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Local AI models, inference engines, and AI services running on home hardware. Covers tools like Ollama and LM Studio — what models they support, hardware requirements, GPU vs CPU inference, and integration with Home Assistant automations.
Physical and wireless network infrastructure for your home. Covers Wi-Fi, wired Ethernet, and the mesh radio layers used by Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread, and Bluetooth device networks.
Application and integration protocols that connect devices, services, and automations. Covers MQTT, HTTP/REST, Matter, and device-level wireless protocols like Zigbee and Z-Wave.
Physical server hardware running home automation workloads. Covers home lab servers, NAS appliances, web servers, and the machines that host Home Assistant and supporting services.
AI servers provide the local compute layer for voice, vision, summarization, and orchestration workloads that should not live only in the cloud.
MQTT is a lightweight publish/subscribe messaging protocol for constrained devices and low-bandwidth, high-latency, or unreliable networks; Mosquitto is a widely used open-source MQTT broker.
A homelab server is the always-on foundation for Home Assistant, containers, storage workflows, and the surrounding services a serious automation stack depends on.
Overview Description The VoIP integration enables users to talk to Homeassistant Assist using an analog phone and a VoIP adapter. I also have plans to…
Dedicated Micro Form Factor computer to run Home Assistant. Much more powerful than a raspberry pi, and I added an
Overview Description Hardware configuration: My Implementation Hardware configuration : System Model: Dell Precision 7920 Tower OS Name: Ubuntu 23.10 System: Type x64-based PC Processor: 2x…
Overview Description I use this MS Windows 11 Pro for Workstations server with Windows Subsystem for Linux (wsl) to test and configure applications that require…
Overview Description Zooz Z-Wave USB sticks serve as the radio interface between Home Assistant and Z-Wave mesh networks, enabling control of Z-Wave smart home devices…
