🏠 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.

Nessuna Programmazione Necessaria

File di configurazione YAML semplici invece di codice C++ complesso

Aggiornamenti wireless

Aggiorna i tuoi dispositivi over-the-air senza accesso fisico

Design modulare

Supporto per centinaia di sensori, display e altri componenti

Controllo Locale

I dispositivi funzionano localmente senza dipendenze dal cloud

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

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Meshtastic è una piattaforma open-source progettata per facilitare la comunicazione a lunga distanza e a basso consumo energetico utilizzando la tecnologia LoRa. Consente ai dispositivi Meshtastic di scambiare dati senza soluzione di continuità senza fare affidamento su infrastrutture convenzionali come reti cellulari o Wi-Fi, rendendola ideale per la connettività off-grid in aree remote.
Meshtastic è accessibile sia agli utenti non autorizzati sia agli operatori radioamatori autorizzati, consentendo una comunicazione senza interruzioni attraverso la sua rete mesh LoRa open-source a lunga distanza.
Sì, Meshtastic è un progetto gratuito e open-source. È necessario acquistare solo dispositivi hardware compatibili con Meshtastic, poiché il software, il firmware e la documentazione ufficiale sono completamente gratuiti. Se trovi Meshtastic utile, considera di supportare gli sviluppatori con una donazione per aiutare a sostenere il progetto.
Meshtastic eccelle con la sua avanzata rete mesh, la messaggistica testuale a lunga distanza, la condivisione di GPS e telemetria, e un funzionamento a basso consumo energetico. Al contrario, i walkie-talkie PMR offrono una comunicazione vocale semplice e in tempo reale, una funzionalità intuitiva e un'ampia accessibilità.
No. Core features such as automations, voice control, and energy monitoring can run entirely offline, boosting stability and safeguarding privacy.

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