Bear Stone Smart Home Documentation
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Live, personal Home Assistant configuration shared for **browsing and inspiration**. This is not a turnkey clone-and-run setup; borrow ideas, adapt entity IDs/secrets, and test in your own environment.
### Quick navigation
- [Blog](https://www.vcloudinfo.com) | [Issues](https://github.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc) | [Diagram](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/master/config/www/custom_ui/floorplan/images/branding/bearstoneflow.png) | [YouTube](https://youtube.com/vCloudInfo)
- Config highlights: `config/packages`, `config/automation`, `config/script`, `config/scene`, `config/templates`, `config/www`
- Gear & affiliate catalog: see `docs/legacy-readme.md` (full device list with links)
### What this repo is (and isn't)
- A live record of how my smart home runs, with real-world automations, scripts, and scenes.
- A place to reverse-engineer patterns, not a deployment guide. If you reuse snippets, adjust entities, secrets, and services to fit your setup.
- Issues double as a changelog and design history; browse them for rationale behind changes.
### Repo layout and files you won't see
- Reusable config lives under `config/` (see the quick navigation paths above).
- Runtime artifacts are hidden by `.gitignore` and won't show up on GitHub (e.g., `home-assistant_v2.db*`, logs, `deps/`, `.venv/`, backups). Look at the YAML and scripts for the actual logic and regenerate your own `secrets.yaml`.
### Platform
- Runs on Docker/compose today; this README is a browsing guide, not a how-to-install. Current HA version is tracked in `config/.HA_VERSION` (see the badge above).
### Featured examples to start with
- Alarm and perimeter monitoring: [config/packages/alarm.yaml](config/packages/alarm.yaml)
- Garage routines and entry lighting: [config/packages/garadget.yaml](config/packages/garadget.yaml), [config/automation/garage_entry_light.yaml](config/automation/garage_entry_light.yaml)
- Holiday/front-of-house color scenes: [config/scene/monthly_colors.yaml](config/scene/monthly_colors.yaml), [config/script/monthly_color_scene.yaml](config/script/monthly_color_scene.yaml)
- Dash-button triggers for quick actions: [config/automation/dash_buttons.yaml](config/automation/dash_buttons.yaml)
- Battery and solar awareness: [config/packages/powerwall.yaml](config/packages/powerwall.yaml)
- Presence-aware office comfort: [config/packages/office_motion.yaml](config/packages/office_motion.yaml)
- Weather-aware lighting: [config/automation/dark_rainy_day.yaml](config/automation/dark_rainy_day.yaml)
### Network diagram
### Gear tied to real automations (affiliate links)
Only listing hardware that appears in active packages/automations here. The full catalog (including older gear) remains in `docs/legacy-readme.md`.
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| Device | What it drives (friendly name -> file) | Buy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Garadget garage door controller | Garage doors: open/close, reflection alerts - [garadget package](config/packages/garadget.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/2jQLpVQ) |
| August smart lock | Front-door lock control + status - [august package](config/packages/august.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/48jVzZ3) |
| Phyn Plus water shutoff | Leak detection + auto shutoff - [phynplus package](config/packages/phynplus.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/2Zy3sbJ) |
| Rachio sprinkler controller | Rain-skips and seasonal watering - [rachio package](config/packages/rachio.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/2eoPKBW) |
| Tesla Powerwall 2 | Grid-outage alerts + load-shed automations - [powerwall package](config/packages/powerwall.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/3UM4BZ5) |
| NodeMCU motion sensor | Office motion lighting - [office_motion package](config/packages/office_motion.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/2oUgj5i) |
| Raspberry Pi 3 + Aeon Z-Wave stick | Z-Wave backbone for door/hall sensors - [garage entry helper](config/automation/garage_entry_light.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/2e3DOBY) [](https://amzn.to/2eAiAP0) |
| Roku streaming device | TV presence -> scenes/lighting - [roku package](config/packages/roku.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/2Ctp8cr) |
| Amazon Dash Button | Quick actions (office lamp toggle) - [dash buttons automation](config/automation/dash_buttons.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/2dPKZhM) |
| Amazon Echo Show | Front door camera pop-up when the August lock unlocks - [august package](config/packages/august.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/4ptA3YO) |
| Dreame/Neato vacuum | Cleaning schedules + notifications - [vacuum package](config/packages/vacuum.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/4f7NpFP) |
| Flux/LED strip controller | Monthly color scenes for exterior - [monthly color scene](config/script/monthly_color_scene.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/2jUBSBE) |
| Etekcity/433MHz outlet | Accent lighting relays - [garage entry helper](config/automation/garage_entry_light.yaml) | [](https://amzn.to/2efNoBP) |
### Gear and affiliate links
- I keep a detailed, affiliate-supported gear list in `docs/legacy-readme.md`. Browsing or purchasing through those links helps support this project; thanks!
**All of my configuration files are tested against the most stable version of home-assistant.**
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