Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 05/07/2026OK I'm done with the complex network setup... #FromScratch #Matter 050
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 03/07/2026What my day looks like nowadays with @coderabbitai.bsky.social.... 232
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 23/06/2026Some people still think Home Assistant automations mean YAML and a quiet evening to question your life choices. 😅 Nope. The new triggers and conditions let you start with what you want your home to react to, not which trigger type fits... More power, less complexity!frenck.devMore power, less complexity in Home Assistant automationsThe new triggers and conditions make Home Assistant automations more approachable, more powerful, and easier to extend without taking away the power underneath. 083
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 18/06/2026Open source won. That is why LGTM stopped being enough. In projects like Home Assistant, a pull request is not just a diff. It can affect real homes, personal data, and trust. Review got heavier because the stakes changed.frenck.devOpen source won. That is why LGTM stopped being enoughOpen source became critical infrastructure. That success changed what pull request review means, especially for projects like Home Assistant that millions of households now depend on. 2103
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 14/06/2026Home Assistant automation modes: why the default isn’t your friend. The default mode is “single”. Safe, backwards-compatible, and why automations can appear to ignore you. Learn how to pick the mode you need 🙂frenck.devAutomation modes in Home AssistantWhat should happen when an automation triggers again before it is done? Pick the right Home Assistant automation mode deliberately. 0203
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 13/06/2026Woke up with a random brain wave and had to check if I was right. My Saturday morning. 😄 Tiny Home Assistant PR: less wasted work in a hot template rendering path. Benchmark on my machine: about 51% faster. 🚀 Nice way to start the weekend. 🍻github.comSkip literal_eval for template results that cannot be a Python literal by frenck · Pull Request #173664 · home-assistant/coreProposed change The result of a template render is coerced into a Python value via ast.literal_eval, memoized with @lru_cache(maxsize=EVAL_CACHE_SIZE) in _cached_parse_result. However, lru_cache o... 1100
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 12/06/2026My second newsletter just went out. 🚀 This one has RSS, YAML, Thread plumbing, old-web nostalgia, and the slightly uncomfortable confession that my Home Assistant setup has 294 devices and zero automations. Curious what people think when they open it from their inbox. 171
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 11/06/2026Honestly... Rust, Zig & Go are all very interesting... Python is just so g*d darn accessible :) 000
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 11/06/2026Curious how it works under the hood? The source is here. If you want to give the repo a ⭐ too, that is very much appreciated ❤️github.comGitHub - frenck/YAMLRocks: Rock-solid YAML for Python, written in Rust.Rock-solid YAML for Python, written in Rust. Contribute to frenck/YAMLRocks development by creating an account on GitHub. 000
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 11/06/2026I’ve been working on something new. Presenting YAMLRocks 🪨 A fast, correct YAML library for Python, written in Rust. YAML 1.2 (and 1.1), safe by default, and round-trip editing that keeps comments, anchors, and formatting intact. #OpenSourceyaml.rocksYAMLRocksA fast, correct YAML library for Python, written in Rust. 3212
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 11/06/2026There isn’t :) but I’ve got a link for you: frenck.dev/email/e333f2...frenck.devOpening the drawerThe first edition of my newsletter: a small way to ship thoughts before they turn into tiny museum exhibits. 110
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 09/06/2026My first personal newsletter shipped. The next one is already slowly forming from links, notes, and things I did not want to lose in a browser tab forever. If you want one from the next batch, subscribe here: frenck.dev/newsletter/ 161
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 07/06/2026Oh don’t worry. I did too! Already have 7.000 tests and counting ;) 010
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 07/06/2026I’ve been quietly working on a new, extremely focused open-source project. The sensible part of me says: finish the tests and documentation first. The impatient part has already hovered over the publish button more than once. Soon™ 😀 1350
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 06/06/2026Home Assistant just added the Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi and Trackmix WiFi to Works with Home Assistant. Reolink now has 10 certified cameras. That matches my setup: local, reliable, and excellent with Home Assistant. 070
