What It Is:
A custom IoT dashboard built on top of Home Assistant. The dashboard is developed using Next.js and React, and it allows users to connect their Home Assistant instance (via a long-lived token input) to a clean, branded dashboard layer. The dashboard aggregates control over various smart devices, such as Philips Hue lights, a TP Link smart plug, and other potential sensors (camera, humidity sensor, baby body detector, etc.).
What It Does:
User Connection:
Users log in to the dashboard (with your chosen authentication method) and enter their Home Assistant token as part of a guided process.
Device Integration:
Once connected, the dashboard fetches the connected device statuses and displays them in a simple, easy-to-understand format. This could include light statuses (on/off, brightness), smart plug status, camera feeds, and placeholder widgets for future sensors like humidity or kid-monitoring devices.
Custom Controls & Automations:
The project offers basic controls to toggle lights or adjust settings and provides a framework for creating scenes or automations (e.g., “Evening Mode”, “Good Night” scenarios).
Bridge? → smart bulb or switch ? → wanna add voice control?
add lights → pair bluetooth, name it, test with light bright so i can know which light → show listed all lights → done!