…It's the hardware, Home Assistant OS, and the familiar web UI. For many users of the platform, this is an ideal setup. Home Assistant is designed, above all else, to be…
…However, after finding his home at MakeUseOf in February 2019, he would eventually move on to its sister site, XDA, to bring the latest and greatest in Windows, Linux, and DIY electronics…
…Dockhand has a slightly minimalistic dashboard view, which skips labels and only uses icons to signify container status and updates. It also lists containers by CPU usage, so the dashboard is not…
…That's a big deal for low-power hardware that a lot of homelab builds are trending towards. The efficiency gap between a VM and an LXC container isn't subtle once…
…The problem is that my home lab stopped being that simple a while ago. Once you start stacking containers, dashboards, monitoring tools, and storage needs, the tiny-board charm starts to wear…
…He is the founder of TechLatest, where he has spent years providing technical analysis on hardware and Windows ecosystems. Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS…
…fun because people use it to do ambitious things with modest hardware. GPU passthrough, fast networking, clustered nodes, and polished dashboards are all part of the appeal. It’s completely reasonable to…
…That matters more than having another chatbot bolted onto a smart home dashboard. The value comes from giving the assistant enough context to understand the system. That’s why Claude Code for…
…Related I gave Home Assistant access to my NAS, and it became the dashboard my smart home was missing And that's before you include the cool automations I can create with…
Jasmine Mannan Jun 26, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…