Home Assistant Podcast

Philip’s KNX Powered Smart Home

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk to Philip from Germany, who has an extensive smart home powered by KNX and Home Assistant For complete show notes and more informa...

Let’s Talk About 2023.5

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The year of the voice chapter 2 brings some new goodies landing in Home Assistant 2023.5 For complete show notes and more information about the topics...

Remembering the bike is attached to the car with Guy

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Guy Petersen from Newcastle joins Rohan and Phil to talk about his smart home. From gluing ecosystems together to automations built from past mistakes...

2023.4 – Template Macros and Windows 11 (sort of)

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the 2023.4 release and 2023.3 Android app update For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in ...

Alastair’s Home Assistant Journey

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From ESPHome wireless speakers to automating the irrigation, Alastair has covered a lot in his smart home. A wealth of knowledge is ready and waiting ...

2023.3 – A new restart button and better entity dialogs

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

2023.3 lands with an easier restart button and an overhaul to the entity dialogs. Rohan and Phil discuss flashing robot vacuum cleaners. For complete ...

Automating Sprinklers with Corey Edwards

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Corey Edwards who tells us about his automated sprinklers, fun things around the house, and some useful automations he’...

A new Assistant launches with Home Assistant 2023.2

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The year of the voice is well underway. Rohan and Phil break down the 2023.2 release, including the new Assistant feature For complete show notes and ...

Getting Started with Home Assistant in 2023

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you were just starting out with Home Assistant, what would you want to know? Dean Mancini from the US is just starting out with Home Assistant, and...

2023.1: The year of voice; new features, and our home automation goals for 2023

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil bring in 2023 with a breakdown of the new features in Home Assistant this month, and discuss some of their goals for 2023 For complete ...

Using Uptime Kuma to monitor the smart home with Jan

18 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are talking with Jan from Sweden and how he is using self hosted tools like Uptime Kuma to monitor his smart home For complete show not...

Home Assistant 2022.12 launches Matter with 2023 “the year of the voice”

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

2022.12 is out with official support for the next generation smart home protocol Matter. While Rohan is away on holiday Frenck is here to help break d...

KPI’s for your smart home with Danny Tsang

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Danny Tsang from the UK. Danny shares some of his smart home ideas including bed sensors, solar power and ESPHome’s Blu...

What the Heck is new in 2022.11?!

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2022.11 release. They also discuss energy monitoring, tracking toothbrushes and pressure sensors. For complete sh...

Automating a house for twins and the family with Mike

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike was a runner up in our 2021 competition, and he joins Rohan and Phil to talk about his smart home and how it helps with his family life For compl...

2022.10 – Active Bluetooth, Hacktoberfest and Subviews

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the 2022.10 release, which brings Active Bluetooth via ESPHome devices, and subview dashboards. Plus we hear some feedback f...

Tracking cars and automating everything with Ryan Holland

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk to fellow YouTuber Ryan Holland, who is using Home Assistant to track his car, and is using various ESP devices around the home to...

2022.9 – Automation UI Overhaul, Bluetooth Proxies and Rohan’s Camera Plans

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The UI builder gets a massive overhaul in 2022.9, with weekly schedules and more Bluetooth support. Meanwhile Rohan has started his journey’s with c...

Checking the rain tank water levels with Simon

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Simon joins Rohan and Phil to talk about his journey with Home Assistant, and some of his grand plans he wants to achieve. For complete show notes an...

2022.8 – Repairs, Hive creates e-waste to help climate change and Home Assistant Yellow starts shipping

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the 2022.8 release, Phil discusses a new custom component he’s found in HACS for energy dashboard users For complete show ...

Rosemary Orchard and her HomeKit smart home hacks

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rosemary Orchard (Automators, iOS Today, Nested Folders) joins Rohan and Phil to talk about the Home Assistant rabbit hole Phil started her down. For ...

2022.7 – Getting louder with speed improvements and Python 3.10

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A new month brings a new Home Assistant release, and 2022.7 is probably the most snappiest release this year For complete show notes and more informat...

Keir and his automated spray gun to ward off his cats

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk to Keir, who shares his Home Assistant mobile dashboard, and some of his ESP projects. For complete show notes and more informatio...

2022.6 – Energy Comparisons, Logbook Upgrades and oAuth Onboarding

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the 2022.6 release and celebrate 5 years of the Home Assistant Podcast For complete show notes and more information about th...

How Erwin used Home Assistant as proof of innocence

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk to Erwin from Belgium, who explains how Home Assistant saved him from paying a speeding ticket For complete show notes and more in...

2022.5 – Another configuration menu change and Insteon rolls its shutters

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

2022.5 lands with another new configuration menu update, and the cloud strikes again with Insteon abruptly closing down For complete show notes and mo...

Talking smart climbing walls and automating fireplaces with Luke

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk to Luke from Canada, who tells us one of his created a smart climbing wall to keep his children entertained throughout the pandemi...

