Swap Life360 For OwnTracks in Home Assistant

In this video we talk about adding Owntracks to your Home Assistant Presence Detection solution.

The process is easy and Owntracks keeps your location data private. And it works well.

So if you are using Life360, and looking for a more private solution, Owntracks may be the integration you are looking for.

Video Chapters:
00:00 - A more private presence tracker in home Assistant using Owntracks
01:47 - What is Owntracks and why you should use it
02:27 - Setup Owntracks in Home Assistant
05:52 - A Simple Presence Detection System in home Assistant
9:03 - A Cloud Service Rant

Links:

The Markup Article - https://themarkup.org/privacy/2021/12...

My Presence Detection Config

Family Group: https://github.com/thejeffreystone/ho...

Family has Left Automation: https://github.com/thejeffreystone/ho...

Family has arrived Automation: https://github.com/thejeffreystone/ho...

Family is away script: https://github.com/thejeffreystone/ho...

Family is home script: https://github.com/thejeffreystone/ho...

#homeassistant #owntracks #presencedetection

Who am I?

My Name is Jeff. I am an DIY-er and Automator of boring things. And, of course, a huge Home Assistant fan. Oh, I also live in a house that tweets.

Follow Me:
Github - https://github.com/thejeffreystone
Twitter -   / thejeffreystone   /   / slackerlabs  
On the Web - https://slacker-labs.com/

And if you like this video you could always fuel my automation habit -

Buy a Slacker Labs T-shirt: https://slacker-labs.com/shop

One Time Donation:
Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Slack...
Cash App: $slackerlabs
Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut
.
Or use my Amazon affiliate link which provides a small commission on things you buy without additional cost to you - https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss...

Video Gear:

Canon m50: https://amzn.to/3ftldPH
Desk Mic: https://amzn.to/3wkum40
Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/3tXk1cp
Newer 660: https://amzn.to/3fwwejd
Dazzne D50: https://amzn.to/3oGBK5y
Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3u07chK
Gimble: https://amzn.to/3ouKAoe

Music - Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra...
Video Assets - LenoFx: http://i.refs.cc/CJXU6Da9?smile_ref=e...