It starts with one blinking app too many.
A thermostat app. A lamp app. A solar app. A battery app. Each one wants an account, each one talks to a server far away, and none of them talk to each other. Sound familiar?
Now picture the alternative: one dashboard where lights, heating, blinds, sensors and your solar system live together. It works when the internet is down. It belongs to you. And the smartest part, the automations, takes minutes to set up, not weekends.
That is Home Assistant, the world's most popular open-source smart home platform. This book is the shortcut: a clear, hands-on path from "I have a few gadgets" to "my house runs itself".
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Unified dashboard for every device
Local
First: private, fast, no cloud lock-in
Free
Open-source software, no subscription
