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README.md

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-# homeAutomation
+# Home Automation project
+
+This repo describes my setup for Home Assistant.

Server.md

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+# Server setup
+
+## Installation docker
+
+- See [Official Website](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/)
+
+## Setup VPN client
+
+Follow [this tutorial](https://docs.pivpn.io/wireguard/)
+
+NOTE: on ubuntu, you need to add a symbolic link in order to enable the VPN ([source](https://superuser.com/a/1544697))
+
+```bash
+ln -s /usr/bin/resolvectl /usr/local/bin/resolvconf
+```
+
+## Setup Home Assistant
+
+```bash
+sudo docker run -d \
+  --name homeassistant \
+  --privileged \
+  --restart=unless-stopped \
+  -e TZ=Europe/Brussels \
+  -v /home/willem/homeassistant:/config \
+  --network=host \
+  ghcr.io/home-assistant/home-assistant:stable
+```
+
+Now, home assistant can be accessed at http://<host>:8123
+
+## To Do
+
+- Now, you can only connect to the home assistant server when you are connected to the VPN - is this OK or should this be changed?
+- Start the VPN client automatically after reboot
+

VPN.md

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+# VPN setup
+
+## OS
+
+I used a raspberry pi with Raspberry PI OS lite on it.
+
+>Best to use Raspberry Pi Imager to flash image onto SD card. This flasher allows you to enable SSH and configure WLAN during flashing
+
+After that, I followed [this tutorial](https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-wireguard/)
+
+Notes on the tutorial:
+
+- Working with a no-ip hostname did not work. Probably because I did not wait long enough after configuring the hostname? For now, I have configured an IP address, but this is not ideal, as the IP address can change.
+- After configuring the pivpn, best to run `pivpn -d` to fix an iptables issue (see [faq](https://docs.pivpn.io/faq/))
+
+## To Do
+
+- Raspberry pi should have a private key SSH login