Home Assistant Podcast

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1. Jason’s Home Assistant Smart Home That Watches Birds and Tracks Visitors

   21 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 8 min

   Afspelen
   Phil and Rohan tour Patreon supporter Jason’s Home Assistant setup. Discover how he uses UniFi cameras as motion sensors, automatically aims a PTZ camera, and identifies backyard birds with BirdNet. Lees meer

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   Chapters

   00:00:00 Welcome

   00:02:52 From X10 to whistle-controlled TVs

   00:06:44 Jason’s tech background and home lab

   00:11:49 Home Assistant on Proxmox

   00:14:34 Lutron, HomeKit, and reliable lighting

   00:17:46 The IKEA switches that press themselves

   00:20:00 WLED and the Raspberry Pi rack

   00:23:45 Monitoring without alert overload

   00:26:30 AI agents audit the home lab

   00:29:35 Prioritizing alerts and critical devices

   00:32:01 Battery reminders and daily briefings

   00:34:00 Smart-home protocols

   00:36:12 IKEA Matter devices and Aqara sensors

   00:38:42 Water leaks, Apple TV, and climate

   00:41:11 Meross thermostats and temperature mapping

   00:44:47 Meal planning meets home automation

   00:47:50 Shopping lists and UniFi cameras

   00:50:00 Cameras that aim other cameras

   00:53:17 Indoor camera rules and outdoor projects

   00:56:51 BirdNet identifies backyard birds

   00:59:00 Bird displays and favorite automations

   01:01:40 Doorbell messages and TV automations

   01:04:00 Jellyfin, Nest Hub, and closing thoughts

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2. A Baby Who Wouldn’t Sleep Started Maayan’s Home Assistant Journey

   14 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 9 min

   Afspelen
   A temperature sensor, a smart plug and a baby who wouldn’t sleep started Mayan’s Home Assistant journey. Phil and Rohan explore how that first nursery automation grew into Zigbee heating controls, local white noise, custom lighting and a whole-house dashboard. Lees meer

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   Chapters

   00:00:00 — Welcome

   00:02:00 — A sleepless baby starts everything

   00:05:17 — Smart plugs and temperature sensors

   00:08:25 — Tuya reliability and appliance safety

   00:11:15 — Heating controls and nursery white noise

   00:14:24 — Sonos, Spotify and local playback

   00:17:22 — Choosing Zigbee over Wi-Fi

   00:19:00 — ESP builds and fireplace fan safety

   00:23:00 — Making custom Home Assistant hardware

   00:25:20 — Projector lights and movie controls

   00:27:28 — Smart-home controls

   00:30:00 — Buttons, voice and kitchen tablets

   00:33:55 — Night lights that help kids sleep

   00:37:00 — Shared calendars on Home Assistant

   00:40:00 — Organizing busy family schedules

   00:43:26 — Automating a louvered pergola

   00:46:30 — Hacking the pergola remote

   00:49:40 — Tracking louver position

   00:52:40 — DIY trade-offs and remote reliability

   00:55:45 — Holiday mode and home security

   00:58:40 — Solar hot water and load shifting

   01:01:45 — Heat banking and energy choices

   01:04:20 — A Frigate-powered AI cat trainer

   01:07:30 — The mini PC running everything

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3. Mapping all the changes in Home Assistant 2026.10

   6 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 17 min

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   Phil and Rohan unpack Home Assistant 2026.10, from redesigned maps and easier trigger-based automations to AI setup, Matter devices and Z-Wave network maps. They also discuss reports about LG TV privacy and Shelly’s planned acquisition. Lees meer

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   Chapters

   00:00:00 Introduction

   00:02:00 Community Day plans

   00:04:39 Home Assistant Link replaces Cloud

   00:07:29 LG TV privacy concerns

   00:16:38 Shelly’s planned acquisition

   00:24:01 Critical iPhone notifications

   00:26:16 Notification tips and Zooz sponsor

   00:28:16 Redesigned and customizable maps

   00:30:42 Easier automation trigger conditions

   00:34:47 Dashboard visibility and AI tools

   00:37:32 Z-Wave maps and YAML improvements

   00:40:16 Generators and energy monitoring

   00:44:00 Modbus, profiles and timers

   00:47:56 Glass-break sensors and security dashboards

   00:52:00 Matter updates and Thread plans

   00:55:36 Templates, Hue and Z-Wave

   00:58:00 UniFi Protect and integration updates

   01:01:00 iCloud lists and local vehicle control

   01:03:20 New infrared and energy integrations

   01:07:18 Solar, messaging and plant integrations

   01:10:27 Removed integrations and upgrade advice

   01:11:24 Green Button energy data

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4. Home Assistant was Trey’s answer for a local first smart home

   2 oktober 2026 · 56 min

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   Phil and Rohan are joined by Trey from Tallahassee, Florida, to explore his local-first Home Assistant setup. From an X10 beginning and a MyQ API shutdown to Zigbee migrations, Trey has seen a lot! Lees meer

