A Human. Being. Him/He. Dad. Open Sourcerer. GitHub Star 🌟 #HomeAssistant lead engineer. Passionate. Dedicated. Motto: Make a positive difference every single day. Be the change ❤https://bsky.app/profile/frenck.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3miynyhnhog23I am ready for it! State of the Open Home 2026! Are you?! #HomeAssistant08 Apr 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miynyhnhog23https://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mivlhoes422iOn my way to Utrecht to prepare for the State of the Open Home 2026! The Dutch railroad 🚂 in the mean time be like: safe travels and enjoy the view… 🧽🧼 🙈 #ns #trains #roflpimplmao07 Apr 2026 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivlhoes422ihttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mirip3gbjs27Templating has felt like homework for too long in Home Assistant. I reworked the docs on @home-assistant.io with one goal: make them more approachable. Every function has its own page now, with real examples! First pass, feedback welcome 🙏 https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/templating/05 Apr 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirip3gbjs27https://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mghr2n2e7c27Just moved into a place with a garden. 60-70m2 of lawn I am not touching by hand. 🤪 Looking for a robot lawnmower for a small space that works with Home Assistant. Everything I find is sized for a castle. Recommendations? Manufacturers? Anyone? 🌿07 Mar 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghr2n2e7c27https://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mgfqjnomps2q"it's a bonus that you'd work with me 😏" That is true though... 🫶 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfqjnomps2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mgeyfwhn362x🚀 I've just opened 2 new roles at the Open Home Foundation to work full-time on @home-assistant.io! 🖥️ Frontend Engineer 🔐 Security Engineer Fully remote. Full-time. Open source every day. Best job in the world. It changed my life. This is your chance to change yours. 🔗 openhomefoundation.org/jobs http://openhomefoundation.org/jobs06 Mar 2026 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgeyfwhn362xhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mg6qs5ppcn2oWanted to install a Reolink garden cam. Found this instead 😬🔌 vm.tiktok.com/ZGdukWvw7/03 Mar 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6qs5ppcn2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mfzhtsiaty2kCan @home-assistant.io run DOOM? Turns out: yes. I built an integration that runs the real DOOM (1993) inside a dashboard, including some sensor entities.. The entire thing was written by AI in under 2 hours. I didn't write a single line of code. Full story: https://frenck.dev/home-assistant-can-run-doom/01 Mar 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzhtsiaty2khttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mfgwxn3cdb27An amazing Home Assistant cake at @home-assistant.io Community Meetup in Cologne yesterday! 🤩🍰😋 Isn’t the our community the best? 🫶 #HomeAssistant #HomeBakeAutomation #SmartHome22 Feb 2026 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfgwxn3cdb27https://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mfegrzdmrt27On my way to the Home Assistant Community Meetup in Cologne! 🚗 Excited to meet everyone! 🤗 #HomeAssistant #Community21 Feb 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfegrzdmrt27https://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mevh5scrp72rI said for years I probably wouldn’t go for smart locks. Yet here we are 😅 Installing the NUKI Smart Lock Ultra + Keypad 2 with @home-assistant.io soon. Curious about real world experience. What are your do’s and don’ts? Got automations that actually improved daily life? #SmartHome #HomeAssistant15 Feb 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mevh5scrp72rhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3met5mrwpre2i📦 A fresh package arrived! I still get that “kid on a birthday” feeling when the mail shows up with a box of new goodies… This one from Signify has me pretty excited 🤗14 Feb 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3met5mrwpre2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mdvgtwohra2cCome to our the @home-assistant.io community meetup in Utrecht! We opened up way more spots, so more people can join! Lot of us are there, including famous ESPHome people! See you tomorrow? 🍻 https://luma.com/wgktnnxp?tk=CFr9rm02 Feb 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvgtwohra2chttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mdncnmkngv2gArrived in Brussels! 🚂 Even with the trains strike happening here in Belgium 🙈 Excited for #FOSDEM! 🎉 See you there?30 Jan 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdncnmkngv2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mdmvdms5yk2cI decided to give UniFi’s Teleport a shot while traveling. In a 4 hour train ride right now; working remotely on my MacBook. First impression: meh… it works; but it for sure needs a lot of improvements around recovering from flaky 5G internet connections…30 Jan 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdmvdms5yk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mdf7fxmf7f2tLet it run overnight and woke up to this beauty! 🏠✨ 5+ hours of printing later, my new office has some proper @home-assistant.io decoration. Now to find the perfect spot in my streaming background… 🎬27 Jan 2026 07:12 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdf7fxmf7f2thttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mcshxrf4fz2mMeh… I am experiencing Odido connectivity issues the past day at my new home… kinda cool UniFi logs and warns for it though!19 Jan 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcshxrf4fz2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mbvpy2zqs622Well, CES didn't happen for me this year. After three flight cancellations (broken plane, crew limits, lost instrumentation on the runway), I'm still in the Netherlands. My luggage made it to Vegas though, which is the most hilarious part of this whole mess. Choo choo from the frozen Netherlands🚂❄️ https://youtu.be/_5SG43Nvy0s08 Jan 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbvpy2zqs622https://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3majrtiagg62qLet's go! 🚀 Time to bootstrap a fresh Home Assistant instance for my new home ✨ @home-assistant.io #HomeAssistant #SmartHome21 Dec 2025 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3majrtiagg62qhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3maikesd3qo2eNew house came with a SolarEdge inverter ☀️ Plot twist: can't access it. SetApp login fails, Wi-Fi credentials on the side are useless. Anyone reset one of these as a new homeowner? Or am I stuck pointing at it hoping it works? #Solar #SmartHome21 Dec 2025 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3maikesd3qo2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3magchs45z52xInstalled the Reolink Doorbell @ my new place. All prepping for my fresh new Home Assistant powered smart home. Besides... it is kinda nice to know that someone is at the door 🙈 #SmartHome #Reolink #doorbellcameras #homeassistant20 Dec 2025 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3magchs45z52xhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mabylqwgij22New place, new network. 🏠 UniFi router, switch, and two APs ready to go. Planned out a VLAN setup that avoids smart home headaches without going overboard. If it works as hoped, I'll blog about the approach. First step: infrastructure. Everything else can wait.18 Dec 2025 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabylqwgij22https://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3mabqbyhrac2aNew house tour! We moved in 48 hours ago and the chaos is real. Walking you through every room, showing all the smart home gear the previous owner left behind, and figuring out what half of it does. No polish, just boxes and possibilities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-nsBQSpJkw18 Dec 2025 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabqbyhrac2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3ma6l4ydr5n2cWe got the keys! 🔑🏠 This house has no idea what's about to happen to it 😬 An exciting new smart home adventure awaits... Let the tinkering begin! Stay tuned 😏17 Dec 2025 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6l4ydr5n2chttps://bsky.app/profile/frenck.social/post/3m7hp4lufey2nMoving next week, so I'm packing up... including my smart home 📦 My Zigbee2MQTT is now completely empty. Every sensor, every bulb, every button. All packed up and ready to go. This feels weird. And honestly? Pretty exciting. New house, fresh canvas! 🏠08 Dec 2025 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:ofidofdlypuxb2dlfdmbh3a3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7hp4lufey2n