Home Assistant
| Initial release | 2013 |
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| Stable release | 0.110.3 (2020-05-27)
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| Repository | github |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Software appliance / Virtual appliance (Linux) |
| Type | Home automation |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | www |
Home Assistant is a free and open-source home automation software written in Python with a focus on local-control and privacy.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] As of May 2020, over to 1600 plug-ins or add-ons with system integrations to different IoT devices and services are available as "integration components".[8] Actions, such as switching ON/OFF lights, are triggered by automation, voice commands, mobile apps, or controls on the Home Assistant web-based frontend user-interface.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
The Home Assistant project started in September of 2013. In November 2013, the core functionality was first published on GitHub. With over 1930 contributing developers to its core as of May 2020, it has a very active development and global user-community.[15][16][17][18][19][20]
At the GitHub "State of the Octoverse" in 2019 it listed Home Assistant as the tenth biggest open source project on GitHub based on the number of active contributors that year (as the project had contributions from 63,000+ contributors during 2019).[21] Home Assistant is also a three-time award-winning project for the Thomas-Krenn-Award since it took 2nd-place in 2017, 2nd-place in 2018, and 1st-place in 2019.[22][23][24] It has also been a nominee for a DINACon award in 2018.[25][26]
Features
Home Assistant features all common functions that you would expect from a home automation platform to control simple smart home technology and advanced building automation.[27][28][29][30][31][32][33] Newer versions of Home Assistant have also made it much easier to perform a standard installation from scratch and quickly get started compared to earlier versions, as the core development team have for the latest couple of years been putting a lot of time and effort into making Home Assistant more user-friendly to new and less advanced home automation users. More and more moving configuration settings from its YAML setup files to the latest revisions of its web-based graphical user interface.[34][35][36][37]
It is deployed as an on-premises software and can connect directly or indirectly to IoT (Internet of Things) devices and services from many different vendors, including other open and closed smart home ecosystems. It features system integrations (plug-ins or add-ons) for most popular devices, services, and IoT ecosystems, such as; Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Bluetooth, Google Assistant, Google Chromecast, Google Home, Google Nest, IFTTT, IKEA Smart Home (Trådfri), KNX, Xiaomi Smart Home (Mi Home), MQTT, Philips Hue, SmartThings (Samsung), Sonos (eWeLink, official DIY-mode, and third-party firmware), Tuya Smart, X10, Zigbee, Z-Wave, and over 1500 other system integrations.[38][39][40]
Installation
Home Assistant Core is a Python program that can be deployed on servers running various operating systems, however when its developers and users say "Home Assistant" today they refer to an official software appliance / virtual appliance installation package that combines the Home Assistant Core, a just enough operating system (a Just enough operating system called "Home Assistant Operating System", formerly known as "Hass.io") and various tools which allows one to run it easily on a single-board computer like a Raspberry Pi, a virtual machine on a hypervisor (available in a many modern network-attached storage systems), and other hardware platforms without setting up an operating system first. As such, Home Assistant is an all-in one-solution and has a management user interface that can be used from the Home Assistant frontend, that interface is otherwise not present in a Home Assistant Core only setup.[41][42][43][44]
Discovery and configuration
After installation, Home Assistant scans the local network and discovers devices that can be included in the smart home solution. Users can provide credentials and meaningful device names via an administration user interface.[45][46]
References
