Awesome Home Assistant

Home Assistant is an open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server.

If you want to get an impression on the look and feel, you should check out the Home Assistant online demo.

Awesome Home Assistant is a curated list of awesome Home Assistant resources. Additional software, tutorials, custom integration, add-ons, custom dashboard cards & plugins, cookbooks, example setups, and much more.

The list is divided into categories. The links in those categories do not have pre-established order; the order is for contribution. If you want to contribute, please read the guide or raise an issue to suggest additions, updates or removals.

Contents

• How to use
• Installing
• In case you need help
• Official Communities
• Other Communities
• Public Configurations
• Add-ons
• Official Add-ons
• Third Party Add-ons
• Dashboards
• Icon packs
• Themes
• Custom Cards
• Alternative Dashboards
• Custom Integrations
• DIY
• DIY Gateways
• DIY Projects
• Online Resources
• Blogs
• YouTube Channels
• Podcasts
• Twitter
• Uncategorized
• Alternative Home Automation Software
• Other Awesome Lists
• Trademark Legal Notice

How to use

Awesome Home Assistant is a fantastic list for people trying to automate every aspect of their home. Automating your home is a long, hard, and never finished task that usually involves a lot of tinkering.

You can navigate through the list by:

• Simply press command/ctrl + F to search for a keyword
• Go through our Contents list
• Alternatively, use the search on our website: https://www.awesome-ha.com

Installing

Home Assistant has several installation methods; each has advantages and disadvantages. Many people have different opinions and personal favorites. Important to know that there is no wrong or right here; each technique installs the SAME Home Assistant.

Home Assistant recommends the Home Assistant OS installation method.

• Home Assistant Installation - The official installation guides.
• Compare Installation Methods - The available installation methods compared.

In case you need help

There are various ways to get in touch with the Home Assistant community. It doesn't matter if you have a question, need help, want to request a feature, or just say ‘Hi’.

Official Communities

• Home Assistant Discord - Join the chat, most of us are there.
• Home Assistant Community - The discussion forum, also used for feature requests.
• Home Assistant Subreddit - If you are into Reddit, subscribe.
• Home Assistant Facebook Group - Facebook group for enthusiasts.

Other Communities

• Dr. ZZs - Facebook group by Dr. Zzs.
• Home Assistant Community Add-ons Discord - Get support on the Home Assistant Community Add-ons.
• ESPHome Discord - Get support for your DIY ESPHome project.
• 🇳🇱 Dutch Domotics Discord - Dutch Discord server with home automation enthusiasts.

Public Configurations

Some people store their full Home Assistant configuration on GitHub. They are an awesome source for learning and a great source of inspiration.

• Carlo Costanzo - Probably the most documented configuration out there.
• DubhAd - Also known as Tinkerer shares his configuration files.
• geekofweek - Has over 300+ automations.