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Home Assistant — Home Overview Dashboard Plan

Date: 2026-02-24 Context: Home Assistant on Docker VM (jara.cronova.dev), Frigate NVR with 3 cameras, MQTT via Mosquitto. Dashboard grows as devices are added.

Dashboard Sections

1. Infrastructure Status

  • Docker VM, NAS, Proxmox — online/offline indicators (ping or HA binary_sensor)
  • Frigate — detector speed, CPU usage, camera statuses (from Frigate integration entities)
  • MQTT — connected/disconnected state
  • Uptime Kuma — link to status.cronova.dev/dashboard or embed status via API

2. Camera Summary

  • Last person detection per camera (timestamp + snapshot thumbnail)
  • Detection counts today (person, car, dog, cat)
  • Quick links to live feeds (Frigate camera entities)
  • Zone activity: driveway, terraza, street event counts

3. Power & Environment

  • Server room temperature and humidity (ESP32 + BME280, pending Phase 1 kit)
  • Real-time power consumption per device (SONOFF S31 plugs, pending Phase 3 kit)
  • HA Energy Dashboard integration for daily/monthly tracking
  • Water leak sensor status (ESP32 + water sensor, pending Phase 1 kit)

4. Family & Presence

  • Who's home / away (HA Companion App — configured 2026-03-08)
  • Welcome home / away mode indicators
  • Indoor camera recording status (on when away, off when home)

5. Media & Entertainment

  • LG TV power/volume/source controls (paired 2026-03-09 via webOS integration)
  • Apple TV controls (paired 2026-03-08 via apple_tv integration)

Implementation Notes

Card Types (built-in)

Card Use Case

| entities | Infrastructure status rows | | picture-entity | Camera live feeds | | glance | Detection counts, sensor readings | | conditional | Show alerts only when relevant | | history-graph | Temperature trends, power usage | | button | Quick actions (arm/disarm, TV controls) |

Card Use Case

| mushroom | Modern, clean entity cards | | mini-graph-card | Sparkline graphs for temp/power trends | | auto-entities | Dynamic card lists (e.g., all sensors above threshold) | | frigate-card | Enhanced camera cards with event timeline |

System Monitor Integration

Built-in HA integration (no install needed). Add via Settings → Integrations → System Monitor. Provides:

  • CPU usage, memory usage, disk usage
  • Network throughput (bytes/sec)
  • Last boot time
  • Process counts

Useful for monitoring the Docker VM itself.

Phased Build

Phase Requires Sections Available Status

| Now | Nothing extra | Infrastructure status, camera summary, Frigate stats | Ready | | After Companion App | Phone setup | Family presence, away mode | Ready (Companion App configured) | | After Phase 1 kit | ESP32 + BME280 | Server room temperature, water leak | Pending hardware | | After Phase 3 kit | SONOFF S31 | Power monitoring, energy dashboard | Pending hardware | | After TV pairing | Physical access | Media controls | Ready (LG TV + Apple TV paired) |

Prerequisites

  • [ ] Install HACS frontend cards (mushroom, mini-graph-card, auto-entities)
  • [x] Add System Monitor integration via browser
  • [x] Set up Companion App on phones (presence tracking)
  • [ ] Deploy ESP32 sensors (Phase 1 kit from AliExpress)
  • [ ] Flash and deploy SONOFF S31 plugs (Phase 3 kit)
  • [x] Pair LG TV and Apple TV integrations (at home)