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 05/06/2026𝗔 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆. But a smart home can help you measure waste, automate boring fixes, and keep useful hardware out of the trash. New post: 𝗔 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 🍃frenck.devA smart home will not save the planetA smart home is not magic sustainability dust. The useful part is measurement, local control, and keeping good devices useful longer. 091
Reposted by Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart HomeHome Assistant @home-assistant.io · 03/06/2026Home Assistant 2026.6! 🎉 A friendlier card picker 💡, infrared devices that now also listen 📡, live condition tests and target counts in the automation editor ✨, Z-Wave smart lock credential management 🔐, and 16 new integrations! www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/06... #HomeAssistant 2919
Reposted by Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart HomeMarkWattTech @markwatttech.bsky.social · 01/06/2026@home-assistant.io 2026.6 is releasing later this week (Wednesday, June 3rd). Here are the 5 features that I really liked in the release: youtu.be/6cY7zSTrEIM Have you spotted any other features in 2026.6 that you're excited about?youtu.be5 New Features in 2026.6 (Home Assistant)YouTube video by Mark Watt Tech 031
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 01/06/2026First newsletter went out Friday. Subscribers got it first, but I made this one public too so you can see what kind of thing it is. Mostly notes, links, thoughts, and a drawer being slightly less full. Read it here: frenck.dev/email/e333f2... 030
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 31/05/2026AI did not create the maintainer burden problem in open source. It accelerated it. Contributors are being amplified. Maintainers are still the verification bottleneck. New post: frenck.dev/open-source-... 0151
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 30/05/2026Smoke and CO alarms are not the flashy part of a smart home. Good. They should quietly work, connect locally, and not become another app island. Nice to see Sensereo join Works with Home Assistant. www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/05... 1111
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 29/05/2026Thank you for subscribing 🙏 First one is always the scary one. Now I only need to keep doing it. Very minor detail. 😅 010
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 29/05/2026I like your framing/suggestion on: what didn’t make the release notes… or even: what didn’t make the cut. Thank you for this, really appreciate you to a moment to provide this feedback 🫶 010
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 29/05/2026Hey 👋 You can find it here: frenck.dev/newsletterfrenck.devGet my newsletterEvery other Friday, I send a short note about Home Assistant, open source, GitHub, practical AI, and the things that survived real life. No spam. No growth-hacking nonsense. Just useful thoughts, link... 110
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 29/05/2026First newsletter sent. 🚀 I’m genuinely proud of that one. Not because it is perfect, but because I actually shipped it. If it landed in your inbox, I’d love to hear what you think. What worked, what didn’t, what you want more of. Now I’m going to pretend I’m calm and normal about this. 3150
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 28/05/2026Well it isn’t much effort, it is their hosted variant and it os honestly a breath of fresh air. And not just that, @johnonolan.bsky.social wrote the Home Assistant integration for it as well.. so what is not to love?! 🥰 120
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 28/05/2026Slow... 🙃 But getting there. We have curtains since this week! (yeah that slow..) 100
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 28/05/2026I’m publishing my first newsletter this Friday. It will be a more personal place for Home Assistant, open source, and the local-first smart home thoughts that don’t always fit into a post. If that sounds useful, you can subscribe here: frenck.dev/newsletter/ 4141
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 26/05/2026Developer machines are not production, but they often hold keys to production-shaped doors. Editors, extensions, CLIs, and local credentials are part of the supply chain now. That is uncomfortable. Also true. frenck.dev/your-editor-... 1124
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 25/05/2026NFC tags sound boring until you use them. A cheap sticker becomes a Home Assistant trigger. No app hunting. No voice command. Just tap, and let the home do the thing. www.howtogeek.com/home-assista... 3193
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 08/04/2026I am ready for it! State of the Open Home 2026! Are you?! #HomeAssistant 1212
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 07/04/2026On my way to Utrecht to prepare for the State of the Open Home 2026! The Dutch railroad 🚂 in the mean time be like: safe travels and enjoy the view… 🧽🧼 🙈 #ns #trains #roflpimplmao 140
