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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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Why buy when you can build?
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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… Because it uses Zigbee, you can easily integrate this keypad into your larger Home Assistant setup to control other smart devices in your home. …
Home Assistant OS 18 is here to make smart home setup faster and less frustrating
… Home Assistant has released Home Assistant OS 18.0, a major update to the operating system that powers many Home Assistant installations. If you’re new to the project, it’s worth noting that Home Assistant OS is not the Home Assistant app itself. …
New Home Assistant app update improves Kiosk Mode
… In the latest release notes, the Home Assistant team notifies users that updates from the 2026.8.0 release will require iOS 16.4 or later. You can download the Home Assistant app version 2026.7.2 from the Apple App Store . …
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I switched my smart home to Gemini before the Google Assistant shutdown; here's what broke
3d agoOld laptops make better Home Assistant servers than any smart home hub, and they cost nothing to deploy
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1w agoSamsung will start charging for SmartThings API access - Engadget
… It does, however, apply to those who use third-party tools like Home Assistant to control their Samsung-connected devices. It'll also likely impact those with custom smart home controls, adding yet another monthly subscription fee to the pile. …
Hate Gemini on Google Home? Here's how to go back to Google Assistant
… Note that this trick to revert to the older Google Assistant-powered engine on Google Home devices works only as long as Gemini stays in preview for Google Home devices. The writing is on the wall for Google Assistant’s eventual retirement in favor of Gemini. …
Home Assistant releases app update with four new features for iOS
… You can now download Home Assistant version 2026.5.0 for iOS from the Apple App Store . According to the Android section of the official Home Assistant GitHub , version 2026.5.x releases for these users are currently in the pre-release phase. …
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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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Home Assistant - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Home automation software Home Assistant Original author Paulus Schoutsen Developers Open Home Foundation, Home Assistant Core Team and Community Initial release 17 September 2013 12 years ago 2013-09-17 Stable release 2026.4 1 / 1 April 2026 ; 47 days ago 1 Apr… …
Home Assistant freed me from the smart home brand wars, and now I buy whatever works
… Home Assistant does not erase those problems, but it gives you more room to work around them. I learned pretty quickly that “works with Home Assistant” and “worth buying” aren’t always the same thing. …
My entire smart home runs on a single Docker container now, and I'm never going back
… Home Assistant proved me wrong. What makes Home Assistant feel like a superpower is its sheer breadth. I didn’t have to wait for a ‘Works with Home Assistant’ sticker on the box. …