Home Assistant Podcast

How FireAvert wants to prevent house fires with a smart home twist

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We’re sitting down with Nick and Larsen from FireAvert to talk about how FireAvert aims to stop house fires, and how they can tie into smart home sy...

How Mike is making heating smarter with Home Assistant

14 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Industrial data pro Mike joins Phil and Rohan to unpack his Home Assistant setup. We dive deep into Node‑RED flows, mmWave presence, actionable dash...

Braden’s Reliable, Low-Cost Home Automation System With Zero YAML Powered by Home Assistant

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Electrical engineer Braden joins Phil and Rohan to share practical Home Assistant wins. From migrating to Zigbee2MQTT, taming a Whirlpool ice maker wi...

Infrared is cool again with Home Assistant 2026.4

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Home Assistant 2026.4 is here! We break down Infrared as a first‑class feature with IR proxies, expanded purpose‑specific triggers, dashboard back...

Home Assistant On Wheels: We’re going Inside the SmartyVan

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Director-turned-vanlifer Mike from the YouTube channel SmartyVan shows how he turned a bare Mercedes Sprinter into a fully automated, off‑grid smart...

Kaden‘s Cat-Tracking Smart Home with Home Assistant and Frigate

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We’re diving into Kaden’s cat-first smart home: Reolink + Frigate for pet detection, PetLibro feeders, and a Litter-Robot 4 all tied together with...

Home Assistant AI Deep Dive: LLM Vision, Copilot, OpenClaw & More

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Phil and Rohan go deep on practical AI for Home Assistant. We cover LLM Vision for doorbell and perimeter alerts, HACS add‑ons like AI Agent and AI ...

Home Assistant 2026.3: Vacuuming rooms, and the sky is dark again

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Breaking down Home Assistant 2026.3: map vacuum rooms to Areas for voice control, set HA as your default Android assistant with wake word support, Sen...

How Andrew Rebuilt His Solo Smart Home When a Roommate Moved In

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew joins Phil and Rohan to share how he outgrew Apple HomeKit and built a powerful multi-user smart home in Home Assistant. We cover presence dete...

How Will Automates His Parents' Pool from 2,000 Miles Away and a Period UK Home

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Will joins Phil and Rohan to share how he tamed a period UK home and a remote Canary Islands vacation property with Home Assistant, ESPHome, and Zigbe...

Hiding Smart Tech in a 1950s Home: Mike’s Home Assistant Journey

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Mike joins Phil and Rohan to share how he hides smart tech in a 1953 mid‑century home so it looks analog but works like magic. Plus: Roborock tricks...

Home Assistant 2026.2: New Home Dashboard, Apps & our CES2026 wrap

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We break down Home Assistant 2026.2: the Home Dashboard is now default, the new Command‑K command palette, a dedicated Matter dashboard, and add‑o...

Inside the Works With Home Assistant program with Miranda Bishop

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Miranda from the Open Home Foundation takes us inside the Works With Home Assistant program: how devices are tested, why the badge matters, and how ve...

From SimpliSafe to Matter: We’re re-visiting Aaron

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron returns to share how his Home Assistant setup evolved from endless tinkering to a rock‑solid system that runs his family life. We cover Z‑Wa...

Artem’s Energy‑Smart Automations Without the Chaos

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

By day Artem works for JetBrains, developing coding IDEs for software professionals. But today we want to learn about his smart home, and how he is us...

Home Assistant 2026.1: SendSpin, new Home Dashboard improvements and presence using labels

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are here to break down the 2026.1 release. We’re talking Home Dashboard improvements, a new multi-room audio protocol from Music Assi...

187 Automations, 300 Devices: Josh’s Smart Home Assistant Journey

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Josh from Josh’s Smart Home joins Phil and Rohan to unpack a 300-device Home Assistant setup running on Home Assistant Green. We dive into the move ...

From Alexa to Assist: NetworkChuck’s Smart Home with Frigate, UniFi, and AI

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

YouTuber NetworkChuck joins Phil and Rohan to break down his real-world Home Assistant setup: migrating off Alexa, building a Home Assistant voice ass...

