Scenes
Creating Scenes in Home Assistant
Capture device states into reusable scenes — Morning, Movie Night, Away, and Bedtime presets.
Alexa
Alexa + Home Assistant — Nabu Casa / Emulated Hue
Connecting Alexa to HA devices via Nabu Casa cloud or local Emulated Hue integration.
Google Home
Google Home Integration with Home Assistant
Exposing HA devices to Google Home via Nabu Casa for voice control and Google Assistant routines.
Schedules
Time-Based and Sun-Based Automations
Sunrise/sunset automations, time schedules, and workday sensors for context-aware automations.
Advanced Automations
Node-RED and AppDaemon for Complex Logic
When YAML automations aren't enough — using Node-RED or AppDaemon for advanced conditional logic.