How to setup the Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2

The Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 is an official Zigbee and Thread adapter designed by Nabu Casa to give you a powerful, stable, and future-proof smart home network. It combines a high-performance Zigbee coordinator with a full Thread Border Router in one compact device — ideal for users who want the fastest, most reliable way to connect Zigbee devices today and Matter-over-Thread devices tomorrow.

Setting up the Sonoff Zigbee Door/Window Sensor with Home Assistant

Want to know instantly when a door or window opens — without relying on cloud apps or Wi-Fi? The Sonoff Zigbee Door/Window Sensor connects directly to your Home Assistant Zigbee network for fast, local, and reliable automation. You can use it to turn lights on/off, save energy and keep track of who’s where.

Smart bulbs or smart light switches? Which one should you buy?

There are numerous benefits to using smart lighting over traditional lights. Most people find that the increased convenience is a huge benefit. With smart lighting, you can turn on and off lights, either via an app or automatically via automations. In addition, you often get more control, such as changing the lights’ colour, brightness, and temperature.

Once of the biggest challenges when starting out can be: do I need smart bulbs or smart light switches?

The answer to this really does depend on your situation as both approaches have different pros and cons. So let’s take a closer look!