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Effortless Mornings: Automate Your Espresso Machine with Home Assistant ☕🤖

Who doesn’t love waking up to the aroma of freshly brewed coffee? For many of us, a perfect flat white is the ideal way to start the day. But what if you could automate your espresso machine to turn on just when you need it? With Home Assistant, you can do just that! In this post, I’ll share how I automated my espresso machine to turn on when I drop off my kids at school, ensuring a hot cup of coffee is ready when I get back home. 🚗🏫

How It Works

The automation leverages Home Assistant’s zone feature to detect when I leave the school zone after dropping off my kids. The espresso machine is connected to a smart switch, allowing me to control it through Home Assistant. The machine is turned on only during the morning drop-off times, ensuring it doesn’t activate in the afternoon or evening. If I don’t return home within 20 minutes, the machine is automatically turned off to save energy. 🌍💡

Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of the automation:

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