Tag: home-assistant

Homebridge vs Home Assistant Hub Showdown

Homebridge bridges devices into Apple Home. Home Assistant is the full local automation platform. Here's which one to pick — or why you'd run both.

ESPresense: Room-Level Bluetooth Presence in Home Assistant

Track which room you're in with cheap ESP32 nodes and BLE signal distance — real room-level presence for Home Assistant automations that actually work.

HACS: When Custom Integrations Bite You

HACS custom integrations can brick your Home Assistant setup overnight. Here's how to use them safely, recover when they don't, and know when to skip them.

Home Assistant Add-Ons vs Docker Containers

HAOS Add-Ons vs bare Docker Compose for Mosquitto, ESPHome, Frigate — when the Supervisor magic is genuinely worth it and when it just gets in your way.

Home Assistant Voice: Wyoming vs Rhasspy

Wyoming protocol vs Rhasspy for local Home Assistant voice — which offline stack actually works in 2026, hardware requirements, and when to choose each one.