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https://github.com/sleevezipper/hass-workstation-service

Provide useful sensors and services from your workstation to Home Assistant.
https://github.com/sleevezipper/hass-workstation-service

desktop home-assistant mqtt service

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Provide useful sensors and services from your workstation to Home Assistant.

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# HASS Workstation Service



> **Note**

> This project is not being actively developed anymore. Although things work quite well I recommend you to have a look at [HASS.Agent](https://github.com/LAB02-Research/HASS.Agent). Thanks a lot for using this software! It has been a great honour. ❤️



This goal of this project is to provide useful sensors and services from your workstation to [Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/) through MQTT. It accomplishes this goal by:



- Running in the background as a service

- Being lightweight so you'll never notice it

- Using well defined standards

- Being local when you want it to, only communicating through your own MQTT broker

- Being easy to configure

- Using secure communication



It will try to futher accomplish this goal in the future by:



- Being platform independent



## Hass Workstation Service in the press



View some screenshots



![The settings screen](https://i.imgur.com/RBQx807.png)



![The resulting sensors and commands in Home Assistant](https://i.imgur.com/jXRU2cu.png)



If you would prefer a video, look at :

 - [How to Control a PC from Home Assistant](https://youtu.be/D5A7le79R5M) by GeekToolkit on YouTube.

 - [Mit Home-Assistant den Computer AN und AUS schalten!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDJHGEcV84A) by Fabsenet on YouTube.

 - [The Butter, What?! show's review](https://youtu.be/wBTKfwkV-vs?t=376) by Pat and Brian on youtube.



Or a written article : 

 - [How to Setup HASS Workstation Service in Home Assistant](https://smarthomepursuits.com/how-to-setup-hass-workstation-service-in-home-assistant/) by Danny @ smarthomepursuits.com

 - [Control your Windows PC with HASS Workstation Service](https://home-assistant-guide.com/2021/01/18/control-your-windows-pc-with-hass-workstation-service/) by home-assistant-guide.com



## Installation



You can get the installer from [here](https://hassworkstationstorage.z6.web.core.windows.net/publish/setup.exe). When using the installer, the application checks for updates on startup. This is the recommended way to install for most users.

Note: You'll get a Windows Smartscreen warning because the code was self signed. You can click "More info" and then "Run anyway" to proceed with installing. If you get an error stating your system's settings not allowing installation, please refer to [this StackOverflow answer](https://superuser.com/a/1252757).



### Standalone



If you don't want to use the installer, standalone is what you need. Make sure to install [.NET 5 Runtime](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/current/runtime) first. Find the standalone version releases on GitHub [here](https://github.com/sleevezipper/hass-workstation-service/releases). Unpack all files to a folder and run `hass-workstation-service.exe`. This is the background service and you can use `UserInterface.exe` to configure the service. There is no automatic (or prompted) updating in the standalone version.



### Getting Started



As a prerequisite, make sure you have an MQTT username and password available. Using Home Assistant in combination with the Mosquitto broker add-on and integration? You can both use a Home Assistant account and a local account. From a security perspective, we recommend a local account as this only provides access to the MQTT Broker and not to your Home Assistant instance.



Now that you are all set, make sure to run the `hass-workstation-service.exe` executable first. This executable is responsible for setting up the sensors and talking with your MQTT Broker. To configure the service, start the `UserInterface.exe` executable.

Add your `hostname` or `IP address`, `port`, `username` and `password` and click on Save. In case you use the Mosquitto add-in, provide port `8883` and check `Use TLS`. If you don't want to use TLS the default port is `1883`. The application will mention "All good" when configured correctly.



### Updating



If you used the installer, the app checks for updates on startup. If an update is available you will be prompted to install. If you use the standalone, just delete all files from the previous install and unpack the zip to the same location as before.



## Need help?



Find us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/VraYT2N3wd), or check out the [frequently asked questions](https://github.com/sleevezipper/hass-workstation-service/blob/master/documentation/FAQ.md#frequently-asked-questions).



## Development



If you want to help develop Hass Workstation service, make sure to install the .NET Runtime [.NET 5 Runtime](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/current/runtime) and [.NET 5 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/current). Run the following commands from the `hass-workstation-service\hass-workstation-service` directory to get you started:



```` powershell

dotnet build

dotnet publish

````



If you are using [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/), open the `hass-workstation-service\hass-workstation-service` folder to take advantage of the predefined build and publish tasks, alternatively you can open the project directly from github using the green download button to use the integrated git tools.



## Sensors



The application provides several sensors. Sensors can be configured with a name and this name will be used in the MQTT topic like this: `homeassistant/sensor/{DeviceName}/{Name}/state`. Sensors will expose themselves through [MQTT discovery](https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/mqtt/discovery/) and will automatically appear in Home assistant or any other platform that supports this type of configuration.



Sensors publish their state on their own interval which you can configure and only publish when the state changes.



Here is a list of the most commonly used sensors with the full documentation [here](https://github.com/sleevezipper/hass-workstation-service/blob/master/documentation/Sensors.md):



|sensor|use|

|---|---|

|ActiveWindow|Exposes the currently selected window|

|WebcamActive|Exposes the webcam state|

|MicrophoneActive|Exposes the microphone state|



## Commands



This application allows you to send commands over MQTT to control the host system, and will be exposed using [MQTT discovery](https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/mqtt/discovery/). Alternatively you can directly send a command from Home Assistant using this topic : `homeassistant/switch/{DeviceName}/{Name}/set`, with the payload `ON`.



Here is a list of the most commonly used sensors with the full documentation [here](https://github.com/sleevezipper/hass-workstation-service/blob/master/documentation/Commands.md)



|command|use|

|---|---|

|ShutdownCommand|Shutdown the PC|

|RestartCommand|Restart the PC|

|MuteCommand|Mute the speakers|



## Credits



This project depends on work done by others and they should at least get a mention. Please note that this list is not complete yet.



### [CoreAudio](https://github.com/morphx666/CoreAudio)



CoreAudio was used to check the current volume of playing audio.



### [LibreHardwareMonitor](https://github.com/LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor)



We use this for our GPU sensors.