Using Signal Messenger with Home-Assistant and Node-red: Initial Configuration, Testing and Feedback

So recently with all the noise about Whatsapp changing its privacy policy and the drive to find an alternative messenger, I began to play around more with Signal. Having already successfully set up Telegram for use with Home-Assistant and Nodered, I decided to see if …

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Using Node-red and Home-Assistant to check Unauthorised Computer Usage

Using Node-red and Home-Assistant to check Unauthorised Computer Usage

So continuing with my Node-red tutorials, I thought I’d take a look at some workstation security related notifications. In this tutorial, I am going to select a couple of scenarios where you might want to be alerted to activity on your windows computer. First, I …

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A Guide to using Telegram with Node-red and Home-Assistant

A Guide to Using Telegram with Node-Red and Home-Assistant

I thought I’d publish a post to show you how to use Telegram with Node-red. Telegram is an instant messaging platform with a great channel feature. It means that not only can you receive notifications from your Home-Assistant installation, but you can also send commands …

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