Setting up a Home Assistant server is the perfect way to repurpose an old computer and unlock a world of smart home ...

Smart devices seem good until you buy them and realize each needs a separate app to function and monitor. In my case, I have a few security cameras from one brand, and I intend to add a few Wi-Fi ...

New Ajax Home Assistant integration: via a HACS plugin, control your Ajax alarm (arming, sensors, notifications) directly in ...

Have you ever felt like your smart home setup is more chaotic than convenient? With countless devices, apps, and cloud services vying for your attention, managing it all can feel overwhelming. Enter ...

Home Assistant is free and open source home automation software that allows you to control and interact with smart home gadgets. You can install the software on a ...

I recently described how a recent flurry of smart home failures made me turn to Home Assistant, the increasingly polished DIY smart home platform that you can host yourself without relying on the ...

Home Assistant, until recently, has been a wide-ranging and hard-to-define project. After an announcement this weekend, however, Home Assistant’s shape is a bit easier to draw out. All of the ...

Buy enough tech and you can’t escape the siren call of a smart home. Amazon practically throws Echo Dots at you. Google will sneak a Nest Mini in the box with almost anything you buy in its store.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Home Assistant is getting a new voice assistant that takes on the “basics” of smart home control. It will be ...