Home Assistant Config

My configuration for Home Assistant

Hardware

• Raspberry Pi 3 B+ - with Hypriot

For my used hardware devices see the section Devices.

Software

I use the following software, running in docker containers, on my Raspberry Pi:

• Home Assistant
• Caddy - as SSL proxy
• Mosquitto - as MQTT broker
• The "TICK-Stack"
  • Telegraf - to grab different data @home
  • Influxdb - to persist the data
  • Chronograf - for detailed fancy dashboards and logs
  • Kapacitor - for hardware alarms and some sensor alarms

Used External Services

• Alexa (via Alexa Home Skill and AWS Lambda function)
• Bit.ly API
• Google/Youtube API
• Instagram API
• Openweathermap
• Spotify
• Telegram

Devices

• Amazon Echo Dot, 5x
• DIY Ambilight - based on Hyperion
• DIY MQTT Hygrometers - ESP32 + DHT22, 2x
• Harmony Hub Elite
• Mi-Light light bulbs, 7x
• Mi-Light wifi bridge
• Xiaomi Mija Hygrometer
• Xiaomi Smart Scale
• Yi Home Camera 1080p - with custom firmware and mqtt add-on
• ...

Work in progress. Not all of them are integrated yet.