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How to manage AdGuard Home with Home Assistant on your Unraid server in your Smarthome

Would you like to get more from AdGuard?
Interested in only having one Console to monitor?
Stay tuned and I show you how to do this using AdGuard, HomeAssistant and Unraid

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro
0:43 – What we will be covering
1:03 – What is Adguard?
2:06 – Required items
3:19 – Connecting AdGuard to Home Assistant
4:39 – Configuring AdGuard HA integration

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*** Show Notes, Links and Resources ****
AdGuard Home
https://adguard.com/en/welcome.html

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How to enable notifications on your Unraid server in your Smarthome

Do you want to know about problems on Unraid?
Want to know when updates are available on Unraid?
Stay tuned and I will show you how to set this up in Unraid

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro
0:43 – What we will be covering
0:54 – Why you want notifications
1:28 – options for alerting in Unraid
6:25 – Configuring Alerts in Unraid
10:47 – sample alert

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*** Show Notes, Links and Resources ****
Unraid
https://unraid.net/

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How to manage Pi-Hole with Home Assistant on your Unraid server in your Smarthome

Are you running PiHole on your network?
Would you like to have a single console to watch PiHole?
Stay tuned and I will show you how to do this using HomeAssistant and Unraid

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro
0:40 – What we will be covering
0:56 – What is Pi-Hole (if you havent heard about it)
1:42 – Required items
3:46 – Installing Pi-Hole Integration
5:51 – Showing Pi-Hole Integration

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*** Show Notes, Links and Resources ****
PiHole
https://pi-hole.net/

Unraid
https://unraid.net/

Home Assistant
https://www.home-assistant.io/

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How to manage Sense with Home Assistant on your Unraid server in your Smarthome

Would you like to get more from Sense?
Interested in only having one Console to monitor?
Stay tuned and I show you how to do this using Sense, HomeAssistant and Unraid

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro
0:46 – What we will be covering
1:00 – What is Sense?
2:00 – What we will be covering
2:39 – Connecting Sense to Home Assistant
3:46 – Configuring Sense in Home Assistant

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*** Show Notes, Links and Resources ****
Sense Energy Monitor – Track Electricity Usage in Real Time and Save Money
https://amzn.to/3hNx90C

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How to manage LiFX with Home Assistant on your Unraid server in your Smarthome

Do you have LiFX bulbs in your smarthome?
Would you like to control the bulbs with a central console with the rest of your smarthome?
Stay tuned and I will show you how to do this with HomeAssistant on Unraid

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro
0:46 – What we will be covering
1:00 – Intro to Lifx Integration with Home Assistant
1:45 – Installing LiFX Home Assistant Integration
3:04 – What to do after Integration is active
5:14 – Options to enable in LiFX integration

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*** Show Notes, Links and Resources ****
LIFX L3A19LW06E26CA White, A19 Wi-Fi Smart LED Light Bulb, Warm, Dimmable
https://amzn.to/2YXSKwQ

LIFX Mini White (A19) Wi-Fi Smart LED Light Bulb, Dimmable, Warm White
https://amzn.to/2XjTED7

LIFX Color A19 800 lumens, Billions of Colors and Whites, Wi-Fi Smart LED Light Bulb
https://amzn.to/3ln6icD

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3 reasons you should have Home Assistant in your SmartHome

So you have multiple smarthome devices with consoles to manage them?
Would you like to have a central console to use with just about everything you have?
Stay tuned and I show you how to do this using HomeAssistant and Unraid

1. It provides a central console to control lights and switches
2. It can manage services like AdGuard in your smarthome
3. It controls hardware like LiFX in your smarthome
4. It allows you to use a variety of voice assistants

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – What we will be covering
1:08 – What is Home Assistant
2:34 – Required items
2:54 – Installing Home Assistant
3:59 – Review of what Home Assistant can do

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*** Show Notes, Links and Resources ****
Amcrest 1080P WiFi Security Camera 2MP Indoor Pan/Tilt Wireless IP
https://amzn.to/2VFEyHm

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How to setup Plex on your Unraid server in your Smarthome

Looking for a way to easily stream your videos and pictures?
Would you like it to be as easy as changing a channel?
Stay tuned and I show you how to do this using Plex and Unraid

Plex Media Server
Official Plex Repository
MediaServer:Video, MediaServer:Music, and 1 more

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – What we will be covering
0:59 – Introduction to Plex
3:04 – Installation of Plex on Unraid
4:03 – Configuration of Plex Docker container
5:05 – Getting Plex license
5:51 – Installing Plex license
6:55 – Checking for successful docker plex install completion
8:30 – Setup of Silicon Dust HomeRun Duo tuner
12:56 – Clients for using Plex Server
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*** Show Notes, Links and Resources ****
SiliconDust HDHomeRun Flex Duo 2 x ATSC Tuners – HDFX-2US
https://amzn.to/3kYDOGc

Plex

Home

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Monitoring your internet connect using Speedtest-Tracker and Unraid

Want a way to automatically monitor your internet connection speed?
Like to have a graph that you can use as needed to show the problem?
Stay tuned and I will show you how to do this with Speedtest-Tracker and Unraid

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – What we will be covering
0:59 – What is Speedtest-Tracker?
2:08 – Installing Speedtest-Tracker
4:12 – Speedtest installation tips
4:47 – Using Speedtest-tracker

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How to block ads and malware using Adguard Home on Unraid

Looking for a way to block the ads you are getting at home?
Like to have your DNS lookups secure and use just one app?
Stay Tuned and I will show you how to do this with AdGuard Home and Unraid

Enable docker hub access in Docker on Unraid

Use this setting for using DoH using 1.1.1.1 – https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query
Add 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 to resolve above dns server (Bootstrap DNS server to resolve server for DoH)

Test site for malware detection – https://www.wicar.org/

Test site for DNS over HTTPS (DoH) – https://1.1.1.1/help

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro
0:46 – What we will be covering
1:07 – What is AdGuard ?
3:46 – Installing AdGuard
10:05 – Configured AdGuard
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How to implement a cache drive in Unraid

Want to boost the performance of your Unraid NAS?
Want to add another way of avoiding drive failure?
Stay tuned and I will show you how to do this

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro
0:41 – What we will be covering
0:54 – What is a cache drive?
2:09 – Required items
6:40 – Installing Cache Drive
7:31 – Configuring Cache Drive
9:07 – Copy speed test
10:04 – How to use Cache Drive

Single drive
Vs
QNAP raid 1 dual m.2 sata option
https://amzn.to/2J9PTpg
$59
QDA-A2MAR
Plus cost of 2 m.2 sata drives

https://wiki.unraid.net/Cache_disk

## Run mover script to immediately files instead of waiting for scheduler
Settings – Scheduler – Mover Settings – Move now
Or
Main – Move now

# Has link to raid mgr program
https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/qd...

# link to user manual for qda-a2mar
https://www.qnap.com/en-us/download?m...

No Cache Drive
Wired – 30gb – 26min 7 sec transfer time
Wireless – 30gb – 28min 23 sec transfer time
Cache Drive
Wired – 30gb – 8 min 00sec transfer time
Wireless – 30gb – 14min 32 sec transfer time

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*** Show Notes, Links and Resources ****
QNAP Dual M.2 SATA SSD to 2.5” SATA RAID Adapter Converter
https://amzn.to/3lOCFTm

Kingston A400 240G Internal SSD M.2 2280
https://amzn.to/3iw7n1A

PNY CS900 120GB 3D NAND 2.5″ SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
https://amzn.to/3iw05Ls

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