Alexa, Home Assistant and Nabu Casa
Every so often, it is good to do some maintenance items to keep things running smoothly. This video and post will detail what I do with the Amazon Alexa Voice Service to keep the database clean, efficient and running smoothly. The idea of cleaning out the database of unwanted and unused devices will only help your Echo devices around the house hear and understand you better. There won’t be any duplicate names or unresponsive devices in that database that the voice service then has to decipher between.
Since I run Home Assistant in my home, this process is literally as easy as deleting all devices from the Alexa Voice service and then rediscovering everything. Thanks to the tight integration with Nabu Casa, all devices configured in my Home Assistant will be represented to the Alexa Service. The configuration of the Nabu Casa Cloud Component allows me to choose exactly what devices I want to present.
For me, I choose to present groups, input_booleans, switches, and covers.
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You might wonder why I am not presenting my lightbulbs in the configuration. The easy answer is I do via groups. I rarely want to voice control a single bulb so having the groups presented is all I need.
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👋 About this channel: My name is Carlo. I've been running Home Assistant for a BUNCH of years. Almost from the very beginning actually. This channel is focused on bringing what I have implemented at my own house to you so that you can bring it to your house. The channel will be a mix of reviews, tutorials, and inspiration. It is a companion to my GitHub site that holds all the code for my Smart Home and my main site where I keep the more in-depth technical writings. I hope you will enjoy the videos and consider subscribing.
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