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Integrate Amazon Alexa with Home Assistant for voice control - learn both Home Assistant Cloud and manual configuration methods with AWS Lambda.
Integrate Amazon Alexa with Home Assistant for voice control - learn both Home Assistant Cloud and manual configuration methods with AWS Lambda.
Connect HomeKit to Home Assistant with HomeKit Bridge - control your smart home devices using Apple Home app on iOS with up to 150 accessories per bridge.
Apple TV integration in Home Assistant - use Apple TV as a smart home hub for HomeKit and Matter, with media control and automation capabilities.
Bluetooth in Home Assistant - learn about BLE technology advantages, comparison with WiFi and Zigbee, and USB adapter setup for smart home devices.
Bluetooth Proxy with ESPHome - extend Bluetooth coverage in Home Assistant using ESP32 devices as WiFi-Bluetooth bridges for remote device control.
Bose has shut down the SoundTouch cloud servers – presets 1–6 and music services stopped working. What to do - Music Assistant, AfterTouch, and Home Assistant integration.
deCONZ - Zigbee mesh network solution from Dresden Elektronik with ConBee III and RaspBee coordinators for Home Assistant and standalone use.
ESPHome - framework for custom smart devices from ESP32 and ESP8266. New Device Builder, ESP-IDF as the default framework, and breaking changes 2025.11-2026.7.
How to move from NSPanel_HA_Blueprint to NSPanel Easy in Home Assistant without opening the panel: the OTA update, YAML changes and the ota_password trap.
HACS is a community store for Home Assistant offering thousands of integrations and UI elements created by enthusiasts. Learn how to install and use it.
Explore Home Assistant integrations - connect devices from different manufacturers into a unified smart home system with over 2600 pre-installed integrations and community extensions.
Learn about integrations in Home Assistant - software components that enable connections with other platforms and services, including smart home devices and backup features.
What Matter and Thread are, how they differ from Zigbee, and how they work in Home Assistant. Multi-fabric device sharing and the new matter.js Matter Server (2026).
Recommended Bluetooth hardware for Home Assistant - USB adapters, Bluetooth Proxy devices, sensors, thermometers, and other tested products.
Verified guide to installing NSPanel Easy - successor to NSPanel_HA_Blueprint - on the Sonoff NSPanel: ESPHome YAML, Home Assistant setup, GPIO pinout, fixes.
Sonos integration in Home Assistant - control Sonos Era 300 and other smart speakers with wireless streaming, Dolby Atmos, and multiroom audio.
Integrate Spotify streaming into Home Assistant - control music playback from HA with full control requiring Spotify Premium subscription.
Zigbee2Tasmota - run Zigbee network with Tasmota firmware on ESP32/ESP8266 gateways like Sonoff Bridge-Pro and Ewelink ZB-GW03.
Tasmota - open-source firmware for ESP devices enabling full local control via MQTT without cloud dependency for smart home devices.
After an ESPHome update the NSPanel won't boot - black screen, boot loop and a latched safe mode that even reflashing won't clear. The diagnosis and the fix.
Xiaomi Miio integration for Home Assistant - connect WiFi devices like robotic vacuums (Roborock S5) and air purifiers to your smart home.
ZHA (Zigbee Home Automation) integration - run Zigbee 3.0 mesh network in Home Assistant with EFR32MG21 coordinators like SkyConnect and Thread support.
Zigbee in Home Assistant - advantages of own coordinator (offline operation, wider device support), understand mesh network topology with routers and coordinators, compare with WiFi and Bluetooth, and choose the right integration.
Zigbee recommended hardware for Home Assistant - coordinators, bulbs, sensors, switches, and other tested products compatible with ZHA, Zigbee2MQTT, and deCONZ.
Zigbee2MQTT - universal open-source solution for Zigbee mesh network supporting EZSP, DECONZ, and ZSTACK coordinators with EFR32MG21 and EFR32MG24 chips.