveway parked-car alert: [](config/automation/driveway_parked_car.yaml), [](https://youtu.be/X9qrywP3XS0), [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/09/home-assistant-frigate-driveway-car-alert.html)
| Automations | Real-world triggers that tie Zwave, MQTT, REST, and Frigate occupancy events into the rest of the house. | [](automation/driveway_parked_car.yaml), [](automation/garage_entry_light.yaml), [](automation/dark_rainy_day.yaml), [](automation/dash_buttons.yaml) |
| Scripts | Reusable building blocks for lighting, notifications, safety responses, and Joanna/BearClaw remediation dispatch. | [](script/joanna_dispatch.yaml), [](script/notify_engine.yaml), [](script/speech_engine.yaml) |
| Scenes | Seasonal and ambiance presets that the scripts and automations call into. | [](scene/monthly_colors.yaml), [](scene/living_room.yaml) |
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| Dashboards & Media | Desktop control-center, mobile quick-access, and purpose-built kiosk views, UI chrome, floorplans, and automation assets. | [dashboards](dashboards), [WAN dashboard](dashboards/infrastructure/views/04_wan.yaml), [Bedroom dashboard](dashboards/bedroom), [](https://youtu.be/F-PpsKkzcrM), [topology diagram](../README.md#network-diagram), [media/](media) |
| Seasonal Audio | Cuckoo clock with Halloween and Christmas sound packs. | [](automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml) |
The latest walkthrough turns a Frigate car-specific driveway zone and 30-second loiter into a camera-backed Home Assistant alert for both phones plus optional LLM-backed speech. [](https://youtu.be/X9qrywP3XS0) [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/09/home-assistant-frigate-driveway-car-alert.html). The implementation is [](automation/driveway_parked_car.yaml). The earlier WAN, mobile-dashboard, air-quality, entity-cleanup, Tugtainer, water-softener, HVAC, Powerwall, leak-detection, kiosk, and LLM Vision walkthroughs remain available in their featured rows.
The latest walkthrough uses Tesla Fleet's four PSI sensors to send an early warning below 40 PSI and share one-day or three-day snoozes with Joanna's morning briefing. [](https://youtu.be/hDNyZfTfTtE). The Home Assistant implementation is [](packages/tesla_model_y.yaml). The earlier driveway, WAN, mobile-dashboard, air-quality, entity-cleanup, Tugtainer, water-softener, HVAC, Powerwall, leak-detection, kiosk, and LLM Vision walkthroughs remain available in their featured rows.
### Gear tied to these automations (affiliate links)
Only including devices that have active references in the files above or an open implementation issue.
| [](announcements.yaml) | Family and tracked Life360 arrival greetings plus daily/occasional broadcast messages. |
| [](home_stats.yaml) | Voice summary of house status and interesting stats. |
| [](garbage_day_garage.yaml) | Garage garbage-day speech plus a Carlo-only phone alert with 30-minute and 2-hour snooze actions. |
| [](guest_mode.yaml) | Adjust announcements and behaviors while guests are over. |
| [](High_Wind_Speed_Check.yaml) | Tier 30/40/60 mph alerts and include any open garage doors in one warning path. |
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- Primary actions cover garage doors, the front-door lock, thermostats, household alerts, and entry-point status.
- Packages opens the doorbell camera; Systems opens the desktop control center; destination views place a large Back to Home control at the top.
### Camera Overview
The Camera tab keeps the doorbell and pool on the left, three exterior cameras across the upper right, and Kids Gate, Bedroom Gate, Filter Gate, and Conico Wireless across the second right-hand row. A full-width grid prevents the camera group from wrapping below the doorbell on desktop; narrow screens reflow into two columns. Recent Frigate events remain below the camera rows.
