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Homeowners who want automations and dashboards that keep working without a cloud account.

Why it deserves attention

Home Assistant runs on a Raspberry Pi, mini PC, NAS, or Docker and integrates thousands of device brands and protocols, from Zigbee and Z-Wave to Matter and MQTT. You build automations in the UI or YAML, design dashboards, and keep control local: the core is Apache-2.0 and free, and an optional Nabu Casa cloud subscription adds remote access, voice assistants, and backups. The trade-off is setup effort: you run and secure the server, and reliability depends on your hardware, network, and each integration's quality.

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HomeKit

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