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Additional courses included if purchased before launch!

  • Dashboard Course

  • Automation Course

  • Node Red Course

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Week 0 - Start Here

    • Introduction

      FREE PREVIEW

    • The next 7 weeks

    • Crucial Decisions

    • Smart Home Architecture Overview

    • Home Network Key Decisions

    • Test your understanding

    • NOW its your turn to send me your Smart Home Architecture
  • 2

    Week 1 - Secure Passwords

    • Cryptography 101 (Plain text vs Cipher Text)

    • Password Authentication and Hashing

    • How can Hackers get access to your system?

    • Check if you have been part of a data breach!

    • Brute Force (Padlock Example)

    • Now get that padlock open!

    • Why Password Length and Complexity matters

    • Try crack these passwords

    • Cracking Passwords with Hashcat
  • 3

    Week 2 - Home Network

    • Networking 101

    • Components of a Home Network

    • Gio's Home Network

    • How to setup a Unifi Network System
  • 4

    Week 3 - Secure Documents (NAS)

    • What is a NAS?

    • 123 Backup Strategy

    • Raid

    • Cloud Storage
  • 5

    Week 4 - Smart Home - Getting Started

    • Initial configuration of Home Assistant Green

    • Key Concepts
  • 6

    Week 4- Smart Home - Dashboards

    • Dashboard Basics

    • Dashboard Build Example

    • Dashboard Build Example #2 (Mushroom Cards)

    • Cards Overview

    • Grid Cards

    • Optimise space in Dashboards (Conditional Card)

    • Custom Mini Media Player
  • 7

    Week 4- Smart Home - Automations

    • Automations (User Interface)

    • Automation with YAML

    • Node Red Add ON

    • Creating First Flow in Node Red
  • 8

    Week 4- Smart Home - Tips & Tricks

    • YAML Basics
  • 9

    Week 5 - CCTV System

    • Secure Camera System 101

    • How many cameras to buy?

    • Camera Placement TIPS

    • How to setup Unifi Protect
  • 10

    Week 6 - Alarm System

    • Alarm Systems 101

    • Shopping for an Alarm System

    • DIY Alarm System (Home Assistant)
  • 11

    Week 7 - Entertainment System (Audio)

    • Home Entertainment 101

    • Sonos Speakers

    • Integrating TVs into our Smart Home

    • Plex Media System
  • 12

    Appendix - Connecting Smart Home Devices to Home Assistant

    • Entities Naming Convention

    • Apple TV

    • Deebot (Custom Component)

    • DLNA

    • Ecovacs (YAML)

    • Everything Presence One

    • Lifx

    • Shelly

    • Sonoff (Custom Component)

    • Tado

    • Zigbee
  • 13

    Appendix - Smart Home - Additional Functionality (Add-ons)

    • File Editor

    • SSH

    • HACS

    • Backup to NAS

How did my Smart Home Change my Life?

  • Peace of mind

    Checking if you have shut the door, alarm auto-setting and knowing if motion has been detected gives me peace of mind.

  • Cool Factor

    It is awesome to talk to Google or Alexa impress your guests with lights turning on, TVs, media players, personalised messages.

  • Time Saver

    Just having a goodnight routine or welcome back, can save a lot of time in turning things on or off. With home assistant you can create endless automations.

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About me

Gio Langella

I'm Gio! I run a YouTube channel called Smart Home Makers and run a blog too. I'm a Software Engineer with a passion for smart home tech. I have been living in a smart home for about 5 years. At one point I had more than 20 Smart Apps on my phone, I since decided to control my smart home with Home Assistant and help people learn this powerful platform. When I was getting started with Home Assistant I struggled to get everything working, but now I feel the need to pass on this knowledge and get more and more people using Home Assistant as their home automation platform.