Home Assistant

Free Open Source 2000+ integrations

Home Assistant is the world’s most popular open source smart home platform. Combine all your devices in one app - completely without cloud dependency.

🤔 Why Home Assistant?

🔒 Privacy

Your data stays local. No cloud, no tracking.

🔌 2000+ integrations

From IKEA to Sonos - everything works together.

🤖 Powerful automations

If X then Y. As simple - or complex - as you want.

💰 Free

Open source and free forever. No subscriptions.

🚀 Start here

📘 Getting Started Complete introduction to Home Assistant

💿 Installation

Choose the method that suits you:

🍓 Raspberry Pi The classic method - perfect for beginners

🖥️ Proxmox VM For home servers with snapshots and backup

🐳 Docker For experienced users with existing server

Which method should I choose?

Method	Best for	Difficulty	Add-ons
Raspberry Pi	Beginners, dedicated device	⭐ Easy	✅ Yes
Proxmox VM	Home server, homelab	⭐⭐ Medium	✅ Yes
Docker	NAS, existing server	⭐⭐⭐ Advanced	❌ No

🔥 Popular integrations

📺 Shelly Wall Display Touchscreen with dashboards, sensors and relay

🌡️ Better Thermostat Intelligent heating control with external sensor

📡 Zigbee2MQTT Open Zigbee gateway for all devices

🆕 New practical guides

Find the cause with Activity and Traces See what happened, what triggered it, and where an automation stopped

Safe updates in 2026 Use Update all in bounded groups with backups and checks

ZHA in practice Add and maintain Zigbee devices, mesh, and firmware

Choose the right dashboard card Start with an entity and compare cards using your own data

Robot vacuum by area Map rooms to Home Assistant and clean selected areas

One message to several phones Group app notification entities in one simple helper

Matter & Thread 2026 Migrate Matter Server, commission devices and troubleshoot Thread

Local voice control Build a local Assist pipeline with speech recognition and Piper

Energy Dashboard Validate grid, solar, battery, water, gas and EV data

Automations in 2026.7 Build clearer automations with the new purpose-specific triggers

The new Overview Get an automatic overview based on your home's areas and floors

Infrared proxy Control TVs, soundbars, and other IR devices locally

433 MHz RF proxy Bring compatible remote-controlled appliances into Home Assistant

AI Task Use AI for summaries and image analysis with clear safety boundaries

Home Assistant as an MCP server Connect an AI client with minimum access and a read-first test

🤖 Automations

⚡ Your first automation Learn to create simple automations

🧺 Washing machine notification Get notified when laundry is done

📚 All Home Assistant guides

Guide	Description	Difficulty
Getting started	Introduction and overview	⭐ Beginner
Raspberry Pi installation	HAOS on Raspberry Pi	⭐ Easy
Proxmox installation	HAOS in VM with snapshots	⭐⭐ Medium
Docker installation	Container on existing server	⭐⭐⭐ Advanced
Your first automation	Trigger, condition, action	⭐ Easy
Zigbee2MQTT	Open Zigbee coordinator	⭐⭐ Medium
Shelly Wall Display	Touchscreen with HA dashboard	⭐⭐ Medium
Better Thermostat	Intelligent heating control	⭐⭐ Medium
Washing machine notification	Get notified via power measurement	⭐ Easy
Matter & Thread	Matter Server, commissioning and network	⭐⭐ Medium
Local voice control	Fully local Assist pipeline	⭐⭐ Medium
Energy Dashboard	Trustworthy energy and utility data	⭐⭐ Medium
Automations in 2026.7	Purpose-specific triggers, areas, and traces	⭐ Easy
The new Overview	Automatic dashboard based on areas	⭐ Easy
Infrared proxy	Local control of compatible IR devices	⭐⭐ Medium
433 MHz RF proxy	Local control of compatible RF devices	⭐⭐ Medium
AI Task	Summaries, images, and structured AI responses	⭐⭐ Medium
Home Assistant as an MCP server	Controlled connections to AI clients	⭐⭐⭐ Advanced
Activity and Traces	Causes, timeline, and automation runs	⭐ Easy
Safe updates	Backup, grouped updates, and checks	⭐ Easy
ZHA device management	Zigbee pairing, mesh, diagnostics, and firmware	⭐⭐ Medium
Choose dashboard cards	Suggestions, tiles, graphs, and safe actions	⭐ Easy
Robot vacuum by area	Mapping and cleaning selected rooms	⭐ Easy
Mobile notifications	One group for several phones and tablets	⭐ Easy