### Event-Driven Kiosk Dashboards
- Logic and recovery package: [](../packages/kiosk_tablet.yaml)
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| [](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) | SmartThinQ fridge monitoring with 6-minute raw door-open alerts plus fridge/freezer status announcements. | `binary_sensor.refrigerator_door_open`, `script.notify_engine`, `script.speech_engine` |
| [](climate.yaml) | Nest climate schedules plus 550-hour downstairs/450-hour upstairs/9-month AC filter reminders, native per-unit NFC tag change capture, per-unit change counts/cadence, and 360-day condenser-line cleanout reminders with snooze and changed/cleaned actions. [](https://youtu.be/nScl2JxYSB8) | `input_datetime.*_filter_snooze_until`, `sensor.*_ac_runtime_since_last_filter_change`, `sensor.*_ac_filter_days_since_last_change`, `sensor.*_ac_filter_change_count`, `sensor.hvac_condenser_lines_days_since_cleaned`, `script.notify_engine_two_button`, `mobile_app_notification_action`, `tag` |
| [](garadget.yaml) | MQTT-based garage door control plus arrival helpers, entry prompts, nighttime reminders, and camera context. | `cover.large_garage_door`, `cover.small_garage_door`, `group.garage_doors`, `script.open_large_garage_door_if_ready` |
| [](garadget.yaml) | MQTT-based garage door control plus arrival helpers, entry prompts, nighttime reminders, camera context, and restart-safe garbage-reminder snooze state. | `cover.large_garage_door`, `cover.small_garage_door`, `group.garage_doors`, `timer.garbage_reminder_snooze`, `script.open_large_garage_door_if_ready` |
| [](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) | REST-driven US holiday + flag sensors plus the inspectable exterior lighting mode. | `sensor.holiday`, `sensor.flag`, `sensor.holiday_lighting_mode`, `sensor.holiday_lighting_scene`, JSON feed at `config/www/json_data/holidays.json` |
| [](lightning.yaml) | Blitzortung lightning monitoring with guarded distance wording, snoozeable push actions, single-owner safety speech, and a 60-minute duplicate-trigger cooldown. | `sensor.blitzortung_lightning_counter`, `sensor.blitzortung_lightning_distance`, `input_boolean.snooze_lightning`, `script.speech_engine` |
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| [](maintenance_log.yaml) | Webhook-based water softener salt maintenance logging with idempotent event handling, Activity Feed logging, parser-safe refill cadence history, and dashboard-ready template sensors. [](https://youtu.be/_OqTv9i-jAs) [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/07/home-assistant-water-softener-salt-automation.html) | `automation.maintenance_log_joanna_webhook_ingest`, `sensor.water_softener_salt_average_days_between_refills`, `sensor.water_softener_salt_refill_count`, `sensor.water_softener_salt_total_added` |
| [](kiosk_tablet.yaml) | Shares Garage-then-Front-Door priority plus reusable Bedroom header/alert state while keeping each display purpose-built. The Garage view now remains active for three minutes after both doors close before either kiosk returns to its default dashboard. Bedroom retains Fully wake/drift recovery and SleepIQ screen behavior around a clock-free night-watch display; Kitchen retains its clock/forecast, rotating household context, native camera overlays, Kiosk Satellite idle dimming, and an event-driven household policy that corrects master volume to 13% at 08:00 and startup, and invokes the Dim screensaver while asleep or away. Nearby rain or lightning starts one five-minute NOAA radar takeover while the sun is above the horizon; afterward, the rotating Storms Approaching banner can replay the latest 20-minute loop while the event remains active. Actionable banner slides reuse one transient detail timer for NWS instructions, the front-door package view, a person-centered family map, open-entry details, Phyn water status with a confirmed valve-restore action, and hot-water recovery status. Sunset restores the ambient wall immediately. True idle panel-off remains disabled on the Crown LineageOS device until it has a reliable motion-wake input. Fully availability/page/app/power checks plus Kitchen connectivity, current-page, and screenshot freshness keep the Systems Kiosks tab truthful; a reachable Kitchen display remains online while stale session timestamps remain visible only in the telemetry panel. Available Kitchen updates remain advisory telemetry, while stable attention attributes preserve useful outage transitions without recording every heartbeat. At 07:00, Home Assistant requests the pending signed installer and waits two minutes for staging before dispatching Joanna to finish the Android confirmation and verify the Kitchen Show returns to its dashboard; an unsuccessful installation is retried at 07:00 the following day until the update entity confirms success. [](https://youtu.be/ChgEu0IDWzc) | `binary_sensor.kiosk_garage_camera_active`, `sensor.kiosk_active_camera_view`, `sensor.bedroom_kiosk_header`, `sensor.kiosk_household_alert`, `binary_sensor.kiosk_rain_radar_weather_event`, `binary_sensor.kiosk_rain_radar_active`, `timer.kitchen_kiosk_radar_display`, `input_text.kitchen_kiosk_detail_view`, `timer.kitchen_kiosk_detail_display`, `script.kitchen_kiosk_show_event`, `script.kitchen_kiosk_show_detail`, `script.kitchen_kiosk_restore_phyn_water`, `binary_sensor.bedroom_kiosk_needs_attention`, `binary_sensor.kiosk_devices_need_attention`, `sensor.alarm_panel_1_current_page`, `button.alarm_panel_1_load_start_url`, `binary_sensor.kitchen_kiosk_should_be_on`, `number.kitchen_show_volume_2`, `light.kitchen_show_screen_2`, `button.kitchen_show_postpone_screensaver_2`, `button.kitchen_show_take_screenshot_2`, `sensor.kitchen_show_active_camera_view_2`, `automation.kitchen_kiosk_satellite_update_joanna_dispatch` |