2022.4 – Managing groups from the UI, backups and a rant from Rohan

10 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan gets home from vacation to help Phil break down the 2022.4 release. Rohan describes the issues he's been having with his Bluetooth smart loc...

Gene’s automated “on air” light

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk to Gene, who tells us about his automated "on zoom" light lets his family know when he's in a meeting For complete sho...

2022.3 – New Media Selector and waving goodbye to OpenZwave

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil take a look at the 2022.3 release, with some great new additions and the migration of OpenZwave to ZwaveJS. For complete show notes and...

Alexa, who’s turn is it to shower first?

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk to Dan from the USA about some of his interesting uses of Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more information about the t...

2022.2 – Streamlining Experiences and over 2.5k contributions

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the first Home Assistant release for 2022, and its a big one! For complete show notes and more information about the topics ...

Brett and his passive aggressive automations

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From locking people in the toilet, to hacking hover boards. Rohan and Phil talk to Brett about his use of Home Assistant For complete show notes and m...

Spotlight – Material Design Icons & Home Assistant

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk to Michael, a core contributor to the Material Design Icons project. For complete show notes and more information about the topics...

2021.12 – Updated configuration panel and a new button entity

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the final release of 2021, talk about Dark Sky replacements, and how many automations they have in their smart homes For com...

How Joshua is automating the “I got home safely” message and powering smart blinds by ethernet

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joshua joins Rohan and Phil to give a breakdown of his smart home, including automating a safety message when someone gets home For complete show note...

2021.11 – Configuring devices on the network with ease, and entity categories

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil take a look at the 2021.11 release. Phil discusses his use of Heimdall, which is similar to the new feature Home Assistant just release...

Integrating MySensors devices into Home Assistant with Dan

20 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil chat with Dan from the USA to learn about MySensors and how they can be used with Home Assistant For complete show notes and more infor...

2021.10 – Tuya integrates officially, and we announce the winner of our competition

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.10 release, and announce the winner of their competition celebrating 100 episodes of the Home Assistant Podcast. Fo...

Measuring how much beer is in the fridge with Alan

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk to Alan from Australia, where he explains how he's using Arduino's to measure how much beer is in the fridge, amongst othe...

2021.9 – USB Devices, Batteries and Gas Meters

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.9 release and share some entries to the Nabu Casa Cloud giveaway competition For complete show notes and more infor...

Spotlight – Using Home Assistant to sequence COVID-19

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Will, Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Drexel University College of Medicine joins Rohan and Phil to talk about how he's us...

2021.8 – New Energy dashboard and a new venture for us

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

2021.8 brings a new energy dashboard to Home Assistant, while we announce a competition and a new show. For complete show notes and more information a...

Keyless Locks, Panic Buttons and automating Electric Fireplaces with Marlon

24 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Marlon joins Rohan and Phil, author of The Smart Home Manual about his home automation journey with Home Assistant For complete show notes and more in...

2021.7 – Adding ID’s to our automation triggers, and provisioning ESP devices with ease

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the goodies coming in with 2021.7. Phil discusses his experience setting up an ESP32 device for the first time with the ESP ...

Using Home Assistant to help sick family around the home with Keiran

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk to Keiran on how he uses Home Assistant around the home, and how he was able to use it to assist his girlfriend after surgery. For...

2021.6 – Faster Philips Hue, and a little bit of everything

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.6 release, and Rohan talks about the outdoor smart plug from Lutron. For complete show notes and more information a...

Creating the ultimate environmental board gaming experience with Anthony

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk with Anthony about how he uses Home Assistant to bring a more immersive experience for his board games For complete show notes and...

2021.5 – A better integrations dashboard and getting the status of remote services

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.5 release and Rohan’s status page in Lovelace. Phil shares some of his sensors for monitoring various services an...

Bridging ecosystems for better home media control with Luke

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Luke from Western Australia, who explains how he uses Home Assistant to make the ultimate home media controller. For comp...

2021.4 – Debugging our automations, experimenting with Node-RED and getting future plans from Paulus

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.4 release. Rohan talks about his experience making the switch to Node-RED, and Paulus talks about future plans for ...

Talking the ESPHome Acquisition with Paulus

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode we dig a bit deeper into Nabu Casa's acquisition of the ESPHome project with Home Assistant founder Paulus. For complete s...

2021.3, TP-Link Backflip, Using NFC Tags for Chores

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

TP-Link does a back-flip on their local API, Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.3 release For complete show notes and more information about the topic...

Chatting to Marc about using Home Assistant for reminders and nudges around the house

17 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk to Marc from the UK about his use of Home Assistant around the house, automating reminders and requests for items across his home ...

2021.2, vulnerabilities in custom components and a new Z-wave integration

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil discuss the 2021.2 release, the security vulnerabilities announced in January 2021, and the new Z-wave JS integration For complete show...

Keeping the kids comfortable and occupancy sensors for cats with Liam

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk with Liam from the UK about his use of Home Assistant to keep the childrens rooms comfortable, a 3D printed Juke Box and using Dee...

