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HA and TPLink

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In this post I explain how to control a PoE port on a TP-Link switch (TL-SG108PE) from Home Assistant. Since these small switches don’t support SNMP, I’ll use curl to authenticate, turn on, turn off or query the status of a specific port. The use case is being able to turn on or off a ReoLink PoE camera connected to one of the ports from Home Assistant.

Connecting HASS with Node-RED

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

I explain how I connected Node-RED with my Home Assistant (HASS), considering that they run on separate servers. They are deployed on different virtual machines, to allow independent maintenance and improve their performance.

For your reference, I created another post here where I describe the Node-RED installation using Alpine and Docker underneath, running as a virtual machine on my KVM server.

Node-RED on Docker

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Node-RED is a programming tool that allows you to connect hardware devices, APIs, and cloud services through creative workflows. Everything is done from the browser, and it supports dozens of built-in and third-party nodes.

Here I’ll explain the installation process, on a virtual machine with Alpine and Docker underneath. If you’re interested, I have another post describing how I integrate it with my Home Assistant.