ESPresense: Room-Level Bluetooth Presence in Home Assistant
Track which room you're in using cheap ESP32 nodes and BLE signal distance — real room-level presence for Home Assistant automations that don't annoy you daily.
Tag: home-assistant
All the articles with the tag "home-assistant".
HACS: When Custom Integrations Bite You
HACS custom integrations can brick your Home Assistant setup overnight. Here's how to use them safely, recover when they don't, and know when to skip them.
Home Assistant Add-Ons vs Docker Containers
HAOS Add-Ons vs bare Docker Compose for Mosquitto, ESPHome, Frigate — when the Supervisor magic is genuinely worth it and when it just gets in your way.
Home Assistant Voice: Wyoming vs Rhasspy
Wyoming protocol vs Rhasspy for local Home Assistant voice — which offline stack actually works in 2026, hardware requirements, and when to choose each one.