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Home Automation & IoT

Automate lights and sensors with Home Assistant

Intermediate €25–100 Indoor Moderate pace

Connect Zigbee sensors, smart relays, and ESPHome microcontrollers into a local, privacy-respecting smart home.

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Home Assistant OS installation

⏱️ ~30 min

💡 Run locally on a mini PC or Pi for instant response.

Zigbee coordinator & pairing door sensors

⏱️ ~30 min

💡 Zigbee routers strengthen mesh network reach.

Automation triggers, conditions & actions

⏱️ ~35 min

💡 Sunset triggers adjust light color temperatures.

ESPHome firmware flashing on ESP32/ESP8266

⏱️ ~40 min

💡 YAML configurations flash over WiFi OTA.

Custom Lovelace dashboard design

⏱️ ~30 min

💡 Group cards by room and device category.

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