Home Assistant 2026.11 turns HACS into Marketplace, and adds target exclusions
Phil and Rohan unpack Home Assistant 2026.11, from HACS becoming the built-in Marketplace to target exclusions, entity and device naming changes, Matter cameras with two-way talk and LoRaWAN.Watch thi...
4 Nov 1h 13min
Dan Built His Own Smart Switches and Connected Them to Home Assistant
Dan joins Phil and Rohan to trace his smart home journey from X10 and MySensors to Home Assistant. Hear how he designs ESPHome light switches, controls an RS-485 thermostat, and plans new automations ...
27 Okt 50min
Jason’s Home Assistant Smart Home That Watches Birds and Tracks Visitors
Phil and Rohan tour Patreon supporter Jason’s Home Assistant setup. Discover how he uses UniFi cameras as motion sensors, automatically aims a PTZ camera, and identifies backyard birds with BirdNet.Wa...
20 Okt 1h 7min
A Baby Who Wouldn’t Sleep Started Maayan’s Home Assistant Journey
A temperature sensor, a smart plug and a baby who wouldn’t sleep started Mayan’s Home Assistant journey. Phil and Rohan explore how that first nursery automation grew into Zigbee heating controls, loc...
13 Okt 1h 9min
Mapping all the changes in Home Assistant 2026.10
Phil and Rohan unpack Home Assistant 2026.10, from redesigned maps and easier trigger-based automations to AI setup, Matter devices and Z-Wave network maps. They also discuss reports about LG TV priva...
6 Okt 1h 16min
Home Assistant was Trey’s answer for a local first smart home
Phil and Rohan are joined by Trey from Tallahassee, Florida, to explore his local-first Home Assistant setup. From an X10 beginning and a MyQ API shutdown to Zigbee migrations, Trey has seen a lot!Wat...
2 Okt 55min
Roland “Accidentally” Installed Home Assistant, Then Automated Everything
Roland joins Phil and Rohan to share how a simple attempt to measure an old fridge's energy use led to a deeply data-driven Home Assistant smart home. Energy monitoring, solar forecasting, home batter...
22 Sep 1h 5min
Adrian’s High Availability Home Assistant
How do you make Home Assistant resilient when an update fails or your primary server goes offline? Phil and Rohan talk with Adrian from Western Australia about his dual Home Assistant setup, webhook h...
15 Sep 59min
