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Home Assistant
Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform that integrates with various smart home devices through local and cloud services.
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As spotted by Hackster.io, the Zigbee Touch Keypad gives you full control. There's no need to tie the keypad to a third-party cloud, and it's not bound to any particular service, either. All you need to do is build a system that can accept Zigbee signals, and you're good to go. Here's how the creator describes the origins of their project: I wanted a door keypad that actually looked good on the wall — slim, wireless, no visible screws, no cloud dependency. Something I could mount next to the front door, punch in a code, and have Home Assistant react instantly. Off-the-shelf Zigbee keypads exis
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More videosI tested 7 local LLMs on my NAS for smart home automation, and only one didn't fall apart
…I would continue using with Home Assistant. Qwen3 1.7B gets the balance right But you should still rely more on Home Assistant Assist Qwen3 1.7B works well on a NAS…
I turned my old phone into a Bluetooth proxy for Home Assistant with this free app
…My old Android phone already works as a Home Assistant dashboard , and the app lets me turn it into a proper smart home control panel. All that without writing a single line…
5 boring Home Assistant automations I’d set up before trying AI control
…Again, this only works if you have a smart lock installed that already responds to Home Assistant’s commands. Related My smart home still works without the internet, and it's all…
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Home Assistant and a $9 smart plug solved the biggest issue with my recycled laptop server
20h agoI switched my smart home to Gemini before the Google Assistant shutdown; here's what broke
5d agoOld laptops make better Home Assistant servers than any smart home hub, and they cost nothing to deploy
5d agoIf I started my Home Assistant setup over today, here's what I'd do differently
1w agoI built a custom Home Assistant dashboard that runs my entire home with one tap
…The best part is that it works across ecosystems. While Google Home would let me comfortably do that within a specific brand with a specific brand's lights, Home Assistant can bridge…
Half my automations don't live in Home Assistant anymore, and my smart home is better for it
…Use Home Assistant for what it does best True sophistication in computing is knowing how to distribute your workloads. Instead of treating your home like a fragile web app server, you're…
Home Assistant's new infrared support turns your smart home into a universal remote
…work somewhat reliably, Home Assistant now provides integrations that provide predefined command sets. This alone effectively transforms compatible IR transmitters into smart home controllers, utilizing another protocol to control various devices without…
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Show HN: Assist Debug Card for Home Assistant
Hi all, I'm playing round with Assist, testing different LLM's, tools, etc. What i was missing from HA is a card which shows the past conversations, including processing times and such.After a bit of experimenting i got …
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Show HN: Selora – local model for Home Assistant
Selora AI Local is an open-source, Qwen-based model for Home Assistant.Specs: Qwen3 1.7B base model (Q6 quantized~1.6GB) Four Home Assistant-specific LoRA adapters: - Answers - Clarifications - Automations - Commands ~3.…
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One Mac Mini runs my entire smart home (Home Assistant + 16 containers). Use the Mac as a daily driver so I kept it simple - no rack, no server closet.
At work, I managed multiple data centers for over a decade. I left the complexity at my day job. Wanted to share my setup since most homelab content I see is Proxmox/TrueNAS/rack builds and I never found a good writeup o…
Home Assistant issues after Unraid OS Usb stick dried
Recently just had a power outage which cause my USB stick containing the unraid os to completely brick. I unwisely did not have a back up save and therefore had to get a fresh install on a new stick and transfer my licen…
Show HN: Connecting my dumb garage and car's homelink buttons to Home Assistant
Hi all, I've been on parental leave and while working on my garage door, I thought to myself... it would be great to open up this garage door from my phone without having to buy a bunch of expensive stuff.That snowballed…
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Amazfit smartwatch users get new Home Assistant-related Mini Apps
…Users have already gained many new watch apps in 2026, including Voice Bridge , which allows the user to interact with services like Claude and Home Assistant via voice notes recorded on their…
Makerfabs MaUWB for Home Assistant – An ESP32-S3 UWB module with PoE and enclosure - CNX Software
…for Home Assistant specifications: Wireless Module – ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 SoC – Espressif Systems ESP32-S3 CPU – Dual-core Tensilica LX7 up to 240 MHz with vector extension for AI/ML workloads RAM…
Building a local smart home is easy until you try to replace the speaker
…Home Assistant has an Ollama integration, which is among the easiest ways to get smart assistants onboard. So, configuring a smart speaker within Home Assistant isn't impossible ; it's just a…