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Home Assistant

Run your smart home locally and connect devices from many different brands

  • Hardware and IoT
  • Self-hosted alternatives
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What it is

Home Assistant is a home automation hub that runs on a small computer in your home. It is for people who want their lights, sensors, and appliances to work together without depending on a vendor's cloud. It has integrations for most popular devices and a visual editor for automations.

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Stars
91,622 GitHub stars.
91,622

Forks
39,005
Commits
120,752
Contributors
500+
Language
Python
License
Apache-2.0
Last commit
Oct 20, 2026
On GitHub since
September 2013
First release
April 2014
Platforms
web, Linux, self-hosted, Hardware
Self-hostable
Yes
Alternative to
Google Home, Amazon Alexa, SmartThings
Tags
  • workflow-automation
  • home-automation
  • dashboard

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What people are saying

Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Hacker NewsBig Tech ruined the cloud, so we're renaming oursOct 2, 2026 · 214 points · 112 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Be careful. A couple of weeks ago I replaced some old Hive bulbs with Ikea ones. A week later I installed Home Assistant: www.home-assistant.io”Sep 21, 2026 · 8 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Looks like Home Assistant, a self hosted and open source IOT/Smart home management software. I use it myself and it's pretty great IMO. www.home-assistant.io”Jul 17, 2026 · 7 likes · 2 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsNew Home Assistant Release 2026.4: Infrared never left the chatApr 1, 2026 · 9 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“you've got various options - if you're completely insane, you could self-host Home Assistant, which will handle pretty much any smarthome device you care to…”Sep 27, 2026 · 2 likes · 5 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsHome Assistant Deprecating Core and Supervised installation methods, and 32-bitMay 23, 2025 · 7 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsAI agent on GitHub gives recipe for blueberry pieJun 14, 2026 · 4 points · 2 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsEnding Production of Home Assistant YellowOct 15, 2025 · 5 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsHome Assistant Voice chapter 10Jun 26, 2025 · 6 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Home Assistant is an open-source, privacy-focused smart home software. It's not perfect, but it's a lot better than Amazon, and I doubt Business Insider even…”Oct 15, 2026 · 5 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“2. Home Assistant is the only real option if you want insight and control. Even if you're living in another ecosystem (e.g. Apple or Google) I'd still have…”Sep 14, 2026 · 4 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“PineVoice smart speaker is now available for $50 (Home Assistant speaker with RISC-V processor and mic kill switch) #HomeAssistant, #Pine64, #Pinevoice…”Jun 19, 2026 · 5 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsHome Assistant 2025.12 ReleasedDec 3, 2025 · 4 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Home Assistant is free and no big tech is listening. www.home-assistant.io”Oct 13, 2026 · 3 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“IoT is Internet of Things, so smart lights and speakers and thermostats and window blinds and home camera systems; they had their own period of vendor…”May 18, 2026 · 2 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“I'm not sure how similar Bose SounTouch is to LG MusicFlow (rip) but I use a HomeAssistant instance with MusicAssistant add on. www.home-assistant.io…”May 16, 2026 · 2 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“If you are happy playing with computers then I can recommend Home Assistant. It does take some technical knowledge to get it working on something like a…”May 12, 2026 · 2 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsWorld's Most Private Voice AssistantMar 18, 2026 · 3 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsHome Assistant Connect ZBT-2Nov 19, 2025 · 3 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsBuilding the AI-powered local smart homeSep 12, 2025 · 1 point · 2 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)