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Home Assistant
Guides for people who want more from Home Assistant than lights at sunset: predictive energy control with solar and batteries, dynamic tariffs, EV charging, leak and presence detection, local voice and AI, dashboards and keeping the network safe. Everything runs locally where possible.
The blueprints behind several of these guides are open source in homelab-automation-blueprints.
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- 1 Mastering Home Assistant on Proxmox LXC: Setup Guide Walk through installing Home Assistant on Proxmox LXC step by step, covering container configuration, storage, and performance tuning. 7 min
- 2 Home Assistant InfluxDB & Grafana: Smart Home Data Logging Set up InfluxDB and Grafana with Home Assistant to log sensor data, build time-series dashboards, and analyze smart home trends. 9 min
- 3 Master Your Audi EV Charging with Home Assistant Automation Integrate your Audi EV and home charger with Home Assistant to automate charging schedules, track energy use, and optimize off-peak charging. 8 min
All guides on this topic
- 12 Oct 2026Home Assistant & LoRaWAN: Building Long-Range Sensor Networks
- 24 Sept 2026Home Assistant Multi-Wake Word Voice Control: Mastering Local AI & Custom Triggers
- 21 Sept 2026Home Assistant Appliance Monitoring: Prevent Failures
- 8 Sept 2026Home Assistant Water Leak Sensor Automation & Smart Shutoff
- 27 Aug 2026Home Assistant Physical Security: Access Control & Smart Alarms
- 18 Aug 2026Home Assistant Local Whisper & TTS: The Ultimate Privacy Voice Assistant
- 6 Aug 2026Home Assistant & Open-Source PLCs: Industrial Automation DIY Revolution
- 23 Jul 2026Mastering Home Assistant Local Network Security Monitoring
- 21 Jul 2026Home Assistant Predictive Energy Control with Local ML
- 14 Jul 2026Home Assistant AppDaemon: Python Scripting for Advanced Automations
- 9 Jul 2026Home Assistant Secure Remote Access: VPN & Cloudflare Tunnel
- 7 Jul 2026Seamless Integration: Home Assistant Matter Bridge for Non-Native Devices
- 2 Jul 2026Mastering Home Assistant Local Voice Control with Rhasspy & OpenWakeWord
- 8 Jun 2026Home Assistant Automation with Dynamic Energy Tariffs
- 28 May 2026Home Assistant Local AI Vision: Frigate Integration & Object Detection
- 18 May 2026ESPHome DIY Sensors: A Developer's Practical Guide
- 30 Apr 2026Home Assistant Matter Thread: Your Ultimate Integration Guide
- 29 Apr 2026Unleashing Local AI with Home Assistant: Ollama Integration
- 23 Apr 2026Home Assistant Advanced Dashboard Development: Custom Cards & Lovelace UI
- 21 Apr 2026Mastering Home Assistant Energy Monitoring Dashboard
- 20 Apr 2026Roborock Saros 20 Sonic: The Tech Behind 2026's Smartest Robot Vacuum
- 19 Apr 2026Home Assistant Automations Guide: From Basic to Advanced Smart Home Control
- 15 Apr 2026Advanced Home Assistant Blueprints for Developers
- 10 Apr 2026Mastering Home Assistant Solar Automation: Your Guide to Smart Energy