Smart Home January 27, 2026 How I use smart alarms with Home Assistant? Zigbee smoke, carbon monoxide, and gas alarms should always be treated as standalone safety devices first. They need to be loud, local,… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 Choosing the Right Home Automation Server (for Home Assistant) We stock a large range of Home Assistant servers that come pre-installed with Home Assistant OS. Each machine is hand-picked to provide… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 What hardware do I need to run Home Assistant? Home Assistant will run on any hardware that meets the following minimum requirements: The easiest way to get up and running with… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 Basics of automations and scenes in home assistant Throughout this post, we explain how to write automations and scenes within Home Assistant to control sensors, lights, and other entities in… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 Unlocking your home assistant dashboard In this post we look at how to take control of your dashboard in Home Assistant, as well as create and manage… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 What is Home Assistant? Home Assistant is free software that helps you control various aspects of your home, such as your lights, thermostat, and security system,… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 What is Zigbee? Zigbee is a wireless communication protocol specifically designed for low-power and low-bandwidth applications. It is commonly used in smart home technology to… Read guide
Smart Home January 14, 2026 Matter vs Reality: What Home Assistant Users Should Know You’ve probably heard of Matter — the new smart home standard backed by Apple, Google, Amazon, and others. It promises to fix compatibility headaches… Read guide