![]() That means the solution I chose to use were the newly introduced webhooks for Home Assistant. Without setting up a (reverse?) proxy through nginx (or the likes) and using an external CA like Let’s Encrypt, I’m unable to POST requests from Plex webhooks because Plex does not recognize my local CA (and why would it?) causing them to fail.This means I cannot use SSL locally on Node-RED if I want to use the webhook from Plex. I’m not quite sure why this occurred, but it may have something to do with the Node-RED implementation I am using. The Node-RED webhook endpoint is unable to run both HTTP & HTTPS at the same time.In my head, this makes me feel a little bit better in case a device on my network is compromised and begins snooping. If it’s an external facing app, I look to sign it with Let’s Encrypt. If it’s an internal app, I will use a self-signed certificate by my local CA. I prefer to access local network applications with SSL.I prefer to avoid exposing local network applications to the internet without it being necessary.My problem with this method is the following: This was an OK method as well, but I try to keep things secure. The last option that I had considered (and used for quite some time), was adding a webhook endpoint inside of Node-RED. This is an OK method, but I found that this introduced a small amount of lag and would require another application to be working at all times if I didn’t want my lighting automations to hiccup. Tautulli can be set up to watch for certain playback behaviors, filter users, and post an MQTT message to a channel that Home Assistant is watching. TautulliĪnother common method of controlling lights with Plex is using Tautulli. For example, I have an automation to make sure my lights won’t dim if I am preparing a meal in the kitchen. The issue here is that plugins are becoming deprecated with Plex, and I can’t control more complicated automations. One common method of controlling the lighting with Plex playback is using HelloHue. ![]() Before landing on using webhooks through Home Assistant, I considered a few other options to automate my lights. In my case, I’m using Hue bulbs because of their fairly open API. I also want to note that this requires a Home Assistant instance to be set up with the ability to control the lights. Plex webhooks are only available to users to are subscribed to PlexPass. ![]() In my case, I wanted to use webhooks from Plex to dim (or brighten) my lights as quickly as possible. This means a user could create an endpoint to be hit from an external source and start a task. From science to technology, fashion to food, there is a Ted Talk to cover almost every subject out there.Last week, the Home Assistant project launched webhooks triggers for automations. If you don’t know Ted Talks, they are presentations given by movers and shakers in various industries and provide huge insight into how the world works. Ted Talks are freely available online but are also available through Plex if you so desire. They seem a lot less formulaic than our own and usually have a lot less shooting and a lot more dialogue. You will need a VPN with a UK endpoint to access the full range of content but it is well worth it if you like Brit stuff. Not only does it show British TV and movies it also shows content from other channels and radio too. The BBC IPlayer plugin brings all that fantastic content available through the web to Plex. From classics to new releases, there definitely is something for everyone here. There are the usual B-movies or no-namers but also a lot of blockbusters and mainstream movies too. There are thousands of movies currently listed on IceFilms with content changing all the time.
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