My home automation is a mishmash of devices and software that has served me well. I use Google Assistant for my shopping list and information querries, Alexa for voice commands and SmartThings/ActionTiles for my tablet kiosks in each room.I’m ready to try a little consolidation using Home Assistant.

Mostly a stub for now:

I’m sensitive to the cost of electricity for a 24/7 server so I chose a $50 2015 Lenovo M73 tiny desktop which seems to get by on about 12 watts which is about $1 per month.

I’m reviewing a video from Make It Work that starts out with configuring Amazon Fire HD tablets as the kiosks. Fire Toolbox from XDA Developers is used to configure and remove ads from the tablet.

Need to install Alexa Media Player integration from Hacs.

Setup Alexa in Home Assistant.

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