Franck Nijhof

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 ❤

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2026-03-06 18:32:06 UTC

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@nprofile…2r6c Awesome!

2026-03-06 09:24:29 UTC

🚀 I've just opened 2 new roles in my department at the Open Home Foundation to work full-time on #HomeAssistant!
🖥️ Frontend Engineer
🔐 Security Engineer
Fully remote. Full-time. #OpenSource every day.
Best job in the world. Working on open source for a non-profit, building the biggest smart home platform on the planet. It changed my life; your chance to change yours.
Boosts appreciated! 🙏
🔗 https://www.openhomefoundation.org/jobs
#SmartHome #Hiring #RemoteWork #FOSS #InfoSec
https://www.openhomefoundation.org/jobs

2026-03-02 09:24:08 UTC

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@nprofile…jymg That is a party trick anyone can just do 🙃

2026-03-01 19:31:03 UTC

You know the rule: if it has a screen and a processor, someone will make DOOM run on it.
Home Assistant just joined the club.
I built a custom integration that runs the real DOOM (1993) inside a dashboard card using js-dos. Binary sensor, session tracking, daily trivia, and a hidden iddqd easter egg. If DOOM runs in Home Assistant, it should behave like one.
Open source, installable via HACS: https://github.com/frenck/home-assistant-doom
Blog: https://frenck.dev/home-assistant-can-run-doom/
#HomeAssistant #OpenSource #DOOM
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2026-02-22 10:36:46 UTC

An amazing Home Assistant cake at @nprofile…k6eu Community Meetup in Cologne yesterday! 🤩🍰😋
Isn’t the our community the best? 🫶
#HomeAssistant #HomeBakeAutomation #SmartHome
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2026-02-21 10:42:14 UTC

On my way to the Home Assistant Community Meetup in Cologne! 🚗
Excited to meet everyone! 🤗
#HomeAssistant #Community
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2026-02-15 11:38:36 UTC

I said for years I probably wouldn’t go for smart locks. Yet here we are 😅
About to install my first smart locks. NUKI Smart Lock Ultra and Keypad 2.
Will integrate with Home Assistant (of course 😉)
Interested in practical real world tips. What automations have proven useful?
What became annoying over time or just really golden?
#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
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2025-12-21 11:01:33 UTC

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@nprofile…n65k camera angle… water leveler has been used… otherwise my CDO (alphabetically sorted) would kick in as well 🙃

2025-12-21 11:00:34 UTC

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@nprofile…20nm thanks! 🙏

2025-12-21 11:00:25 UTC

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@nprofile…qe4j frigate I do not know… with #HomeAssistant the integration is top notch!

2025-12-21 10:50:50 UTC

New house came with a SolarEdge inverter already installed. ☀️
Plot twist: I can't actually access the thing. SetApp login fails, and the WiFi credentials printed on the side? Totally useless.
Anyone dealt with taking over one of these as a new homeowner? Is there a reset procedure I'm missing, or am I just stuck pointing at it hoping it magically works?
#SmartHome #Solar
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2025-12-17 12:58:33 UTC

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@nprofile…vmrx ooh tell me about it! At this moment… I don’t even know where to start 🙃

2025-12-03 19:28:39 UTC

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@nprofile…hx60 @nprofile…cue9
Not correct. We remain Home Assistant OS & Container installation support.
You can find all details here: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/05/22/deprecating-core-and-supervised-installation-methods-and-32-bit-systems/

2025-11-02 10:36:00 UTC

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@nprofile…y5v3 Integrations are not libraries, they do use libraries and packages to function though... (another layer you most often do not see, but exists).

2025-11-01 22:16:10 UTC

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@nprofile…58x7 Well.. it does not extend Home Assistant itself. That is the whole problem we are trying to tackle...

