Smart Home
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I built a 32x32 pixel art frame that shows what my house is doing
PixelPane is my open source 32x32 LED pixel art frame on a Raspberry Pi. Home Assistant turns it into an ON AIR sign, a doorbell, and seasonal decor.
The Best Home Assistant Automations of 2026 (10 Years In)
The best Home Assistant automations after 10 years and 134 running: start with the basics, layer on context, go advanced, and keep them working.
I Built a Fully Local Voice Assistant for Home Assistant (With GPU, No Cloud Required)
How I built a GPU-accelerated local voice pipeline for Home Assistant using faster-whisper, Piper TTS, and Ollama - zero cloud required, and the failures that got me here.
How to get started with Home Assistant in 2026
Are you looking to turn your home into a smart home? With the help of Home Assistant, you can easily automate tasks and make your home more efficient.
Self-Hosted Music Still Sucks in 2026
The *arr ecosystem perfected video automation but music remains stuck with album-centric workflows. Current tools like Lidarr force complete album downloads when users want individual tracks.
I Replaced Alexa with a Dumber Voice Assistant (But at Least It’s Private)
After five years of building automations in Home Assistant, I finally pulled the trigger on something I’d been contemplating for months: completely replacing my Amazon Alexa ecosystem with Home...