I just finished adding the ZWavejs2mqtt Docker container to my Home Assistant setup on my Unraid server, so I'm documenting the process here while its fresh. As with many things I write about on this site, there wasn't a lot of clear cut directions for my specific use case, so I pieced it togeth...
If you have an Unraid server and you value the hardware and the data it stores, you need to have it plugged into an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). I'm sure its been on your list, but everything is working fine right now... until it isn't.
The purpose of this guide isn't to convince you to d...
I recently changed out most of my home's lights with smart bulbs before realizing the error of my ways. Spouses, kids and guests do not care about how cool your automations are when they just want a light to turn on or off. I quickly found myself scrambling to find an easy solution that would "tog...
This is a follow up to the previous post I wrote back in 2022 called Create Local Domain Names With UNRAID and Pi-hole. In that guide, the example Docker container I was using had an internal mapping to port 80, so the set up was very simple. However, many people use Docker containers that assig...
UNRAID is moving to a new pricing structure a few days after this is being published, so I jumped on the last minute deal to upgrade from a Plus to a Pro License. I'm still a few attached devices short of needing an upgrade, but figured I would future-proof my setup now with a lifetime licens...
