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
Rob went from 15 Apps to One Smart Home With Home Assistant
Rob joins Phil and Rohan from New Zealand to share how he replaced 15 smart-home apps with Home Assistant. Discover his AI-assisted workflow using VS Code, Claude Code, Codex, Git, YAML documentation,...
8 Sep 1h 3min
Home Assistant 2026.9 improves Modbus integrations, and a better activity history
Home Assistant 2026.9 is here. Maps suffer an unexpected turn of events and easier Modbus integrations arrive. Activity history gets some love. Nabu Casa subscribers can start testing a new and improv...
1 Sep 49min
Living With Home Assistant: The Other Side of the Smart Home
Sofia lives in a Home Assistant smart home, but she didn’t install it. We’re breaking down what its like on the other side of the fence and how open communication and involvement make for a happier sm...
18 Aug 37min
Rohan is Packing Up his Smart Home and Starting Over
Rohan is moving house! Phil and Rohan dive into the realities of selling a Home Assistant-powered home and moving into a new property. They discuss what smart home gear is worth leaving behind, how to...
11 Aug 59min
Home Assistant 2026.8 says goodbye to 8123, while SmartThings goes behind a paywall
Home Assistant 2026.8 is here, we unpack the biggest changes. From port 8123 to port 80 for new Home Assistant OS installs, customizable entity ID formats, moon and vibration automation triggers, and ...
5 Aug 1h 3min
How Eugene Built a .NET Home Assistant Brain for his Smart Home
Phil and Rohan chat with Eugene about how he built a deeply automated smart home using Home Assistant, Raspberry Pi, Zigbee, Shelly devices, Aqara sensors, and even C#/.NET with NetDaemon. They explor...
28 Juli 51min