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   Chapters

   00:00:00 Introduction

   00:02:00 From X10 to Home Assistant

   00:06:00 Zigbee migration and device choices

   00:10:00 Smart lighting and cat alerts

   00:14:00 Automation philosophy and voice control

   00:18:00 Voice assistant TV pausing

   00:20:00 Zigbee, Thread and Z-Wave

   00:24:00 Batteries and dual Zigbee networks

   00:28:00 UniFi networking

   00:30:00 Garage and freeze automations

   00:34:00 IKEA blinds and local AI

   00:38:00 Local LLM voice pipeline

   00:42:00 Backups and outdoor camera plans

   00:46:00 Indoor cameras and privacy modes

   00:50:00 Frigate, recognition and smart locks

   00:54:00 Ring keypad and closing

   This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors

   Home Assistant Link by Nabu Casa

   Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Sign up for your free trial in your Home Assistant system: https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/cloud/ or visit https://nabucasa.com

   Zooz

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5. Roland “Accidentally” Installed Home Assistant, Then Automated Everything

   22 september 2026 · 1 uur 6 min

   Afspelen
   Roland joins Phil and Rohan to share how a simple attempt to measure an old fridge's energy use led to a deeply data-driven Home Assistant smart home. Energy monitoring, solar forecasting, home batteries, EV charging, ESPHome, weather data and templates are all used to make his home smarter. Lees meer

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   Chapters

   00:00:00 Welcome

   00:02:01 An accidental Home Assistant install

   00:06:04 Scaling devices and automations

   00:08:04 Solar forecasts and battery control

   00:16:46 ESPHome windows and storm protection

   00:21:03 Home Assistant at the university

   00:26:16 Starting with energy data

   00:29:08 Cooling buckets and digital grass

   00:34:52 Turning data into automations

   00:37:19 Summer-winter heating and cooling

   00:43:52 Measuring a new home

   00:47:21 Whole-home energy and smart PC

   00:52:16 Pool monitoring and house insights

   00:59:07 Future projects and stable automation

   01:04:26 Updates, reliability and farewell

   This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors

   Zooz

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   For the best prices on all Zooz products, head over to https://thesmartesthouse.com

   Apollo Automation

   Apollo Automation are the makers of open source smart home sensors built for the Home Assistant ecosystem. They're an official Open Home Foundation commercial partner and their devices ar…

6. Adrian’s High Availability Home Assistant

   15 september 2026 · 1 uur

   Afspelen
   How do you make Home Assistant resilient when an update fails or your primary server goes offline? Phil and Rohan talk with Adrian from Western Australia about his dual Home Assistant setup, webhook heartbeat failover, Git-based YAML configuration, and a 12V battery-backed home network. Lees meer

   Adrian has shared some notes on his setup here: https://docs.na.id.au/

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   Chapters

   00:00:00 Intro

   00:02:00 Adrian's Home Assistant origin

   00:05:00 12V battery-backed infrastructure

   00:08:00 Presence and smart-light logic

   00:13:00 Wi-Fi scale and interference

   00:16:00 Matter, LIFX and 433MHz

   00:21:00 Alarm integrations and appliances

   00:29:00 Home Assistant high availability

   00:34:00 Zigbee, MQTT and Matter

   00:39:00 Git, YAML and device naming

   00:44:00 DHCP reservations and static IPs

   00:47:00 EV charging and roller shutters

   00:51:00 Upgrades and family installations

   00:55:00 Local AI and language learning

   00:59:00 Wrap-up

   This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors

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   Zooz

   If you're looking to upgrade your smart home - you can’t go past Zooz! Zooz offers a range of affordable and innovative devices, including water leak sensors, water valve controllers, smart plugs and scen…

7. Rob went from 15 Apps to One Smart Home With Home Assistant

   8 september 2026 · 1 uur 4 min

   Afspelen
   Rob joins Phil and Rohan from New Zealand to share how he replaced 15 smart-home apps with Home Assistant. Discover his AI-assisted workflow using VS Code, Claude Code, Codex, Git, YAML documentation, solar optimisation, camera-powered number plate recognition, and a resilient smart-home network. Lees meer

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   Chapters

   00:00:00 Intro

   00:02:00 Escaping the app overload

   00:07:00 First automations and Wi-Fi devices

   00:10:00 Batteries, presence sensors and vacuums

   00:17:00 UniFi network and Home Assistant upgrade

   00:20:00 Solar, Modbus and energy optimisation

   00:23:00 AI coding workflow with VS Code

   00:33:00 OpenCode, MCP and custom workflows

   00:37:00 AI documentation and automation intent

   00:42:00 Fail-safe smart home design

   00:45:00 AI camera gate recognition

   00:50:00 Security, modes and alarm integration

   00:54:00 Backup power and future projects

   01:01:00 Advice for a new setup

   This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors

   Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa

   Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Sign up for your free trial in your Home Assistant system: https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/cloud/ or visit https://nabucasa.com

   Zooz

   If you're looking to upgrade your smart home - you can’t go past Zooz! Zooz offers a range of affordable and innovative devices, including water leak sensors, water valve controllers, smart plugs and scene controllers.

