Smart Home Guide - Home Assistant, ESP32 & Zigbee Tutorials

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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 →

AI News Short editorial AI news about models, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, privacy, API pricing, and agent workflows.

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

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