Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3
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Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3
#2Last discussion was ~10 months ago[0], but lots of progress has been made since then, including the new Lovelace UI[1] and HassIO[2] for the Raspberry Pi, based on the new HassOS[3] (a very small and efficient OS to run Docker like a hypervisor).
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15521743
[1] https://www.home-assistant.io/lovelace
Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3
#3Last discussion was ~10 months ago[0], but lots of progress has been made since then, including the new Lovelace UI[1] and HassIO[2] for the Raspberry Pi, based on the new HassOS[3] (a very small and efficient OS to run Docker like a hypervisor). [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15521743 [1] https://www.home-assistant.io/lovelace [2] https://www.home-assistant.io/hassio/ [3] https://github.com/home-assistant/…
Multi-user auth is another exciting development, and it just hit RC status
https://developers.home-assistant.io/blog/2018/07/02/trying-...
Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3
#4This project is far and away becoming the standard for Home Automation. Incredible to watch over the last couple years.
Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3
#5I have a raspberry pi where I installed Home Assistant a few months ago when I moved into my new home. I did a little bit of messing with it, but stopped while waiting to have more devices that could communicate with it.
What are some of the more useful things people have found they are able to accomplish with this, and what was the best way to go about them?
Ideas I currently am toying with: presence sensors to turn lights on/off, somehow measuring the voltage used by appliances (washer/dryer, dishwasher, etc) to notify me when they finish running, a camera in my backyard that uses basic image processing to tell when my dog squats and I have to go pick it up.
Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3
#6This project is far and away becoming the standard for Home Automation. Incredible to watch over the last couple years.
Not only that, but Home Assistant is by far my favorite example of a well run "crowd run" open source project.
There's no big company bankrolling it (well there kinda is since ubiquiti hired the creator, but not to the same extent something like Chromium is just google), there are a HUGE number of committers, and the structure encourages people to maintain and improve their own contributions via 3rd party packages.
There's no fighting, there's not much gatekeeping, it's not overly complicated, and they are EXTREMELY welcoming to new contributions, no matter how "unique" the use case is (look at some of the integrations! There's integrations for local bus schedule systems!). And on top of that, there's world-class documentation! That's rare enough in paid products, but to see it from a project like this, and the fact that it's almost always up to date is simply amazing.
They held my hand through creating 2 new integrations, and I haven't developed in python for almost 10 years, and they were extremely helpful, responsive, and at the end of the day the product got better for everyone.
I really don't have enough good things to say about Home Assistant.
Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3
#7Founder of Home Assistant here. Happy to answer any questions.
Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3
#8Incredible project. Such a well-run open source system- monthly updates with great release notes and documentation.
Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3
#9I have a raspberry pi where I installed Home Assistant a few months ago when I moved into my new home. I did a little bit of messing with it, but stopped while waiting to have more devices that could communicate with it. What are some of the more useful things people have found they are able to accomplish with this, and what was the best way to go about them? Ideas I currently am toying with: presence sensors to turn…
I'm using it with z-wave door sensors to play a simple chime sound (helps keep track of curious toddlers). Also have a few IP cameras connected to it, may be adding presence sensors too. Planning on adding an "armed" mode where I can get alerts if motion is detected when we're not home.
Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3
#10I have a raspberry pi where I installed Home Assistant a few months ago when I moved into my new home. I did a little bit of messing with it, but stopped while waiting to have more devices that could communicate with it. What are some of the more useful things people have found they are able to accomplish with this, and what was the best way to go about them? Ideas I currently am toying with: presence sensors to turn…
My favorite things for it is a lot of the "scripting" you can do for it:
- I have my outdoor lights turn on when the sun goes down and turn off 4 hours after sunset - If it is after sunset, if it detects mine or my significant other connecting to the wifi, it automatically turns my Nest from away mode and turns on lights inside. - It will automatically turn off all my lights and my nest to away mode if it detects that no one is home.
There is a lot more flexibility to it (i.e. it can send you an email if someone gets home and you are not home, things like that).
You can do a lot of those, I do not know how much work you have to do in it, but you can make your own "sensors" and it will integrate into home assistant.