Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home
@frenck.social
A Human. Being. Him/He. Dad. Open Sourcerer. GitHub Star ๐
#HomeAssistant lead engineer. Passionate. Dedicated. Motto: Make a positive difference every single day. Be the change โค
#HomeAssistant lead engineer. Passionate. Dedicated. Motto: Make a positive difference every single day. Be the change โค
Come to our the @home-assistant.io community meetup in Utrecht! We opened up way more spots, so more people can join!
Lot of us are there, including famous ESPHome people!
See you tomorrow? ๐ป
luma.com/wgktnnxp?tk=...
Lot of us are there, including famous ESPHome people!
See you tomorrow? ๐ป
luma.com/wgktnnxp?tk=...
Meet the Open Home Foundation team - Utrecht ยท Luma
We'd love for you to join us ๐
Come hang out with people from Home Assistant, Music Assistant, and ESPHome for a casual meetup right here in Utrecht! ๐ฅณ
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luma.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Come to our the @home-assistant.io community meetup in Utrecht! We opened up way more spots, so more people can join!
Lot of us are there, including famous ESPHome people!
See you tomorrow? ๐ป
luma.com/wgktnnxp?tk=...
Lot of us are there, including famous ESPHome people!
See you tomorrow? ๐ป
luma.com/wgktnnxp?tk=...
I decided to give UniFiโs Teleport a shot while traveling. In a 4 hour train ride right now; working remotely on my MacBook.
First impression: mehโฆ it works; but it for sure needs a lot of improvements around recovering from flaky 5G internet connectionsโฆ
First impression: mehโฆ it works; but it for sure needs a lot of improvements around recovering from flaky 5G internet connectionsโฆ
January 30, 2026 at 8:33 AM
I decided to give UniFiโs Teleport a shot while traveling. In a 4 hour train ride right now; working remotely on my MacBook.
First impression: mehโฆ it works; but it for sure needs a lot of improvements around recovering from flaky 5G internet connectionsโฆ
First impression: mehโฆ it works; but it for sure needs a lot of improvements around recovering from flaky 5G internet connectionsโฆ
Not really, there are many designs out there for HA related stuff. This one is by Pittaya (creator of Mushroom): makerworld.com/en/models/14...
Home Assistant Logo - Free 3D Print Model - MakerWorld
Download this free 3D print file designed by Piitaya. Home Assistant multi-color logo. It need AMS to be printed.
makerworld.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Not really, there are many designs out there for HA related stuff. This one is by Pittaya (creator of Mushroom): makerworld.com/en/models/14...
Let it run overnight and woke up to this beauty! ๐ โจ 5+ hours of printing later, my new office has some proper @home-assistant.io decoration. Now to find the perfect spot in my streaming backgroundโฆ ๐ฌ
January 27, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Let it run overnight and woke up to this beauty! ๐ โจ 5+ hours of printing later, my new office has some proper @home-assistant.io decoration. Now to find the perfect spot in my streaming backgroundโฆ ๐ฌ
As an ex-XS4ALL-employee myself, I do love their values.... The reality is I have been basically been issue free with my current provider for years (except for now), and I'm simply not able to justify the price difference because of that.
January 21, 2026 at 10:04 PM
As an ex-XS4ALL-employee myself, I do love their values.... The reality is I have been basically been issue free with my current provider for years (except for now), and I'm simply not able to justify the price difference because of that.
Oh boyโฆ in my caseโฆ the connection really drops or gets bad during those episodes. Is has affected me in video calls quite a bit :(
January 19, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Oh boyโฆ in my caseโฆ the connection really drops or gets bad during those episodes. Is has affected me in video calls quite a bit :(
Mehโฆ I am experiencing Odido connectivity issues the past day at my new homeโฆ kinda cool UniFi logs and warns for it though!
January 19, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Mehโฆ I am experiencing Odido connectivity issues the past day at my new homeโฆ kinda cool UniFi logs and warns for it though!
Well, CES didn't happen for me this year.
After three flight cancellations (broken plane, crew limits, lost instrumentation on the runway), I'm still in the Netherlands. My luggage made it to Vegas though, which is the most hilarious part of this whole mess.
Choo choo from the frozen Netherlands๐โ๏ธ
After three flight cancellations (broken plane, crew limits, lost instrumentation on the runway), I'm still in the Netherlands. My luggage made it to Vegas though, which is the most hilarious part of this whole mess.
Choo choo from the frozen Netherlands๐โ๏ธ
My CES 2026 disaster: three attempts, zero success
Well, this wasn't the CES content I planned.I tried three times to get to Las Vegas for CES 2026. Three times. And I'm recording this from the snow in the Ne...
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Well, CES didn't happen for me this year.
After three flight cancellations (broken plane, crew limits, lost instrumentation on the runway), I'm still in the Netherlands. My luggage made it to Vegas though, which is the most hilarious part of this whole mess.
