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… Related 6 HACS integrations that combine my self-hosted services with Home Assistant Smart devices aren't the only things I control with my Home Assistant server Adding a Bluetooth adapter to your HASS node can unlock extra integrations Even toothbrushes support Bluetooth capabilities these days Le… …
… The Alexa Devices integration exposes Speak and Announce entities for each Alexa device. In automation, you can send TTS messages directly to specific devices without adding bloat to your setup with the Alexa Media Player integration. …
… Related Local LLMs changed how I use Home Assistant, and now my smart devices actually listen Local LLMs made my Home Assistant setup far more responsive than any app or integration I’ve paired unconventional devices and services with Home Assistant And it’s all thanks to HACS integrations Even in … …
… Related 6 Home Assistant integrations I wish I knew about day one It took me longer than expected to find the integrations that my home needed The best smart home upgrade is often the least “smart” one In 2026, the smart home industry races towards Matter, Thread, AI, and Wi-Fi 7. …
… For most of my early Home Assistant days, I relied on the built-in integrations to pair random devices to my smart home hub. But it didn’t take me a lot of time to jump headfirst into the seemingly never-ending list of third-party integrations on the Home Assistant Community Store. …
… Smart TV and streaming devices were easy to integrate. I skipped adding cloud-only devices to avoid messy integration since I was building a locally responsive smart home. …
… Treat the router as a part of your smart home Restarting the app, smart device, or the integration — usually the first troubleshooting step, albeit a wrong one. …
… As a staunch member of the Proxmox faction, the PVE integration is one of my favorite repos on HACS, as it not only lets me monitor my home lab nodes from Home Assistant, but it also opens doors to some wacky automation projects combining my virtual guests with typical smart devices. …
… Integrations and apps are your best friends They can connect even seemingly “dumb” devices to Home Assistant If your Home Assistant experience has been marred by cheap devices that refuse to connect to the smart home management platform, you can always check the unofficial community repos for integ… …
… So, adding Zigbee2MQTT integration made it easier to connect Zigbee devices. For my Zigbee-only smart home, the current setup with Zigbee2MQTT and Mosquitto is lean and sufficient. …
