I connected my local LLM to Home Assistant through MCP, and now my smart home manages itself
… And that’s just the apps that natively support LLM integrations. …
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You can turn "dumb" devices smart without replacing anything; just Home Assistant integrations will suffice
… Dig a little deeper, and you’ll find integrations capable of pulling metrics from your smart watches and fitness bands. Better yet, the talented Home Assistant community has created integrations for practically every utility imaginable, including typical self-hosted services. …
Home Assistant's intimidating reputation is completely undeserved once you survive the first week
… 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… …
Local LLMs changed how I use Home Assistant, and now my smart devices actually listen
… While I consider my dashboards, cards, and device-specific integrations borderlines essential, the AI-specific tools have a special place in my setup. …
4 unique integrations you never thought of using with Home Assistant
… Some more HACS integrations for hardcore tinkerers Besides the obscure integrations I’ve mentioned so far, the Home Assistant Community Store has tons of other useful offerings. …
Home Assistant's ePaper ecosystem finally has an open standard worth building around
… The plan is to merge that functionality into Home Assistant itself, so that drawcustom becomes a shared building block other integrations can use too. …
I tried Hue Bridge Emulator for my smart bulbs and lights — turns out, I didn’t need it
…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. More importantly, it has…
My old phones replaced three smart devices in my Home Assistant setup
… Related 6 of the coolest HACS integrations for Home Assistant users Level up your Home Assistant game with these neat HACS integrations
I revived my old Android phone by turning it into a better voice assistant than any smart speaker I've owned
… Then there’s community blueprints, official and third-party integrations, and add-ons or apps, as they’re called in recent releases . …
Here’s why I’ve installed a Dead Man's Switch on my home server
…me to audit and simplify my home lab. Documentation is a powerful tool for clarity. It has helped me ensure that my home server, which is deeply integrated into how technology is…