Home Assistant 2025.12: Labs, Smarter Automations, Real‑Time Energy and Frenck

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re closing out the final Home Assistant release for 2025 with Frenck and a massive Home Assistant 2025.12. Home Assistant Labs, purpose‑specifi...

From Pi to Blue, we’re revisiting Courtenay Watson

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re revisiting Courtenay, who was last spoke to on Episode 45 six years ago. She’s here to share six years of Home Assistant progress: moving fr...

Inside the Open Home: Darren Griffin

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Go inside the Open Home Foundation with Darren, the web developer behind Home Assistant’s sites. From keeping the various Open Home Project websites...

Brewing With Home Assistant: From Modbus PIDs to ESPHome Fermentation Control with Greg Martin

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Greg joins Phil and Rohan to share how he built a brewery control system with ESPHome and Home Assistant: Modbus PID retrofits, ESP32-based temperatur...

Home Assistant 2025.11: Improved target picker and energy pie charts

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Phil and Rohan break down Home Assistant 2025.11. We cover the revamped Automation UI with the new target picker, naming options on da...

Garage Doors, E‑Ink Dashboards, and Entity Chaos with the Evil Genius Dave Slusher

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Podcaster Dave Slusher joins Phil and Rohan to share hard-won smart home lessons: building a reliable mesh, solving a 100m mailbox sensor with Z-Wave ...

The Reluctant Home Assistant Guy: From Hue Chaos to Hour‑of‑Power Wins

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chris joins Phil and Rohan to share a brutally honest smart home journey: starting with Philips Hue, hitting limits with multiple bridges, battling My...

AirGradient: From Thai Wildfires to Open Source Hardware feat Achim Haug

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Discover the origins of AirGradient, which began as a volunteer project in Northern Thailand during the harsh "burning season" of 2019. Learn ...

Philips Hue's New Bridge and the Cat Automation Problem with Josh Burg

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined by psychologist Josh Burg, who shares his unique journey from Google Home to a fully local Home Assistant setup. We get to see how he...

Voice goes bilingual with Home Assistant 2025.10

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2025.10 release, which includes bilingual support for assistants. Meanwhile Sonos finds a new partner, and we ans...

Beyond the Bulb: Gimmy Chu Talks Nanoleaf, Smart Homes & Community Integration

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Phil and Rohan talk to Gimmy Chu, CEO of Nanoleaf, about the Nanoleaf smart lighting ecosystem, their open API vision, and how Nanoleaf got its start ...

Smart Home Automation for Accessibility with Thomas

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Phil and Rohan chat with Thomas about his journey building an accessible smart home with Home Assistant. From experimenting with bulbs and voice assis...

Tsvi Mostovicz on creating the Jewish Calendar component

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for a fascinating conversation with Tsvi Mostovicz, the visionary behind Home Assistant's Jewish calendar component, which he developed to...

A new Z-wave radio launches, and a new home screen on the horizon with Home Assistant 2025.9

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Home Assistant has launched their own Z-wave radio. 2025.9 lands with a new experimental home screen. Meanwhile Rohan and Phil discuss LLM Vision and ...

Doug Roberson from Shelly USA

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Curious about Shelly? COO Doug Roberson explains their local control philosophy, versatile products, and commitment to empowering your Home Assistant ...

An empty-nester sparky’s Home Automation journey

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we talk with Scott, a licensed Electrician with a deep IT background who's been bouncing between code and conduit for years. Discover h...

TJ Huddleston from HomeTech.fm

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Phil and Rohan sit down with Jürgen, co-founder of Nuki - a smart lock provider from Europe who has just joined the Works with Home Assistant program...

Home Assistant AI is here with Home Assistant 2025.8

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Home Assistant AI Tasks can now help you name and tag your automations, meanwhile the cloud strikes again thanks to Belkin and FutureHomeWatch the ful...

Jürgen Pansy, co-founder of Nuki

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Phil and Rohan sit down with Jürgen, co-founder of Nuki - a smart lock provider from Europe who has just joined the Works with Home Assistant program...