- ^ https://towardsdatascience.com/house-automation-using-home-assistant-191ee017027d Medium - House Automation using Home Assistant
- ^ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/115566/no-privacy-compromise-home-automation/ Jupiter Broadcasting - No Privacy Compromise Home Automation
- ^ https://opensource.com/article/17/7/home-automation-primer
- ^ https://staceyoniot.com/home-assistant-smart-home-security/
- ^ https://www.the-ambient.com/features/home-assistant-automation-privacy-582
- ^ http://linuxgizmos.com/secure-home-automation-without-clouds-or-dedicated-hubs/
- ^ https://www.wired.com/2016/07/now-can-hide-smart-home-darknet/
- ^ https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/ Home Assistant integrations
- ^ https://www.smarthomeblog.net/openhab-home-assistant-domoticz/ OpenHab vs Home Assistant vs Domoticz
- ^ https://www.techhive.com/article/3545294/wink-relents-delays-mandatory-switch-to-paid-subscriptions-indefinitely.html
- ^ https://staceyoniot.com/home-assistant-integrations-remote-access-setup-review/
- ^ https://homekitnews.com/2019/10/24/using-home-assistant-with-ikea-smart-blinds-for-homekit/
- ^ https://homekitnews.com/2019/05/17/connecting-home-assistant-to-apple-homekit/
- ^ https://gizmodo.com/magical-smart-home-upgrade-lets-muggles-control-their-h-1833941228 Gizmodo - Magical Smart Home Upgrade Lets Muggles Control Their Homes With a Wand Too
- ^ https://www.podcastinit.com/episode-94-home-assistant-with-paulus-schoutsen/ Home Assistant with Paulus Schoutsen - Episode 94 - January 2017
- ^ https://codepop.com/open-sourcecraft/episodes/paulus-schoutsen/ Paulus Schoutsen and Home Assistant - Episode 8 - March 2017
- ^ https://github.com/home-assistant/core/graphs/contributors
- ^ https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pulls
- ^ https://community.home-assistant.io/ Home Assistant Community Forum
- ^ https://www.linux.com/news/home-assistant-python-approach-home-automation-video
- ^ https://octoverse.github.com/#top-and-trending-projects
- ^ https://www.thomas-krenn.com/de/tkmag/allgemein/zammad-home-assistant-und-freifunk-das-sind-die-gewinner-des-thomas-krenn-awards-2017/
- ^ https://www.thomas-krenn.com/de/tkmag/allgemein/die-gewinner-des-thomas-krenn-awards-2018-stehen-fest/
- ^ https://www.thomas-krenn.com/de/tkmag/tk-insights/thomas-krenn-award-2019-gewinner/ Thomas-Krenn-Award 2019 – Die Gewinner
- ^ https://www.netzwoche.ch/news/2018-09-04/das-sind-die-nominierten-fuer-die-dinacon-awards-2018
- ^ https://dinacon.ch/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/10/2018-10-19_DINAcon2018_Medienmitteilung.pdf
- ^ https://smarthome.university/smartthings-vs-home-assistant/
- ^ https://opensource.com/article/18/3/smart-home-assistant
- ^ https://smarthome.university/your-smart-home-platform-home-assistant-vs-openhab/
- ^ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2017/203/Home-Assistant
- ^ https://www.automatedhome.co.uk/new-products/home-assistant-open-source-python-home-automation-platform.html
- ^ https://www.heise.de/ct/ausgabe/2017-26-Hausautomations-Schaltzentrale-Home-Assistant-3909532.html
- ^ https://www.heise.de/ct/ausgabe/2017-26-Hausautomations-Schaltzentrale-Home-Assistant-3909532.html
- ^ https://www.smartlab.at/build-a-wireless-mqtt-temperature-and-humidity-sensor-for-your-home-assistant/
- ^ https://opensource.com/article/18/8/build-thermostat-open-source-tools
- ^ https://onesmarthome.de/smart-home-home-assistant-konfiguration/
- ^ https://www.automatedhome.co.uk/software/weekend-project-setting-up-home-assistant-on-your-pc-or-mac.html
- ^ https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/ Home Assistant integrations
- ^ https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/rpi-magazines/issues/full_pdfs/000/000/013/original/HS_6_Digital_Optimised.pdf
- ^ https://onesmarthome.de/smart-home-home-assistant-knx-alexa-sprachsteuerung/
- ^ https://www.home-assistant.io/faq/ha-vs-hassio/ Home Assistant vs. Home Assistant Core
- ^ https://www.the-ambient.com/how-to/set-up-use-home-assistant-644 How to set up and use Home Assistant: For Dummies edition - October 2018
- ^ https://opensource.com/life/16/3/5-open-source-home-automation-tools
- ^ http://onesmarthome.de/smart-home-home-assistant-raspberry-pi-installation-hassbian/
- ^ https://staceyoniot.com/diy-smart-home-home-assistant-vs-samsung-smartthings-google-home-amazon-echo/
- ^ https://staceyoniot.com/home-assistant-automations-how-to-review/