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General 04.08.2026 3 min read

Add Google Fonts with CSS: web fonts, barcode fonts, and QR code alternatives

Load Google Fonts through CSS or host them locally, use Libre Barcode correctly, and generate QR codes with a real encod…

Google Fonts CSS Barcode

DIY/HA 04.08.2026 4 min read

Pluggit AP310 in Home Assistant: native Modbus or a HACS integration?

Compare native Modbus TCP with two community integrations for the Pluggit AP310, including current requirements, YAML pi…

Home Assistant Modbus HACS

General 03.08.2026 2 min read

Add Google Icons with CSS: Material Symbols vs. Material Icons

Use Material Symbols or classic Material Icons as web fonts, with variable axes, subsetting, self-hosting, and accessibl…

CSS Google Fonts Material Symbols

IoT 05.07.2026 4 min read

Connect an ABB UNO-2.0 PV inverter to Home Assistant via the Aurora protocol

An ABB UNO-2.0-TL-OUTD sends PV data locally to Home Assistant through RS485, the Aurora protocol, an Ethernet converter…

Home Assistant MQTT PV

IoT 05.07.2026 3 min read

Run your own server scripts from Home Assistant automations

Let Home Assistant start a job on a LAN server through SSH or an authenticated HTTP endpoint, with tightly scoped permis…

Home Assistant Automation shell_command

IoT 05.07.2026 2 min read

Connect a Python service to Home Assistant via MQTT

Publish Python measurements to Home Assistant with MQTT Discovery, Paho MQTT 2.x, confirmed delivery, retained messages,…

MQTT Home Assistant Python

IoT 05.07.2026 2 min read

Connect a Python service to the Home Assistant REST API

Read Home Assistant states and call actions from Python while handling tokens, timeouts, HTTP errors, and secure network…

REST-API Home Assistant Python

Linux 04.07.2026 3 min read

Hardware and base installation: a Mini PC as a local server

Turn a Mini PC into a maintainable Debian 13 LAN server without locking yourself out: hardware, SSH keys, firewall rules…

Linux Debian Server

Linux 04.07.2026 2 min read

A home LAN server: Mini PC, Linux, PHP, Python, and Home Assistant

Build a local services server with Debian 13, Nginx, PHP 8.4, Python, MQTT, REST, and Home Assistant automations.…

LAN-Server Mini-PC Home Assistant

Linux 04.07.2026 1 min read

Set up Nginx and PHP 8.4-FPM on a LAN server

Install Nginx and PHP 8.4-FPM from Debian 13's official repositories and configure safe PHP routing, upload limits, and …

Nginx PHP PHP-FPM

General 06.06.2026 5 min read

Tuya Zigbee with ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT: why Zigbee 3.0 devices behave differently

Zigbee 3.0 does not guarantee complete device support. Tuya clusters, fingerprints, and a BSEED EC-GL86ZPCS21 show why Z…

Zigbee Tuya Home Assistant