🏠 What is Home Assistant?

Home Assistant is an open-source smart home hub that lets you connect and control devices from different brands and protocols all in one place. Manage lights, climate, security systems, sensors, and more — all through a single platform. Its key advantage is local operation, meaning your data stays in your home for faster performance and greater privacy.

✨ What It Can Do

Feature Description
📡 Centralized Device Management Supports 3,300+ integrations. Control lights, locks, cameras, climate systems, and more from one interface.
⚙️ Powerful Automation Trigger devices by time, environmental conditions, or actions — like turning on lights and disabling alarms when you arrive home.
🎙️ Voice Control Works with Alexa and Google Assistant, or use the built-in private voice assistant, Assist.
🔋 Energy Monitoring Track real-time energy usage, optimize consumption, and reduce your bills.
🎨 Highly Customizable Tailor dashboards and automation logic to match your lifestyle.

Step 1 — Choose Your Hardware

Home Assistant Green

Home Assistant Green

Plug‑and‑play smart home hub with Home Assistant OS pre‑installed — perfect for beginners.

Skills Required:
Interest in setting up a smart home

Tools Required:
Ethernet connection

Price: €129.95

Raspberry Pi 4

Raspberry Pi 4

Great budget gateway for light‑to‑medium smart homes. Runs Home Assistant OS smoothly for typical automations and Zigbee/Matter bridges.

Skills Required:
Assembling a Raspberry Pi setup
Flashing a Raspberry Pi

Tools Required:
Raspberry Pi 4 with 5V 3A power supply
microSD card or USB 3.0 SSD
Ethernet connection

Price: €63.95

Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit

Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit

Install Home Assistant on Raspberry Pi — a low‑cost DIY route to get started and gain hands‑on experience.

Skills Required:
Assembling a Raspberry Pi setup
Flashing a Raspberry Pi

Tools Required:
Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 with power supply
MicroSD card
Ethernet connection

Price: €149.95

Step 2 – Install ESPHome

⚡ ESPHome is an open‑source firmware framework that simplifies turning ESP32, ESP8266, or RP2040 boards into powerful, locally‑controlled smart home devices. Using simple 📝 YAML configuration files instead of complex C++ code, you can:

• 🛠️ Create custom smart home devices tailored to your needs
• 🔗 Integrate seamlessly with Home Assistant for a unified experience
• 🌐 Control and monitor devices via web, API, or MQTT
• 🤖 Automate with powerful on‑device logic
• 📡 Update firmware wirelessly with Over‑The‑Air (OTA) updates

With support for 📊 hundreds of sensors, displays, and components — and ☁️❌ no cloud dependency — ESPHome lets you focus on building your smart home exactly how you want it.

No se requiere codificación

Archivos de configuración YAML simples en lugar de código C++ complejo

Actualizaciones inalámbricas

Actualice sus dispositivos por aire sin acceso físico

Diseño modular

Soporte para cientos de sensores, pantallas y otros componentes

Control Local

Los dispositivos funcionan localmente sin dependencias en la nube

How to Install ESPHome

🧩
Install Add‑on
Settings → Add‑on Store → search “ESPHome” → Install → Start → Open Web UI
🔌
Connect Your Board
Plug ESP32/8266/RP2040 via USB for the first flash.
📝
Create Device
Name → select board → enter Wi‑Fi → generate YAML.
📡
Flash & Go
Flash via USB → device joins Wi‑Fi → OTA updates next time.

Step 3 — Choose Your Controller (Control‑side Devices)

Step 4 — Choose Your Sensors (Sensing‑side Devices)

Products for Home Assistant

Preguntas frecuentes de Home Assistant

Meshtastic es una plataforma de código abierto diseñada para facilitar la comunicación de largo alcance y bajo consumo utilizando la tecnología LoRa. Permite que los dispositivos Meshtastic intercambien datos de manera fluida sin depender de infraestructuras convencionales como redes celulares o Wi-Fi, lo que la hace ideal para la conectividad fuera de la red en áreas remotas.
Meshtastic es accesible tanto para usuarios sin licencia como para operadores de radioaficionados con licencia, permitiendo una comunicación fluida a través de su red mallada LoRa de largo alcance y código abierto.
Sí, Meshtastic es un proyecto gratuito y de código abierto. Solo necesitas comprar dispositivos de hardware compatibles con Meshtastic, ya que el software, el firmware y la documentación oficial son completamente gratuitos. Si encuentras valioso Meshtastic, considera apoyar a los desarrolladores con una donación para ayudar a mantener el proyecto.
Meshtastic destaca por su avanzada red mallada, mensajería de texto de largo alcance, compartición de GPS y telemetría, y operación eficiente en energía. En contraste, los walkie-talkies PMR ofrecen comunicación de voz simple en tiempo real, funcionalidad fácil de usar y amplia accesibilidad.
No. Core features such as automations, voice control, and energy monitoring can run entirely offline, boosting stability and safeguarding privacy.

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