2025-11-01 17:18:22 UTC

I've been thinking about this a lot: new Home Assistant users constantly confuse add-ons with integrations. Both names sound like things you add to extend HA, but they serve completely different purposes.
My proposal: rename add-ons to "apps" because everyone already knows what apps are 🔥
Made a video explaining the reasoning. Would love your thoughts:
https://youtu.be/TwKOeZJyPas
#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #OpenSource
https://youtu.be/TwKOeZJyPas

2025-10-26 13:42:33 UTC

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@nprofile…kjf0 @nprofile…t3xh @nprofile…cue9 yeah that won’t help. It is the boiler itself that is in a fault state. Hence debugging it remote through the opentherm connection.

2025-10-26 13:26:14 UTC

Family texts: “Boiler’s broken. No hot water. House is getting cold.” 🥶
My location: 36,000 feet above ground, traveling at 874 km/h to GitHub Universe.
Challenge accepted. 💪
Opened laptop, connected to airplane WiFi (which is… not fast), established @nprofile…t3xh VPN connection to my home, accessed @nprofile…cue9, and I’m currently knee-deep in OpenTherm logs trying to diagnose what’s going on.
The fact I can even TRY this from a plane is wild. We live in the future. 🚀
#HomeAssistant

2025-10-22 11:23:47 UTC

“Future is Local” spotted at Prague Airport ✈️
Absolutely. Your smart home, your data, your control. All staying local in YOUR home, not shipped off to someone’s cloud server.
This is exactly what we’re building 🏠
#HomeAssistant #LocalControl #FutureIsLocal #Privacy #OpenSource
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2025-10-15 17:01:23 UTC

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@nprofile…kjf0 lol it is such a a universal failure; that we basically all know what to do 😅

2025-08-07 14:48:44 UTC

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@nprofile…qdsf @nprofile…2sd7
> Oh no, please don't turn Home Assistant into another AI slopfest.
Did you actually read it? As in.... basically that is addressed in one of the first sentences on that section in the blog.

2025-05-27 17:07:34 UTC

👻 Spook just got way smarter
It now understands the powerful magic of templates in Home Assistant! 🧙‍♂️
Spook can raise repair issues if it spots unknown entities hiding inside your clever automations.
Still testing… but it’s looking scary good 😊
Coming soon: https://spook.boo 👻
#HomeAssistant
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2025-05-16 20:15:23 UTC

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@nprofile…wrpq Yes! Als het goed is heb je email gehad met een ticket en updates :)

2025-04-22 20:51:09 UTC

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@nprofile…3z9d Hehe, well, the goal is natuurlijk to streamline everything more :)

2025-04-22 20:11:58 UTC

I just opened a discussion on the Home Assistant forums seeking community feedback:
We’re proposing to deprecate the Core & Supervised installation methods and drop i386 & armhf architectures.
What do you think? Let me know 👇
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/feedback-requested-deprecating-core-supervised-i386-armhf/880968
#HomeAssistant
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/feedback-requested-deprecating-core-supervised-i386-armhf/880968

2025-04-22 18:14:53 UTC

Just realized I haven’t blogged in a while… BAD ME! 😅
I still have plenty of stuff I could write about. But hey—what would you actually want to hear my take on? 👀

2025-04-13 15:55:53 UTC

On the train back to my smart home 🏠
The State of the Open Home 2025 is a wrap! 🎬
We now have over 2,000,000 Home Assistant installations!
Amazing, huh? I still can’t wrap my head around it 😵‍💫
#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #SOTOH2025 #OpenHomeFoundation
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2025-03-21 12:34:27 UTC

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@nprofile…4fh9 lol about me looking at tiles all day while I get covered in mud? Dude I can taste the sand and weed that was sitting between the tiles at this point 😂

2025-03-20 17:10:52 UTC

Fixed this thing too many times. Opened it up… looked inside… closed it again.
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 – 𝟭𝟳:𝟬𝟰 ☠️🛠️
Good excuse to finally get a smart dryer! 🤖💨
Which one to get? Samsung, Bosch, Siemens, Miele… or? 🤔
#RIP #LaundrySuck #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
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2025-03-19 19:39:08 UTC

