diff --git a/source/_posts/2021-03-12-community-highlights.markdown b/source/_posts/2021-03-12-community-highlights.markdown new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..17a532fc94f --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_posts/2021-03-12-community-highlights.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +--- +title: "Community Highlights: 12th edition" +description: "Create your own smart pet feeder, show values of your house on an ePaper display and a delicious Home Assistant cake." +date: 2021-03-12 00:00:00 +date_formatted: "March 12, 2021" +author: Klaas Schoute +author_twitter: klaasnicolaas +categories: Community +og_image: /images/blog/2021-03-12-community-highlights/social.png +--- + +The 12th edition of the Home Assistant Community Highlights! Some interesting +things popped up around our community, we thought was worth sharing. + +Do you want to share something for the next edition? +Information on [how to share](#got-a-tip-for-the-next-edition). + +./Klaas + +## Blueprint of the week + +Do you have a number of domain names and would you like to track when an SSL +certificate expires? Then you could try [bkbilly's](https://community.home-assistant.io/u/bkbilly) +blueprint that automatically sends you a notification when a sensor exceeds your set threshold value. +[Try it out!](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/certificate-expiration/280125) + +
+ + How this blueprint works + +
+ +Also, take a look at the [Blueprint Exchange][blueprints] for more inspiration! + +## Birthday cake + +Happy birthday to [adlawton](https://www.reddit.com/user/adlawton/)! 🥳 For his birthday, +his wife baked this great Home Assistant cake and also gave him a [Home Assistant Blue](/blue). + +
My wife decided to bake me a cake to go along with my birthday present this year. Can't wait to fire this thing up! from r/homeassistant
+ + +Hopefully, the cake tasted delicious and have fun with your Blue! + +## ePaper display + +[maxmacstn](https://github.com/maxmacstn) shared a really cool project on our +Home Assistant [subreddit][reddit] page. It allows you to display sensor data from, +for example, a room on an ePaper display. It works with ESPHome and you can also neatly +finish this with a 3D printed case. + + + +
My DIY E-Paper Sensor Display from r/homeassistant
+ + +## Hass Workstation Service + +For those who would like to read their webcam status on a Windows machine, there is +finally a solution! [sleevezipper](https://github.com/sleevezipper) has written a program +that you can install on windows and that can send data to your Home Assistant instance over +MQTT, in the background as a service. + + + + + UI of the workstation service program on Windows + + +You can finally switch the lights automatically when you are in an online meeting 😉 + +_Note: If you’re on MacOS, you can achieve the same using the [Home Assistant Companion app for MacOS][companion]._ + +## Smart pet feeder + +Would you like to automate feeding your pets? Then try the project of +[Sokolsok](https://www.reddit.com/user/Sokolsok/), who has turned it into a very cool +project with its own PCB and 3D printed design. + +

+ + How the smart pet feeder looks like + + You can read more about this project via this website. +

+ +## Got a tip for the next edition? + +Have you seen (or made) something awesome, interesting, unique, amazing, +inspirational, unusual or funny, using Home Assistant? + +[Click here to send us your Community Highlight suggestion](/suggest-community-highlight). + +Also, don't forget to share your creations with us via Social Media: + +- Tweet it! Be sure to mention [@home_assistant][twitter] +- Share it on our [Facebook group][facebook-group] +- Post it to our [subreddit][reddit] +- Tag [@homeasssistant][instagram] on Instagram +- Or via chat, drop us a line in the [#lounge at Discord][chat] + +See you next edition! + +[chat]: https://www.home-assistant.io/join-chat +[facebook-group]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomeAssistant/ +[instagram]: https://www.instagram.com/homeassistant/ +[reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant +[twitter]: https://www.twitter.com/home_assistant +[blueprints]: https://community.home-assistant.io/c/blueprints-exchange +[companion]: https://companion.home-assistant.io \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/source/images/blog/2021-03-12-community-highlights/blueprint.png b/source/images/blog/2021-03-12-community-highlights/blueprint.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..22448cdac19 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2021-03-12-community-highlights/blueprint.png differ diff --git a/source/images/blog/2021-03-12-community-highlights/feeder.jpg b/source/images/blog/2021-03-12-community-highlights/feeder.jpg new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..708b9799572 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2021-03-12-community-highlights/feeder.jpg differ diff --git a/source/images/blog/2021-03-12-community-highlights/social.png b/source/images/blog/2021-03-12-community-highlights/social.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..00a1ddc35b0 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2021-03-12-community-highlights/social.png differ diff --git a/source/images/blog/2021-03-12-community-highlights/workstation.png b/source/images/blog/2021-03-12-community-highlights/workstation.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7f1ddb5a0dd Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2021-03-12-community-highlights/workstation.png differ