Wednesday 28 October

If you’ve ever looked at a smart home setup and wondered why turning on a living room light requires three cloud services and an active internet connection, you aren’t alone. In my latest post, How I Use Home Assistant, I break down how I run my smart home setup with a focus on local control, privacy, and reliability. No subscription fees, no heavy corporate ecosystems, and no relying on cloud servers that might go down whenever an ISP hiccups. From managing lighting scenes and automating heating to handling local-first camera feeds with Frigate and a Google Coral TPU, Home Assistant acts as the central brain of my homelab. 👉 Read the full breakdown here: How I Use Home Assistant