Home Assistant ~HACKnight

Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first

Home Assistant is a home automation system that lets you track the state of all the devices in your home, so you don't have to. Home Assistant allows you to control all your devices without storing any of your data in the cloud from a single, mobile-friendly, interface. Currently, there are over 1000 integrations available which will allow you to automate your home with simple rules.

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Home Assistant is a home automation platform running on Python 3. It is able to track and control all devices at home and offer a platform for automating control.

To get started:

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python3 -m pip install homeassistant
hass --open-ui

Check out home-assistant.io <https://home-assistant.io>__ for a demo <https://home-assistant.io/demo/>, installation instructions <https://home-assistant.io/getting-started/>, tutorials <https://home-assistant.io/getting-started/automation-2/>__ and documentation <https://home-assistant.io/docs/>__.

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Featured integrations

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The system is built using a modular approach so support for other devices or actions can be implemented easily. See also the section on architecture <https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/en/architecture_index.html>__ and the section on creating your own components <https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/en/creating_component_index.html>__.

If you run into issues while using Home Assistant or during development of a component, check the Home Assistant help section <https://home-assistant.io/help/>__ of our website for further help and information.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://hacknight.dinacon.ch/project/13