🚀 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀! 🧙‍♂️
I’m working on extending the template engine with some new functions, filters, and tests, for example:
✅ flatten(list_of_lists) – Flattens nested lists into a single list
✅ combine(dict1, dict2, ...) – Merges multiple dictionaries together
Now, I need your input! 💡
🔍 What template functions, filters, or tests would make your automations easier?
💬 What repetitive Jinja gymnastics do you find yourself doing over and over?
#HomeAssistant #Jinja

2025-03-18 12:31:43 UTC

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@nprofile…6un7 As for balancing the actual energy: No that is not going to work. Financially: It has no impact though, as the utility meter will sum all up anyways.

2025-03-18 12:31:12 UTC

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@nprofile…yku2 Nowadays it is not... but older homes might still have it. Like mine 😆

2025-03-12 12:56:02 UTC

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@nprofile…qxwn I know!
This is what I have had around in my boxes of "stuff". For the devices I'm going to measure, it doesn't matter; they don't have PE either.

2025-03-12 12:50:20 UTC

🔌 I put together this little cable using a Shelly PM Mini Gen 3 to generate power profiles for some of my devices that PowerCalc doesn’t yet support ⚡
Curious to see how this works and excited to contribute back to this awesome integration!
https://github.com/bramstroker/homeassistant-powercalc
#HomeAssistant #EnergyMonitoring #Shelly
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2025-03-11 05:38:36 UTC

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@nprofile…fvzn hehe well, my mind was having a small fight over it, that is for sure 😀

2025-03-10 20:30:02 UTC

🔧 Organizing my #HomeAssistant setup and hit a dilemma… 🤔🚪
Door contact sensors on doors connecting two different areas—where should they belong? 📍 Room A or Room B?
How do you handle this in your setup? Teach me sensei 🥷💡
#SmartHome #Automation

2025-02-23 12:12:45 UTC

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@nprofile…gl57 @nprofile…2sd7 lol, well put! 😂

2025-02-22 23:13:28 UTC

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@nprofile…gmz8 @nprofile…2sd7 I like to view it from the perspective of the “at the house of the plumber everything leaks”, but that works too 😆

2025-02-22 23:09:35 UTC

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@nprofile…042l @nprofile…2sd7 hehe I guess that with great power comes great responsibility 😂

2025-02-22 22:23:37 UTC

📢 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴!
People think my smart home is the ultimate automation setup. Truth is, I run four @nprofile…2sd7 instances, have hundreds of devices, and half my automations don’t even work properly. 😅
I wrote about the real state of my smart home and some confessions about the chaos behind the scenes.
🔗 Read here: https://frenck.dev/confessions-about-my-smart-home/
#SmartHome #HomeAssistant #SelfHosted #Repost 🙏
https://frenck.dev/confessions-about-my-smart-home/

2025-02-14 10:01:57 UTC

🌹 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗱,
💙 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲,
🏠 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁,
🥰 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂!
From smart homes to smart hearts, here’s to the developers, contributors, and every Home Assistant user making their homes better for their families, loved ones, the community, and themselves—one open-source contribution at a time! 🫶
#ValentinesDay #HomeAssistant #GitHub #OpenSource @nprofile…2sd7

2025-02-13 19:23:08 UTC

Last month, I visited CES! And holy mother of home automations, are things evolving fast! 🚀
From AI overdrive and the challenges of interoperability with Matter to wild smart home gadgets, my full takeaways will surprise you!
https://frenck.dev/ces-2025-my-take-aways-for-the-connected-smart-home/
#CES2025 #SmartHome #HomeAssistant #AI #Matter #Innovation
https://frenck.dev/ces-2025-my-take-aways-for-the-connected-smart-home/