Choo choo from the frozen Netherlands๐โ๏ธ
After three flight cancellations (broken plane, crew limits, lost instrumentation on the runway), I'm still in the Netherlands. My luggage made it to Vegas though, which is the most hilarious part of this whole mess.
Choo choo from the frozen Netherlands๐โ๏ธ
It is connected to ethernet, but nothing...
I've requested a transfer @ SolarEdge... Now I wait :)
I've requested a transfer @ SolarEdge... Now I wait :)
December 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It is connected to ethernet, but nothing...
I've requested a transfer @ SolarEdge... Now I wait :)
I've requested a transfer @ SolarEdge... Now I wait :)
I run my Home Assistant Operating System directly on a Beelink Mini S12 Pro (on bare metal, no Promox).
December 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I run my Home Assistant Operating System directly on a Beelink Mini S12 Pro (on bare metal, no Promox).
Let's go! ๐
Time to bootstrap a fresh Home Assistant instance for my new home โจ
@home-assistant.io #HomeAssistant #SmartHome
Time to bootstrap a fresh Home Assistant instance for my new home โจ
@home-assistant.io #HomeAssistant #SmartHome
December 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Let's go! ๐
Time to bootstrap a fresh Home Assistant instance for my new home โจ
@home-assistant.io #HomeAssistant #SmartHome
Time to bootstrap a fresh Home Assistant instance for my new home โจ
@home-assistant.io #HomeAssistant #SmartHome
New house came with a SolarEdge inverter โ๏ธ
Plot twist: can't access it. SetApp login fails, Wi-Fi credentials on the side are useless.
Anyone reset one of these as a new homeowner? Or am I stuck pointing at it hoping it works?
#Solar #SmartHome
Plot twist: can't access it. SetApp login fails, Wi-Fi credentials on the side are useless.
Anyone reset one of these as a new homeowner? Or am I stuck pointing at it hoping it works?
#Solar #SmartHome
December 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
New house came with a SolarEdge inverter โ๏ธ
Plot twist: can't access it. SetApp login fails, Wi-Fi credentials on the side are useless.
Anyone reset one of these as a new homeowner? Or am I stuck pointing at it hoping it works?
#Solar #SmartHome
Plot twist: can't access it. SetApp login fails, Wi-Fi credentials on the side are useless.
Anyone reset one of these as a new homeowner? Or am I stuck pointing at it hoping it works?
#Solar #SmartHome
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I replaced a R**g doorbell with a Reolink PoE one the other day for the Home Assistant integration. Tailscale means I get notifications with photos from HA with nothing leaving my internal network. Great!
December 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I replaced a R**g doorbell with a Reolink PoE one the other day for the Home Assistant integration. Tailscale means I get notifications with photos from HA with nothing leaving my internal network. Great!
Installed the Reolink Doorbell @ my new place. All prepping for my fresh new Home Assistant powered smart home. Besides... it is kinda nice to know that someone is at the door ๐
#SmartHome #Reolink #doorbellcameras #homeassistant
#SmartHome #Reolink #doorbellcameras #homeassistant
December 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Installed the Reolink Doorbell @ my new place. All prepping for my fresh new Home Assistant powered smart home. Besides... it is kinda nice to know that someone is at the door ๐
#SmartHome #Reolink #doorbellcameras #homeassistant
#SmartHome #Reolink #doorbellcameras #homeassistant
LOL, honestly, at this point... those existing devices in the bought house are frustrating me a lot! But that is mostly caused by "the unknown" to be honest ๐ฌ
December 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
LOL, honestly, at this point... those existing devices in the bought house are frustrating me a lot! But that is mostly caused by "the unknown" to be honest ๐ฌ
New place, new network. ๐
UniFi router, switch, and two APs ready to go. Planned out a VLAN setup that avoids smart home headaches without going overboard.
If it works as hoped, I'll blog about the approach.
First step: infrastructure. Everything else can wait.
UniFi router, switch, and two APs ready to go. Planned out a VLAN setup that avoids smart home headaches without going overboard.
If it works as hoped, I'll blog about the approach.
First step: infrastructure. Everything else can wait.
December 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New place, new network. ๐
UniFi router, switch, and two APs ready to go. Planned out a VLAN setup that avoids smart home headaches without going overboard.
If it works as hoped, I'll blog about the approach.
First step: infrastructure. Everything else can wait.
UniFi router, switch, and two APs ready to go. Planned out a VLAN setup that avoids smart home headaches without going overboard.
If it works as hoped, I'll blog about the approach.
First step: infrastructure. Everything else can wait.
New house tour! We moved in 48 hours ago and the chaos is real.
Walking you through every room, showing all the smart home gear the previous owner left behind, and figuring out what half of it does.
No polish, just boxes and possibilities.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ns...
Walking you through every room, showing all the smart home gear the previous owner left behind, and figuring out what half of it does.
No polish, just boxes and possibilities.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ns...
New house tour: I bought a house with smart home potential (using Home Assistant)
YouTube video by Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home
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December 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
New house tour! We moved in 48 hours ago and the chaos is real.
