Summary
In this chapter, we learned what add-ons are and how they can be used to support the automation of your home. You know understand more about the installation and utilization of the main add-ons that I use in my home.
We learned about Node-RED, a new tool to create automations. InfluxDB and Grafana were discussed, and examples were given so that you could verify how data is stored and monitored using these two tools.
A very important tool to manage your Tasmota devices was introduced, TasmoAdmin, and you saw what it can do.
Finally, we enabled Home Assistant to be accessed remotely by using the Duck DNS add-on.
This chapter gave you an overview of the add-ons available and introduced you to new tools and software so that you can go beyond what Home Assistant offers.
In the next chapter, we will explore another type of Home Assistant installation, showing you additional ways to use more resources of your hardware and software besides using Home Assistant.
