2.1 Home Assistant
Home Assistant is free and open-source software used to enable centralized home automation. It is a smart home controller that serves both as a smart home hub (sometimes called a "smart gateway") and an integration platform designed for interoperability, allowing users to have a single point of control and enable automating different smart home devices from a central location regardless of manufacturer or brand.
2.1.1 Installation HA Core Docker Compose
1. Docker Compose File
Installing Home Assistant via Docker compose is for the more advanced user. The simplest is peopl...
2. HA Reverse Proxy
Now, if you want your home assistant to be reachable via URL or domain name then we need to jump ...
2.1.1.3 HACS Installation
HACS is a custom integration that lets you manage and discover custom elements for Home Assistant...
2.1.1.4 MQTT Broker
How It Works Imagine your smart home devices (lights, thermostats, door locks, etc.) are family m...
2.1.1.5 HA Blue Prints
Source: Blue Prints Blueprints are the easiest way to add an automation to your Home Assistant. T...
2.1.1.6 HA Companian App
Home Assistant also comes with a beautiful application. It is basically a must have !! This allow...
2.1.1.7 Notify Groups for Mobile Notifications
Notify groups are a great way to send a notifications to multiple devices at the same time. In th...
2.1.2 Integrations
For HA integrations it is assumed that you have already installed HACS. If not do that then first...