CTRL+ALT+HOME: A Fantastic Exploration of Home Automation

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The talk shows using Home Assistant with YAML and Jinja to run real automations on a Raspberry Pi image (microSD) plus a Zigbee USB gateway and inexpensive sensors. It covers concrete setups and demos: a Bluetooth actuator controlling an old boiler while logging gas and temperature; a water detector plus smart plug that activates a pump to avoid major damage; door sensors driving a two-step garage-light sequence; and using GitHub Copilot to help write the YAML automations.

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1. 0:00Domotique introduction
2. 2:35Project overview
3. 5:48System installation
4. 7:38Automation scenarios
5. 11:00Flood protection
6. 13:57Automation development
7. 21:30Voice commands & IoT
8. 25:05Conclusion
9. 26:37Q&A

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