I revived a cheap Android tablet by turning it into a Home Assistant control panel
…But since I wanted a full-on voice assistant, I hooked HASS up to a bunch of AI models I host on my home lab nodes. My current conversation agent is Gemma…
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Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform that integrates with various smart home devices through local and cloud services.
I paired a local LLM with Frigate and Home Assistant, and my smart cameras finally understand what they are looking at
…in my smart home After diving headfirst into the self-hosted LLM rabbit hole a few months ago, I’ve also created other AI pipelines with my Home Assistant server. For example…
My security cameras now describe what they see, and not a single frame leaves the house
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The new Maintenance dashboard is the Home Assistant feature I did not know I needed
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4 simple ESP32 projects you can build without any sensors
…and send them to your Home Assistant server over Wi-Fi. Combine that with the inexpensive price tags on ESP32 boards, and you can use these DIY Bluetooth proxies to cover any…
How to Install Home Assistant on Proxmox
I run Home Assistant OS on Proxmox, currently on Proxmox VE 9.1, and it’s one of the first VMs I set up on any new Proxmox host. The install process…
Node-RED unlocks smart home automations that Home Assistant's UI was never designed to handle
…Whether you have an entire ecosystem of proprietary smart lighting or a few DIY sensors made with nothing but cheap parts and an ESP32 single-board computer (SBC), Home Assistant can bring…
My ESP32 fills the same niche as a Raspberry Pi SBC, and it does so at a fraction of the cost
…An ESP32 is actually easier to use for certain projects Especially for DIY smart home gadgets Confession time: Before I transitioned to ESP32 boards, I was afraid I’d have to create…
How to Install Home Assistant on a Synology NAS (2026)
…The Supervisor can manage the host system’s network settings, making it easier to set up things like WiFi or static IP addresses for Home Assistant OS. OS Management: For those using…
How to Access Home Assistant Remotely - WunderTech
…Select Install to install the NGINX Home Assistant add-on. 4. At the top, select Configuration. Enter your DDNS hostname or Domain Name , then select Save. 5. The last step we must…