Yaml

📌 This is Part 3 of the series. Part 1: Theory, Part 2: Practice. 🔗 What We’re Integrating Component Purpose Difficulty ONEmesh MQTT Bridge between local mesh and global map + Telegram notifications 🟢 Low Home Assistant Node sensors, device_tracker, automations on mesh messages 🟡 Medium Notifications Alerts for new nodes, lost connection, mentions in chat 🟢 Low 💡 All examples tested on: HA 2026.4.2 (Docker) + Orange Pi 3B + built-in MQTT broker. ...

The home zone (zone.home) is the foundation for: ✅ Presence detection (automations for “arrived/left”) ✅ Sunrise/sunset calculation (lighting, blinds) ✅ Weather forecasting (coordinate-based) ✅ Geofencing for devices and users Inaccurate coordinates = false triggers, wrong forecasts, broken automations. 🎯 The Default Wizard Problem During initial setup, Home Assistant asks to pick a location on a map. But: ❌ No manual coordinate input in the wizard ❌ IP-based auto-detection often has 1–10 km error ❌ Elevation above sea level is not requested Solution: configure precise coordinates after installation, via UI or YAML. ...