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Step-by-step walkthroughs covering Home Assistant, ESPHome, dashboards, and automations, designed to help you set things up correctly and confidently.
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Learn the core concepts behind smart home systems, including protocols, networks, and how different devices and platforms work together.
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Clear, practical solutions to common problems with smart home devices, integrations, and connectivity issues, focused on getting things working quickly.
Latest Articles
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How I use smart alarms with Home Assistant?
Zigbee smoke, carbon monoxide, and gas alarms should always be treated as standalone safety devices first. They need to be loud, local, and reliable on their own. Home Assistant doesn’t replace that, but it gives you much quicker notice that something is happening.
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How to Sideload Apps (Including Kodi) on the D-Color Google TV
This guide explains how to sideload applications (APK files) onto the D-Color Google TV running Android TV OS.
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Choosing the Right Home Automation Server (for Home Assistant)
We stock a large range of Home Assistant servers that come pre-installed with Home Assistant OS. Each machine is hand-picked to provide reliable, local smart home control with silent, fanless operation. Below, we compare the specifications of each model so you can decide which one is the right choice to run your Home Assistant server…
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