Paul thinks Home Assistant is "Better Than Fixing Cars"

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as Paul Riley, an engineer with a background in rocket fuel systems, shares his journey into smart home automation. Discover how he leverages ...

Home Assistant, 3D Printing & Tuya Escapes — With Mark Watt Tech

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We sit down with Mark Watt from Mark Watt Tech — the high-fiving hero of Home Assistant tutorials — to chat all things smart home, AI, and turning...

Home Assistant 2025.7 has a question for you

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Home Assistant 2025.7 is here, with a much-requested feature, the ability for Voice PE to ask you questions. Rohan and Phil discuss the possibilities ...

Justin and Trevor from Apollo Automation

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Justin and Trevor from Apollo Automation stop by to share their journey of turning a hobby project into a thriving customer-focussed home automation m...

Andrej’s smart home journey and designing PokyPow

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil chat with Andrej, a passionate Home Assistant user with some truly creative automations—from a relationship point system to a cat doo...

Trying to convince Pete the DIY Smart Home Guy to embrace Home Assistant

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pete Borchers is one-third of the Technical Difficulties Podcast, host of the DIY Smart Home Guy YouTube channel, and he doesn’t think Home Assistan...

2025.6 delayed, IKEA and Sonos respectfully breakup

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While the Home Assistant core team are off to Dublin for the Open Home Foundation summit, Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2025.6 release that wil...

The evolution of Zooz with Agnes Lorenz

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back with another vendors episode, this time talking with Agnes from Zooz about the evolution of Zooz, and the challenges being a smart home c...

How Alfredo, Developer Relations at Google uses and teaches Home Assistant

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alfredo shares his journey into home automation, explaining how his exploration aligned with his personal values of privacy, choice, and sustainabilit...

Talking with Jimmy Hawkins from Automated House

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re kicking off our new Vendor series of episodes, and first up are Connor and Tez who are making a business of installing Home Assistant for thei...

Paulus joins us to break down 2025.5 and the State of the Open Home

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A new Areas dashboard type lands in 2024.5. Meanwhile we’ve got some announcements about the podcast to shareWatch the full episode on YouTubehttps:...

From music theatre to Home Assistant installers with Connor and Tez

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re kicking off our new Vendor series of episodes, and first up are Connor and Tez who are making a business of installing Home Assistant for thei...

How Bob automates an RV and a smart home with Home Assistant

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We talk with Bob who is using Home Assistant to automate and secure his RV, as well as helping his disabled sonWatch the full episode on YouTubehttps:...

Catching up with Travis aka digiblurDIY to talk Home Assistant

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re kicking off our new creators special episodes by talking to one of the best out there, Travis from the YouTube channel digiblurDIY. Watch the...

2025.4 - A new areas dashboard and some big announcements (for us!)

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A new Areas dashboard type lands in 2025.4. Meanwhile we’ve got some announcements about the podcast to shareWatch the full episode on YouTubehttps:...

Jeroen’s energy dashboard and e-ink calendar display

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeroen is a software developer from The Netherlands with a passion for saving money by saving energy. In this episode Jeroen shares his energy dashboa...

Home Assistant 2025.3 lands with more dashboard improvements

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are here to break down the 2025.3 release, which brings more dashboard improvements, and discuss the latest “voice chapter” update....

How Damien Uses Home Assistant to Simplify Life

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

See what happens when a tech-savvy teacher turned police officer dives deep into the world of Home Assistant. Phil and Rohan chat with Damien about hi...

2025.2 - Broadcasting our backups to OneDrive and Google Drive

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

2025.2 is here with a bunch of new updates to the backups feature, and the Home Assistant voice assistant gets some long awaited new skills. Meanwhile...

CES 2025 Debrief

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil go to CES 2025 in Las Vegas. In this episode they give an outline of some of the things they experienced from an open source and Home A...

Automating the pool pump started Gavin’s smart home journey

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gavin from the Home Tech Podcast stops by to talk about his smart home journey with Home Assistant. From automating the pool to soil sensors and camer...

