Welcome to a smart condo. We are going to cover how to automate your pad. Home automation is a great field because there are endless things you can do! My personal favorite automation tool/software is Home Assistant (HA). There are many different wants to install it and HA integrates with a bunch of different hardware and software platforms. Here are a few examples of the automation we can build: Turn on the lights after sunset Turn off the lights when you leave the house Raise or lower blinds based on the location of the sun Turn on/off lights for different scenarios - movies, bedtime, etc Turn on/off a gas fireplace Turn on/off heat or AC Lock the front door Have a portable button panel that does anything you want (turn on these lights, movie mode) The best part, all of this can be done while you are at home, or away!