2025-02-11 23:06:54 UTC

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@nprofile…5z04 Honestly, I think I've restored a backup twice on purpose in all those years (To move to a new system) 😅

2025-02-09 16:05:32 UTC

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@nprofile…jvy7 @nprofile…q3m3 @nprofile…hsxq
Thanks for the suggestion. I have absolutely zero interest in posting my own video content on Peertube.
../Frenck

2025-02-09 14:50:34 UTC

🔋 Testing the HomeWizard Plug-In Battery with Home Assistant
This new device claims to be a plug-and-play home battery that should work with Home Assistant—just install it yourself, no electrician required. But does it actually work as promised?
I unbox it, set it up, and put it to the test! Watch here: https://youtu.be/WOxB-d-ofj4
#HomeWizard #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeBattery #Environment #Energy #SolarPanels #Sustainability
https://youtu.be/WOxB-d-ofj4

2025-02-08 23:47:50 UTC

🎬 Spent my Saturday evening deep in video editing… 📺
This is totally new to me, and wow—there’s a LOT that goes into making a YouTube video. Did I do it right? No idea. 😅
Here’s a hint: home battery + Home Assistant. ⚡🔋
Find out tomorrow when I drop the video! Curious to hear your thoughts. 👀
#YouTube #SmartHome #HomeWizard #HomeAssistant #Energy #ComingSoon

2025-01-29 16:09:55 UTC

After a night of heavy snowfall, today was pure heaven! ❄️⛷️ A fresh, thick layer of powder, blue skies, family, and the sun shining—just perfect. Damn, I love winter sports!
#Wintersports #Skiing #Snow #FreshPowder #Heaven #Family
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2025-01-24 09:14:08 UTC

It is #Friday! 🎉
That also means a new patch release for Home Assistant. I've just shipped a bunch of bug fixes in the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.𝟭.𝟰 release, which is now available for everyone to install.
Have a good weekend! ✌️
#HomeAssistant

2025-01-20 08:29:09 UTC

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@nprofile…7a72 That thing looks great I would print it! You should be able to make it speak... 😆

2025-01-19 16:48:33 UTC

Hey Albert Heijn! As I am one who mostly lives on a plate-based diet, those vegan markers on your price tags are very helpful… 🤔
#albertheijn #omnom #food
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2025-01-17 16:00:15 UTC

Oooh, I am already enjoying my New Year resolutions 😅
#SmartHomeRenovations #Energy #Environment
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2025-01-16 17:52:30 UTC

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@nprofile…60tl Dankjewel! ❤️

2025-01-16 17:20:15 UTC

I'm incredibly honored, proud, happy, and super thankful to share that I'm now a GitHub Star! 🌟
A sincere thank you to anyone involved in the nomination and selection process! ❤️
Blog: https://frenck.dev/now-a-github-star/
#GitHub #OpenSource #HomeAssistant
https://frenck.dev/now-a-github-star/

2025-01-14 23:35:57 UTC

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@nprofile…59zj At first, I went the self-hosting route.
I did the whole enchilada—setting up VMs, backups, mailgun, you name it! It works great, and I can really recommend it! It's well-documented!
When I finished that, I realized I didn't want to maintain that stuff; I should focus on writing instead.
I moved to ghost.org after that. Supporting their project is also a win-win for me, to be honest. As an open sourcerer myself, I feel like it is important to support them as well.

2024-10-05 10:36:50 UTC

Just wondering...
Why are some still using Node-RED for automations with Home Assistant? 🤔
I mean, why add an extra layer of complexity, another point of failure, and make everything harder to maintain? It’s like asking for pain… masochistic much? 😅
#BrainDump

2024-02-19 22:34:34 UTC

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@npub16u9…36cx hey there! Yes those are accurate. We have limited the scope at this point.

2023-08-20 11:10:30 UTC

Been working a bit on some new features for Spook 👻 this morning…
#HomeAssistant #WorkInProgress
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