2025.1 - Backups, Voice and What The Heck?!

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

2025 is here and Home Assistant is kicking it off with a new cloud-ready backup solution, and a bunch of updates that have been making peoples heads s...

Meet Missy - Community Manager for Nabu Casa

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You may not know her, but you have most likely seen or read her work. Missy is the social media and community manager for Nabu Casa, and a home assist...

Frenck Takes over the Podcast w/ Phil & Rohan

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For the final release episode of 2024, Frenck decides to turn the microphone and questions back on to Rohan and PhilChapters00:00:17 - Introduction00:...

2024.12 - Frenck breaks down the final release for 2024 with us

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For the final release of the year, Frenck is here to reflect on the year and his recent GitHub Universe experience. Watch the full episode on YouTube...

Tim’s Aussie rental automated with Zigbee and Home Assistant

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tim is starting out with his Home Assistant journey like many of us did, in a rental with limited options for changing fixtures.Watch the full episode...

Sections and LG ThinQ go official in 2024.11

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Section dashboard layouts are now official. LG comes to the party creating an official LG ThinQ integration. Phil and Rohan discuss the modern cord cu...

Using AI to help with your household admin w/ Benjamin

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how Benjamin is using AI integrations with Home Assistant to help organise and manage some of those mundane tasks we all have to doTimestamps:00...

Grant Hinds on his smart home journey with Home Assistant

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Grant is a South African tech enthusiast and content creator, who joins Rohan and Phil to discuss his joy of using Home Assistant in his smart homeCha...

Google Photos Integration and Energy Usage Monitoring in Home Assistant 2024.10

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode 2024.10 of the Home Assistant Podcast, hosts Rohan Karamandi and Phil Hawthorne discuss many exciting updates which extend from YAML u...

From Slopes to Smart Homes: Using Home Assistant for Ski Conditions and Traffic Tracking w/ Nick Dawson

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, hosts Rohan Karamandi and Phil Hawthorne are joined by Nick Dawson, a ski instructor, mountain guide, ...

HACS 2.0 and New Integration Features in Home Assistant 2024.9

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, hosts Phil Hawthorne and Rohan Karamandi, discuss the recent appointment of Paulus on the Z-Wave Allian...

Integrating and Advancing Smart Home Technologies with Nir Lavi

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, hosts Rohan Karamandi and Phil Hawthorne have a fascinating discussion with Nir Lavi, an enthusiast and...

Local LLM Integration and UI Updates in 2024.8

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, hosts Phil Hawthorne and Rohan Karamandi provide the latest updates and features of Home Assistant vers...

Customize Your Home with Advanced Automation with Jason Shearer

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, Rohan Karamandi and Phil Hawthorne have an engaging conversation with Jason Shearer, a long-time listen...

Taking control of Blueprints, Voice gets smarter in 2024.7

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

2024.7, Year of the voice chapter 7, and an amazing ESPHome update are just some of the goodies released Rohan and Phil break down.Chapters00:44 ESPHo...

Florian’s 100+ device ZigBee Network

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Florian from The Netherlands joins Rohan and Phil to break down his smart home journey, and some of the decisions made when designing his families sma...

Letting AI take control of our home with 2024.6

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From digital photo frames, irrigation and (almost) his children, Daniel has automated a lot with Home Assistant and ESPHomeChapters01:04 LLM AI Suppor...

Exploring Daniel’s Home Assistant powered smart home

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From digital photo frames, irrigation and (almost) his children, Daniel has automated a lot with Home Assistant and ESPHomeChapters01:03 Getting start...

Talking the Open Home Foundation and 2024.5 with Frenck

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The State of the Open Home live stream had some big announcements for Home Assistant and its future. Frenck fills in for Rohan to go behind the scenes...

Automating all the things with Kurt

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kurt from Belgium loves everything to do with technology. So there’s little surprise as Kurt shares with us all the ways he is using Home Assistant ...

Categorising and Labelling everything with 2024.4

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

2024.4 lands with a much requested feature - an ability to organise our automations, scripts and devices. Rohan and Phil break down the 2024.4 release...