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 05/04/2026Templating has felt like homework for too long in Home Assistant. I reworked the docs on @home-assistant.io with one goal: make them more approachable. Every function has its own page now, with real examples! First pass, feedback welcome 🙏 www.home-assistant.io/docs/templat... 2476
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 07/03/2026Just moved into a place with a garden. 60-70m2 of lawn I am not touching by hand. 🤪 Looking for a robot lawnmower for a small space that works with Home Assistant. Everything I find is sized for a castle. Recommendations? Manufacturers? Anyone? 🌿 471
Reposted by Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart HomeGuy Sie @guysie.nl · 06/03/2026The @openhomefoundation.org partnerships team is growing, and we need someone who loves building relationships as much as we love building @home-assistant.io! Are you part relationship-builder, part deal-closer, part open-source ambassador? Check out:jobs.ashbyhq.comPartnership ManagerWe are looking for The Open Home Foundation is looking for an experienced Partnership Manager to join our growing partnerships team. This team is responsible for covering all forms of commercial and ... 193
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 06/03/2026media.tenor.coma man in a suit and tie with the word very nice behind himALT: a man in a suit and tie with the word very nice behind him 000
Reposted by Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart HomeDagger ☀️ @dagger.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/03/2026#DOOm läuft auf .. einem Home AssistantDashboard github.com/frenck/home-assistant-do…github.comGitHub - frenck/home-assistant-doom: But... Can Home Assistant run DOOM? Yes it can!But... Can Home Assistant run DOOM? Yes it can! Contribute to frenck/home-assistant-doom development by creating an account on GitHub. 011
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 06/03/2026"it's a bonus that you'd work with me 😏" That is true though... 🫶 140
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 06/03/2026🚀 I've just opened 2 new roles at the Open Home Foundation to work full-time on @home-assistant.io! 🖥️ Frontend Engineer 🔐 Security Engineer Fully remote. Full-time. Open source every day. Best job in the world. It changed my life. This is your chance to change yours. 🔗 openhomefoundation.org/jobsopenhomefoundation.orgOpen Home Foundation JobsOpen Home Foundation Jobs 3197
Reposted by Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart HomeOpen Home Foundation @openhomefoundation.org · 05/03/2026Meet the speakers of SOTOH26! 🎙 They'll be taking to the stage on Wednesday, 8 April to celebrate building in the open with our community, share successes and get excited about what's coming next. Join us online or in person. Limited tickets available: sotoh.openhomefoundation.org/ #HomeAssistant 0156
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 03/03/2026Wanted to install a Reolink garden cam. Found this instead 😬🔌 vm.tiktok.com/ZGdukWvw7/ 220
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 01/03/2026Can @home-assistant.io run DOOM? Turns out: yes. I built an integration that runs the real DOOM (1993) inside a dashboard, including some sensor entities.. The entire thing was written by AI in under 2 hours. I didn't write a single line of code. Full story: frenck.dev/home-assista...frenck.devSo... can Home Assistant run DOOM?It started with a DOOM t-shirt at a meetup. The real question? Can Home Assistant run DOOM? Two hours later, I had a fully working DOOM integration for Home Assistant and was fighting demons on my smart home dashboard. 3213
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 22/02/2026Kinda or crashes? 🤔 I hope it at least came up in emergency mode? 100
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 22/02/2026An amazing Home Assistant cake at @home-assistant.io Community Meetup in Cologne yesterday! 🤩🍰😋 Isn’t the our community the best? 🫶 #HomeAssistant #HomeBakeAutomation #SmartHome 1210
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 22/02/2026Sorry to say… no AI dubbing in this one. That is my real voice. I live on the German border actually. 110
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 21/02/2026On my way to the Home Assistant Community Meetup in Cologne! 🚗 Excited to meet everyone! 🤗 #HomeAssistant #Community 1160
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 15/02/2026Hehe hence I have a keypadmedia.tenor.comTkt Smart GIFALT: Tkt Smart GIF 000
Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 15/02/2026I said for years I probably wouldn’t go for smart locks. Yet here we are 😅 Installing the NUKI Smart Lock Ultra + Keypad 2 with @home-assistant.io soon. Curious about real world experience. What are your do’s and don’ts? Got automations that actually improved daily life? #SmartHome #HomeAssistant 5160
Reposted by Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart HomeGitHub Next @githubnext.com · 13/02/2026And we're particularly excited about using this to help open-source maintainers. When we showed this to @frenck.social, the maintainer of Home Assistant, he wrote a workflow that reads the traces for bugs and figures out if they originate in the HA codebase or not. True noise elimination for OSS. 1133