   For the best prices on all…

8. Home Assistant 2026.9 improves Modbus integrations, and a better activity history

   1 september 2026 · 50 min

   Afspelen
   Home Assistant 2026.9 is here. Maps suffer an unexpected turn of events and easier Modbus integrations arrive. Activity history gets some love. Nabu Casa subscribers can start testing a new and improved speech to text provider via Labs. Lees meer

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   Chapters

   00:00:00 Intro

   00:01:46 Home Assistant map outage

   00:05:57 Community Day, Apollo and iOS

   00:10:19 Mailbag: locks, pools and moving

   00:18:13 AI assistants versus closed ecosystems

   00:23:43 Proxmox upgrade compatibility warning

   00:29:04 Home Assistant Cloud and Modbus

   00:35:04 Dashboard updates

   00:38:12 History, accessibility and Matter maps

   00:43:39 New integrations and release wrap-up

   This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors

   Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa

   Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Sign up for your free trial in your Home Assistant system: https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/cloud/ or visit https://nabucasa.com

   Zooz

   If you're looking to upgrade your smart home - you can’t go past Zooz! Zooz offers a range of affordable and innovative devices, including water leak sensors, water valve controllers, smart plugs and scene controllers.

   For the best prices on all Zooz products, head over to https://thesmartesthouse.com

   Apollo Automation

   Apollo Automation are the makers of open source smart home sensors built for the Home Assistant ecosystem. They're an official Open Home Foundation commercial partner …

9. Living With Home Assistant: The Other Side of the Smart Home

   18 augustus 2026 · 38 min

   Afspelen
   Sofia lives in a Home Assistant smart home, but she didn’t install it. We’re breaking down what its like on the other side of the fence and how open communication and involvement make for a happier smart home. Lees meer

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   Chapters

   00:00:00 Introduction

   00:02:00 Home Assistant origins

   00:04:00 Philips Hue beginnings

   00:06:30 Building automations together

   00:09:00 Sensors and safety alerts

   00:12:00 Magic mirror project

   00:15:00 Apple Home scenes

   00:18:00 Home Assistant usability

   00:21:00 Privacy and stability

   00:24:30 Voice control and wrap-up

   This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors

   Apollo Automation

   Apollo Automation are the makers of open source smart home sensors built for the Home Assistant ecosystem. They're an official Open Home Foundation commercial partner and their devices are built with local control, privacy, and reliability in mind, giving you full control and flexibility right out of the box.

   Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa

   Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Sign up for your free trial in your Home Assistant system: https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/cloud/ or visit https://nabucasa.com

   Zooz

   If you're looking to upgrade your smart home - you can’t go past Zooz! Zooz offers a range of affordable and innovative devices, including water leak sensors, water valve controllers, smart plugs and scene controllers.

   For the best prices on all Zooz produc…

10. Rohan is Packing Up his Smart Home and Starting Over

    11 augustus 2026 · 1 uur

    Afspelen
    Rohan is moving house! Phil and Rohan dive into the realities of selling a Home Assistant-powered home and moving into a new property. They discuss what smart home gear is worth leaving behind, how to keep a house buyer-friendly, and why removable devices are often the safest choice. Plus, Rohan shares his plan to rebuild his smart home from scratch in a new house with a pool, septic, a generator, and plenty of new automation opportunities. Lees meer

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    Chapters

    00:00:00: Intro

    00:01:45: Moving House Update

    00:04:41: Leaving Smart Gear

    00:08:51: Selling Smart Homes

    00:14:40: Lockbox Troubles

    00:17:31: Open House Modes

    00:19:59: Preparing The Yard

    00:23:43: Packing The Tech

    00:25:48: Home Assistant Move

    00:28:50: Server Rack Plans

    00:31:14: Doorbell And Locks

    00:34:09: Irrigation Controller

    00:35:19: New House Criteria

    00:39:00: Pool And Irrigation

    00:43:19: Fresh Home Assistant

    00:48:03: New UI Features

    00:51:26: Well Septic And Generator

    00:55:09: Move Planning Tools

    This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors

    Apollo Automation

    Apollo Automation are the makers of open source smart home sensors built for the Home Assistant ecosystem. They're an official Open Home Foundation commercial partner and their devices are built with local control, privacy, and reliability in mind, giving you full control and flexibility right out of the box.

    Zooz

    If you're looking to upgrade your smart home - you can’t go past Zooz! Zooz offers a range of affordable and i…

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