Walking you through every room, showing all the smart home gear the previous owner left behind, and figuring out what half of it does.
No polish, just boxes and possibilities.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ns...
Walking you through every room, showing all the smart home gear the previous owner left behind, and figuring out what half of it does.
No polish, just boxes and possibilities.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ns...
We got the keys! ๐๐
This house has no idea what's about to happen to it ๐ฌ
An exciting new smart home adventure awaits... Let the tinkering begin!
Stay tuned ๐
This house has no idea what's about to happen to it ๐ฌ
An exciting new smart home adventure awaits... Let the tinkering begin!
Stay tuned ๐
December 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We got the keys! ๐๐
This house has no idea what's about to happen to it ๐ฌ
An exciting new smart home adventure awaits... Let the tinkering begin!
Stay tuned ๐
This house has no idea what's about to happen to it ๐ฌ
An exciting new smart home adventure awaits... Let the tinkering begin!
Stay tuned ๐
Moving next week, so I'm packing up... including my smart home ๐ฆ
My Zigbee2MQTT is now completely empty. Every sensor, every bulb, every button. All packed up and ready to go.
This feels weird. And honestly? Pretty exciting. New house, fresh canvas! ๐
My Zigbee2MQTT is now completely empty. Every sensor, every bulb, every button. All packed up and ready to go.
This feels weird. And honestly? Pretty exciting. New house, fresh canvas! ๐
December 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Moving next week, so I'm packing up... including my smart home ๐ฆ
My Zigbee2MQTT is now completely empty. Every sensor, every bulb, every button. All packed up and ready to go.
This feels weird. And honestly? Pretty exciting. New house, fresh canvas! ๐
My Zigbee2MQTT is now completely empty. Every sensor, every bulb, every button. All packed up and ready to go.
This feels weird. And honestly? Pretty exciting. New house, fresh canvas! ๐
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Did you miss the interview @frenck.social did with @github.com during Universe '25? Don't worry, they put it in blog form for you! ๐๐ป
"We don't build Home Assistant - the community does." Couldn't have said it better. ๐
#HomeAutomation #SmartHome #HomeAssistant
"We don't build Home Assistant - the community does." Couldn't have said it better. ๐
#HomeAutomation #SmartHome #HomeAssistant
โThe local-first rebellionโ: How Home Assistant became the most important project in your house
Learn how one of GitHubโs fastest-growing open source projects is redefining smart homes without the cloud.
github.blog
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Did you miss the interview @frenck.social did with @github.com during Universe '25? Don't worry, they put it in blog form for you! ๐๐ป
"We don't build Home Assistant - the community does." Couldn't have said it better. ๐
#HomeAutomation #SmartHome #HomeAssistant
"We don't build Home Assistant - the community does." Couldn't have said it better. ๐
#HomeAutomation #SmartHome #HomeAssistant
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Home Assistant 2025.12 ๐
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/12...
Labs with Winter mode โ๏ธ, purpose-specific triggers and conditions for automations ๐ง , system-wide default dashboards ๐ฑ, real-time power monitoring โก and much more to close out 2025!
#HomeAssistant
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/12...
Labs with Winter mode โ๏ธ, purpose-specific triggers and conditions for automations ๐ง , system-wide default dashboards ๐ฑ, real-time power monitoring โก and much more to close out 2025!
#HomeAssistant
December 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Home Assistant 2025.12 ๐
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/12...
Labs with Winter mode โ๏ธ, purpose-specific triggers and conditions for automations ๐ง , system-wide default dashboards ๐ฑ, real-time power monitoring โก and much more to close out 2025!
#HomeAssistant
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/12...
Labs with Winter mode โ๏ธ, purpose-specific triggers and conditions for automations ๐ง , system-wide default dashboards ๐ฑ, real-time power monitoring โก and much more to close out 2025!
#HomeAssistant
๐๏ธ Live NOW! Recording the Home Assistant Podcast with Rohan & Phil. Come see how the sausage gets made!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=99zW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=99zW...
Home Assistant 2025.12 Breakdown with Frenck | Home Assistant Podcast
@Frenck is here to help us see out 2025 and to break down the final Home Assistant release of the year. โ
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November 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
๐๏ธ Live NOW! Recording the Home Assistant Podcast with Rohan & Phil. Come see how the sausage gets made!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=99zW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=99zW...
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The final release of @home-assistant.io is almost here! Rohan and I are live-streaming a recording for the Home Assistant Podcast tomorrow joined by @frenck.social on our Patreon and YouTube channels!
Join us if you're around to see the year out
https://youtube.com/live/99zWGqlBI1g
Join us if you're around to see the year out
https://youtube.com/live/99zWGqlBI1g
November 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The final release of @home-assistant.io is almost here! Rohan and I are live-streaming a recording for the Home Assistant Podcast tomorrow joined by @frenck.social on our Patreon and YouTube channels!
Join us if you're around to see the year out
https://youtube.com/live/99zWGqlBI1g
Join us if you're around to see the year out
https://youtube.com/live/99zWGqlBI1g