If you’re running Home Assistant on a server that’s not easily accessible, you might be interested in making the platform’s files more easily accessible via a network share. This is pretty easy to do, ...

Have you ever felt like your smart home setup is more chaotic than convenient? With countless devices, apps, and cloud services vying for your attention, managing it all can feel overwhelming. Enter ...

The configuration.yaml file is a set of instructions commonly located under the config directory on your Home Assistant ...

I recently described how a recent flurry of smart home failures made me turn to Home Assistant, the increasingly polished DIY smart home platform that you can host yourself without relying on the ...

As someone who grew up with a dial-up internet connection, I get anxious at the thought of any always-online product or service. My smart home is no different — I rely on it to automatically cool the ...