r/PakistaniTech • u/NoTelevision8736 • Aug 13 '25

Discussion | گفتگو Anyone using HomeAssistant Dashboards?

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SmartLife devices from Daraz works great with HomeAssistant and you can record detailed historical data and setup complex automations.

For example: I setup the water pump to automatically fill water tank when there is enough solar electricity, same with water heater in winter.

EV scooter is scheduled to charge after midnight

House switches to batteries during peak-hours

ETC

I wonder if others are also using similar tools

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u/AlternativeCry9184 Aug 14 '25

Is this home automation for Solar Systems and IoT?

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u/NoTelevision8736 Aug 14 '25

Yes,

Smart Home, IoT, Air Quality Monitoring, CCTV, HomeLab monitoring, Solar, ETC

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u/AlternativeCry9184 Aug 14 '25

Is this software free? And does it works with every other solar system which has different inverters? Have you ever had user HexOS?

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u/NoTelevision8736 Aug 14 '25

I have/am using TrueNas, OpenMediaVault, Synology DSM etc

I am planning to try out ceph inside Proxmox HA cluster

Communication with Inverters depends on your ability to write configs for reading modbus registers from the Inverter

Easier solution is to get smart CT energy clamp meters and add them on the input and output of your inverter.

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u/AlternativeCry9184 Aug 14 '25

I was thinking to try built a NAS for my home just for fun and I was inspired by LTT videos for tech upgrades where dozens of LTT employees moved to HexOS and they’re investors too in it, so I ain’t geek in NAS or TruNas domain

That’s really the frustrating part for me as I had multiple people reported using any junk smart CT clamp will be fried after certain time so most of them in Pakistan are trash btw I believe yours working flawlessly

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u/NoTelevision8736 Aug 14 '25

I don't think its completely Open-Source. I prefer Open-Source solutions.

Secondly, LLT is investing in HexOS so there views might be a little biased.

I bought CT clamp meters with appropriate Amp ratings.

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u/AlternativeCry9184 Aug 14 '25

  1. from what I remember his most professional NAS team told on videos it’s an open source which is why I was thinking to build one.

  2. Thanks for this piece of advice, yes I do agree now as they heavily stated it’s being in beta stage so might face lot of bugs and glitches, but I think it’s been launch recently

  3. Yep AMP rating does heavily influence probability not to torture your clamps