10
Jan, 2026

How to avoid unwanted Alexa notifications with the Home Assistant Scheduler?

4:32, Saturday morning. An announcement in the 6 Alexa of the house tears up the silence: It's starting to rain! Alexa, just woke up the whole house. I am not telling you the atmosphere at breakfast. Great start to the weekend.

The cause? My rain sensor ZG-223Z had detected a few drops at 4:25 a.m., and my automation had triggered an Alexa ad without thinking about the time.

I wanted a solution simple, native Home Assistant to say: ‘ You announce ONLY between 9am and 9:30pm on weekdays, 10am-10pm on weekends. After testing input_datetime, multiple automations and complex scripts, I discovered THE Planner. 5 minutes of config, and never again of untimely awakening.

I tell you my entire journey, step by step, exactly as I did. Read More

10
Jan, 2026

I create 24V multi-coloured ambient lighting

I turn my living room into a bright cocoon with a RGBCCT 24V Gledopto LED ribbon. I use the remote control GL-RC-009, the ribbon LEDS-24V-RGBCCT the Zigbee Controller GL-C-601P. This high-end combo offers endless colors, tunable whites and dynamic effects for a perfect everyday atmosphere. Simple installation for beginners, integration Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant at the top.

🎯 My objectives

I decided to go high-end in advanced lighting: infinite RGB colors, tunable white 2700K-6500K, dynamic effects, multiple areas. Obviously, there is cheaper and less efficient, but it does not play much. Note that the controller can control less efficient headbands (5 in 1).

This Gledopto combo responds perfectly: Reliable Zigbee, superb lighting quality, RF for remote control.

I wanted a scalable system for my living room, wirelessly controllable and integrated into my home automation. Read More

2
Jan, 2026

A color to monitor your home

Once the house is domotised, the lights connected, the shutters detected and the door lock domotised, imagine a small light at the entrance that changes colour to indicate the security status of your house at a glance: Locks, shutters, windows, lights … All driven by Home Assistant and Zigbee. Validation 200% WAF certified. Read More

14
Nov, 2025

I switch from the Zigbee Nabucasa ZBT-1 controller to the ZBT-2

Migration of the Zigbee Nabucasa ZBT-1 controller to the ZBT-2

Presentation of Nabucasa

Nabucasa logo

Nabucasa is the official manufacturer of the hardware dedicated to Home Assistant, an open source home automation platform that focuses on data privacy. The company offers simple, reliable solutions that are fully compatible with Zigbee, Thread and the emerging Matter standard. These controllers make it possible to centralize the management of all connected home devices directly from Home Assistant, without any dependence on external cloud services, thus guaranteeing total and local control of your home automation installation. Read More

9
May, 2025

Domotizing your mailbox 3.0

Objective and approach: how I domotize my mailbox

In this article, I share all the steps to domotise my mailbox and easily track the receipt of mail or parcels, from the first set-ups to the latest developments. My aim is to explain to you step by step, in a simple and detailed way, how I have modernised the monitoring of my mailbox to receive accurate notifications, use appropriate sensors and automate the management of arrivals and withdrawals of mail.

Whether you want to reproduce all or part of this project, or simply take inspiration from certain solutions, I detail each step, each technical choice, and I illustrate all the steps with photos and configuration extracts. I also explain the mistakes to avoid and the possible alternatives so that even a beginner can successfully domotise their mailbox.

This is how I went from a simple installation to a complete, reliable and connected solution, adapted to today’s needs.

Former DS12A 433MHz sensor
Ancient Home Automation Mailbox Installation

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