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i FINALLY get to use Home Assistant. Before moving I didn't think it was worth it to set this up for the 2 smart bulbs I had. Now, opportunities are limitless. BIG THANKS to SmartWings for sending these shades for this video! Check them out here: https://bit.ly/3v19Mu0 Resources Home Assistant Installation: https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/ Philips Hue Emulation: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/emulated_hue/ Jeff's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJFsZL5CTgM Zigbee vs. Z-Wave: https://youtu.be/cH46z4ElJ6o?si=G1smthDZZFWemg2D Hardware (Affiliate Links) ZimaBoard: https://amzn.to/3UrbzDt Zigbee USB Dongle: https://amzn.to/3tTvJuX SmartWings Shaes: https://amzn.to/4b7iIhM 👏SUPPORT TECHHUT YOUTUBE MEMBER: https://bit.ly/members-techhut TECHHUT.TV: https://bit.ly/techhut-join DONATE PAYPAL: https://bit.ly/paypal-techhut $100 LINODE CREDIT: https://bit.ly/linode-techhut $5 PBCWAY CREDIT: https://bit.ly/techhut-join 🏆FOLOW TECHHUT JOIN DISCORD: https://bit.ly/discord-techhut TWITTER: https://bit.ly/twitter-techhut MASTODON: https://bit.ly/mastodon-techhut INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/personal-insta 📷MY GEAR (PAID LINKS) ASUS ROG M16: https://amzn.to/3t8Xgpo DeepCool MATREXX 40: https://amzn.to/3q3K8Qn AMD 3700x: https://amzn.to/31AKX9N ASRock B550M: https://amzn.to/3qeymTv G.Skill Trident Z Neo: https://amzn.to/3JRbeSF Radeon RX 580: https://amzn.to/3n7Ax9g Cannon M50: https://amzn.to/3xLfhuA 00:00 - Building my Smart Home 01:42 - Home Assistant Installation 04:54 - Smart Wings Blinds 08:21 - Home Assistant First Look 11:16 - My Initial Setup 12:15 - Emulated Hue 14:43 - Final Thoughts