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Oct 2021
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55: Home Assistant Turns Amber

JUPITER BROADCASTING
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A lot is changing in Home Assistant land, and it's almost all for the better; we break down the essential items. Chris gets wired about energy monitoring and shares his journey to get incorrectly formatted power stats working in Home Assistant's new Energy dashboard.

Plus, off-line YouTube backup, backing up iCloud photos, Tailscale feedback, and more.

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