Home Assistant

Home Assistant is home automation that runs where your devices are. Control stays local and so does the data about your home, which removes the dependence on a vendor's cloud staying online and staying interested in the hardware you bought.

The system is built with a modular approach, so support for a new device or action arrives as a component rather than as a change to the core. That structure is why the integration list keeps growing without the project fracturing under it.

A few things define what running it looks like.

• Local control: automations execute on your own machine, not on somebody else's server.
• Privacy first: information about your household stays inside it by default.
• Modest hardware: a Raspberry Pi or a small local server is enough to run the whole thing.
• Featured integrations: a large catalog covers common devices, with architecture documentation for writing your own.
• Community built: a worldwide group of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts maintains it.

The project publishes a live demo, installation instructions, tutorials and full documentation, along with a help section for problems hit while using it or while developing a component of your own. Home Assistant is a project of the Open Home Foundation. It suits anyone who wants a smart home that keeps working when the internet does not.