| [](powerwall.yaml) | Track Tesla Powerwall grid status, push live outage tracking to mobile targets, shed loads automatically when off-grid, and alert if the Powerwall stays low after grid power returns. [](https://youtu.be/hR_0lFEE2bA) [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/06/tesla-powerwall-home-assistant-watchdog.html) | `binary_sensor.powerwall_grid_status`, `sensor.powerwall_*`, `script.notify_live_activity`, `repairs.create` |
| [](tesla_model_y.yaml) | Remind the garage and parents to plug in the Model Y after the large garage door closes with a low battery, charging still off, both parents home, and a 24-hour mobile snooze available from the push reminder. | `sensor.spaceship_battery_level`, `switch.spaceship_charge`, `person.carlo`, `person.stacey`, `cover.large_garage_door`, `input_datetime.tesla_model_y_last_garage_close`, `input_datetime.tesla_model_y_plug_in_snooze_until`, `notify.alexa_media_garage`, `script.notify_engine_two_button` |
| [](tesla_model_y.yaml) | Remind the garage and parents to plug in the Model Y after a low-battery arrival, and alert both parents when a reported tire drops below 40 PSI. Plug-in alerts snooze for 24 hours; tire alerts and Joanna's morning-briefing action item share 1-day and 3-day snoozes. [](https://youtu.be/hDNyZfTfTtE) | `sensor.spaceship_battery_level`, `sensor.tire_pressure_*`, `switch.spaceship_charge`, `cover.large_garage_door`, `input_datetime.tesla_model_y_*`, `input_datetime.tesla_tire_pressure_snooze_until`, `notify.alexa_media_garage`, `script.notify_engine_two_button` |
| [](vacuum.yaml) | Dreame vacuum orchestration with room tracking, push alerts, Activity feed, Repairs issues on errors, and Alexa one-off room-clean switches. | `input_select.l10s_vacuum_phase`, `sensor.l10s_vacuum_error`, `repairs.create` |
| [](hass_agent_homepc.yaml) | Mirrors PC lock/unlock state to the office lamp and wakes `CARLO-HOMEPC` on workday morning bed exits. | `sensor.carlo_homepc_carlo_homepc_sessionstate`, `button.carlo_home`, `switch.office_lamp_switch` |
| [](sleepiq.yaml) | Sleep Number presence/snore automations plus a zero-filtered 14-day score summary; Overview Health keeps the detailed scores, vitals, pressure, and bed controls. | `group.bed`, `binary_sensor.sleepnumber_carlo_carlo_is_in_bed`, `binary_sensor.sleepnumber_carlo_stacey_is_in_bed`, `sensor.sleepnumber_carlo_carlo_sleep_score`, `sensor.sleepnumber_carlo_stacey_sleep_score`, `sensor.sleep_score_14_day_averages`, `number.sleepnumber_carlo_carlo_firmness`, `select.sleepnumber_carlo_foundation_preset_right` |
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| [](garadget.yaml) | Garage arrival hub with auto-open guardrails, entry prompts, nighttime reminders, camera context, and the older MQTT/token setup notes. | [](https://youtu.be/wFO0H5zgnzk) · [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/05/home-assistant-garage-automations-arrival-alerts-tesla.html) · [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2019/03/how-to-add-garadget-to-home-assistant.html) · [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2020/05/fixing-garadget-in-home-assistant.html) |
| [](../automation/garage_entry_light.yaml) | Simple door-open and door-closed hallway lighting pattern from the garage walkthrough. | [](https://youtu.be/wFO0H5zgnzk) · [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/05/home-assistant-garage-automations-arrival-alerts-tesla.html) |
| [](kiosk_tablet.yaml) + [Bedroom dashboard](../dashboards/bedroom) + [Kiosk Satellite preview](../dashboards/kiosk_satellite_staging) | Shared event priority with purpose-built display surfaces: clock-free Bedroom night-watch context and cameras through Fully, plus Kitchen clock/forecast, reminders, native camera overlays, motion-aware dimming, and household-aware screen power through Kiosk Satellite. | [](https://youtu.be/ChgEu0IDWzc) · [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2017/08/project-update-visualization-of-home.html) |
| [](tesla_model_y.yaml) | Garage-close timestamp used as a physical arrival signal for low-battery plug-in reminders. | [](https://youtu.be/wFO0H5zgnzk) · [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/05/home-assistant-garage-automations-arrival-alerts-tesla.html) |
| [](tesla_model_y.yaml) | Tesla Fleet tire-pressure alerts with a shared briefing snooze, plus garage-close arrival signals for low-battery plug-in reminders. | [](https://youtu.be/hDNyZfTfTtE) · [](https://youtu.be/wFO0H5zgnzk) · [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/05/home-assistant-garage-automations-arrival-alerts-tesla.html) |
| [](llmvision.yaml) | LLM Vision package reminder flow that turns a front-door camera event into a stored package-present state and phone alert. | [](https://youtu.be/nAhCezFetvI) |
| [](maintenance_log.yaml) + [](../dashboards/infrastructure/views/09_salt_trends.yaml) + [](../dashboards/infrastructure/partials/home_water_sections.yaml) | Water softener salt maintenance flow with a reusable webhook, duplicate protection, helper-backed history, template sensors, and Salt Trends dashboard views. | [](https://youtu.be/_OqTv9i-jAs) · [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/07/home-assistant-water-softener-salt-automation.html) · [Issue #1816](https://github.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/issues/1816) |
Carlo Costanzo
3 weeks ago