Using Home Assistant as a second brain with Brian

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brian is a spacecraft systems engineer, who uses Home Assistant to automate his house, and help him remember some of the earthly world problems in his...

2024.3 - Features we wanted, and some we didn’t know we needed

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

2024.3 lands with exciting updates, with some features which are sure to please everyone. Phil shares a tip for owners with robot vacuums with mopping...

Talking Nabu Casa, Future Plans and so much more with Paulus

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Paulus joins Rohan and Phil to catch up on what’s been happening with Home Assistant and Nabu Casa. From working with smart home alliances to the fu...

2024.2 and Apple Car Play

11 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil sit down with Simon from Australia. From smart integration with alarm panels to automating garage doorsChapters00:00 Intro00:49 Cloud S...

Automating a rental with an existing alarm control panel with Simon

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil sit down with Simon from Australia. From smart integration with alarm panels to automating garage doorsChapters00:00 Intro01:23 Getting...

Home Assistant brings in 2024 with a fresh take on the automation UI builder

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the 2024.1 release, which brings in some new updates to the automation UIChapters00:00 Intro 01:12 2024 Wishes 14:07 2024.1 ...

Jasper’s Automated Hotel with Home Assistant

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Jasper, Technical Director of a Netherlands hotel. Discover how Home Assistant integrates with the hotel's KNX system, helping manage the hot...

Frenck joins us to see out 2023 and break down Home Assistant 2023.12

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The final release of 2023 is here, and Franck joins Rohan and Phil to break it down and ponder what 2024 will bring.Chapters00:00 Intro02:54 Another &...

A Zero Trust Smart Home with Ian

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil sit down with Ian, a Zero Trust security strategist, to unravel the intersection of security and smart homes. Ian shares insights on ho...

Home Assistant 2023.11: Exploring Matter 1.2 and To-Do Lists

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Rohan and Phil as they unpack Home Assistant's 2023.11 release. They discuss new features like Matter 1.2 support, to-do lists, and other sig...

Automating Independence: Petter's Smart Home Journey with Home Assistant

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Life was going great for Petter, until a tragic accident on his mountain bike changed his life forever. With the need of a wheelchair, Petter uses Hom...

Private Bluetooth Device tracking with Home Assistant 2023.10 + Philips Hue forces the cloud

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve got an iPhone or Apple Watch, you’ll know how frustrating it is when they change their MAC address. 2023.10 fixes that, meanwhile Philip...

Buying 1,000 lightbulbs with Brian

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Brian is a patent attorney by day, with a love of ESPHome and hardware. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in th...

Mowing the lawn with Home Assistant 2023.9

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the 2023.9 release, Home Assistant turns 10, and Phil has an update on his Zigbee devices going offlineFor complete show not...

How John made a Saturn V Rocket Launch Pad with ESPHome

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From automating the sprinklers to creating an ESPHome Saturn V model, John shares his stories of his smart home journey with Rohan and PhilFor complet...

Making an automated heated bed for the cat with Christian Kilvington

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Christian joins Rohan and Phil to talk about his smart home journey. From object detection with cameras, to a smart heated bed for his new cat For com...

Translating what’s new in Home Assistant 2023.8

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Generating images with AI, a new event entity type and more translations hit Home Assistant For complete show notes and more information about the top...

Michael Hansen on the year of the voice 2023 and what’s next

09 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With 2023 the year of the voice, Rohan and Phil talk with Mike Hansen about what’s being worked on, and what the future may hold For complete show n...

2023.7 – Home Assistant…Returns? Responds back?

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

2023.7 brings in the biggest change to Home Assistant in 10 years. Rohan and Phil break it down along with all the other goodies For complete show not...

Tracking the tides of the River Thames with Rian

24 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk with Rian about his Home Assistant setup, including arduinos, NFC tags and a bunch more For complete show notes and more informati...

2023.6 – Network Storage and a brand new Integrations Page

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

2023.6 lands with a brand new integration page layout, and for OS users network storage support. Meanwhile Rohan and Phil discuss their vacuum cleaner...