Smart Home Guide - Home Assistant, ESP32 & Zigbee Tutorials

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50+ in-depth guides for Home Assistant, ESP32 and automation. All tested on real setups.

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🚀 Core Areas

Home Assistant

Setup, backup, dashboards and integrations that work in practice. Go to Home Assistant →

ESP32 & ESPHome

Build your own sensors and switches with copy-ready ESPHome configurations. See ESP32 guides →

Products

Recommendations for hubs, sensors and equipment that work with HA. See products →

💿 Installation - Choose Your Platform

🍓 Raspberry Pi The classic method - perfect for beginners

🖥️ Proxmox VM Home server with snapshots and enterprise backup

🐳 Docker For NAS and existing servers

📡 Protocols & Integrations

📡 Zigbee2MQTT One dongle for all Zigbee devices - IKEA, Aqara, Sonoff etc.

🧵 Thread & Matter The future of smart home - setup and best practices

📶 WiFi Devices Shelly, Tasmota and ESPHome - local control without cloud

🌊 Z-Wave Robust protocol with long range and no interference

⚡ Electricity Price Integration Real-time electricity prices and automatic optimization

🔴 Node-RED Visual programming for advanced automations

🛒 Product Categories

📡 Zigbee Coordinators Sonoff, SLZB-06, Conbee - choose the right one for your setup

🔌 Zigbee Sensors Temperature, motion, door/window, air quality and more

📶 WiFi Devices Shelly relays, plugs and sensors for your existing network

💡 Smart Lighting Bulbs, strips and switches for intelligent lighting control

🌡️ Smart Thermostats Save on heating with intelligent temperature control

👤 Presence Detection PIR, mmWave radar and Bluetooth for precise detection

🔒 Smart Security Cameras, locks, alarms and access control

⚡ Energy Management Monitoring, optimization and tracking of your power usage

🔧 ESP32 Projects

🚀 Getting Started Your first ESP32 with ESPHome - from unboxing to sensor

🌡️ Temperature Sensor DHT22/BME280 with ESPHome - perfect beginner project

🚶 Motion Sensor PIR sensor for automatic light control

🌈 LED Strip Addressable WS2812B with effects and colors

📡 LD2410 mmWave Radar sensor that detects stationary people

⚙️ Advanced ESPHome Lambdas, custom components and advanced configurations

🔥 Popular Guides

📖 Getting Started Complete introduction to Home Assistant

⚡ First Automation Create a simple time-based automation with UI

🧺 Washing Machine Notification Get notified when the laundry is done

📺 Shelly Wall Display Touchscreen with HA dashboards, sensors and relay

🌡️ Better Thermostat Intelligent heating control with external sensor

🎨 Dashboard Design Build beautiful and functional dashboards

📚 More Resources

🛠️ HACS Home Assistant Community Store - extensions and integrations

💾 Backup & Security Protect your setup with automatic backups

🔧 Troubleshooting Solve the most common problems

📖 Glossary Explanations of smart home terms

🧭 Quick Start Path

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