2021.1, ESPHome for Flower Sensors, Tracking Deliveries with DeepStack

06 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are back for 2021 to break down the first monthly release of Home Assistant, and what's going on in their smart homes. For complete...

Home Assistant Podcast Live from the 2020 Conference

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded live from the 2020 Home Assistant Conference. Rohan, Phil and James break down all the announcements and Home Assistant 1.0! For complete sho...

Home Assistant Podcast 76 – 0.118, PSA for TP-Link smart switch owners and using ZoneMinder with Sean

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sean from the UK joins Rohan and Phil where we discuss a breaking firmware update issued by TP-Link for their Wifi smart switches, and how Sean uses Z...

Home Assistant Podcast 75 – 0.117 and softening hard water with Glenn

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Glenn from Belgium to break down the 0.117 release. We say goodbye to the Custom Header component, and learn about Glenn’...

Home Assistant Podcast 74 – 0.116, Hacktoberfest and tracking cars with Vinçon

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Vinçon to talk about Hacktoberfest 2020, 0.116 and how Vinçon uses Home Assistant to track his cars. For complete show ...

Home Assistant Podcast 73 – Paulus joins us to talk 0.115, Media Browser, Tags, IFTTT Pro + more

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the biggest Home Assistant releases means we've got one of our longest episodes. Paulus joins us to celebrate the 7th birthday of Home Assi...

Home Assistant Podcast 72 – What the Heck there’s no release today! So we’re talking with Pete instead

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the next Home Assistant release delayed, Rohan and Phil deep dive into the world of Pete from New Zealand and his smart home setup. For complete ...

Spotlight – “Seeing” Home Assistant from a different perspective

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk to Keith, a blind user of Home Assistant about the unique challenges of accessibility within Home Assistant and Home Automation in...

Home Assistant Podcast 71 – 0.114, Home Assistant goes dark and talking to Glen

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the 0.114 release and the new features in the mobile apps. Glen joins us to talk Home Automation For complete show notes and...

Home Assistant Podcast 70 – 0.113, Inovelli Switches and automating batteries with Billy

22 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Billy to break down the 0.113 release and talk to Billy from Montana about how he uses Home Assistant. For complete show...

Home Assistant Podcast 69 – 0.112 and talking to Adrian

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Adrian from the UK to break down the 0.112 Home Assistant release, and talk Home Automation For complete show notes and m...

Home Assistant Podcast 68 – 0.111, Belkin Wemo, Automatic and Nathan

10 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down the 0.111 release, Belkin forces wemo devices on the cloud, and we talk with Nathan and learn how he is automating his life ...

Home Assistant Podcast 67 – Wink & Belkin do a number on smart home users and we discuss 0.110

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

James joins Rohan and Phil to break down the mega 0.110 release and we discuss Wink and Belkin’s efforts to drive smart home users away from their b...

Home Assistant Podcast 66 – 0.109 and monitoring industrial machines with Mat

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil discuss the new features in 0.109, and Mat shares how he used Home Assistant to monitor industrial machines. For complete show notes an...

Home Assistant Podcast – Talking #YAMLGate with Paulus

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Paulus comes to talk with Rohan and Phil about what's new with Home Assistant, and we discuss the recent announcements regarding YAML support. For...

Home Assistant Podcast 65 – 0.108, The Dark Sky Goes Dark and Jayden

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Apple acquires The Dark Sky weather service, Rohan and Phil break down 0.108 and Jayden comes on for a chat For complete show notes and more informati...

Home Assistant Podcast 64 – 0.107, we bid adieu to Lightify and say hello to Quentin

18 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lightify from Osram set to close their cloud smart home offering in 2021. We chat with Quentin about Home Assistant 0.107 For complete show notes and ...

Home Assistant Podcast 63 – 0.106 and automating the bathtub with James

26 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by James from Manchester UK to discuss the 0.106 release and James interesting uses of Home Assistant. For complete show not...

Home Assistant Podcast 62 – 0.105 and Home Assistant as a solar controller with John

05 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by John to discuss the 0.105 release and how John is using Home Assistant in a commercial use for solar energy. For complete...

Spotlight – Self Hosting

29 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Alex from Self Hosted to deep dive into everything self hosting For complete show notes and more information about the to...

Home Assistant Podcast 61 – 0.104 and bringing in 2020 with Alex from SelfHosted

15 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Alex from the Self Hosted Podcast to talk 0.104 and bring in 2020 For complete show notes and more information about the ...

Home Assistant Podcast 60 – 0.103, Sonos takes over Snips and ending the year with Frenck

15 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Frenck to discuss the Sonos takeover of Snips, and the final release of 2019 For complete show notes and more information...

Home Assistant Podcast 59 – 0.102, State of the Union 2019 and getting holiday ready with Florin

20 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Florin from Romania to discuss the awesome goodies from the State of the Union 2019 and Florin's smart home For compl...

Home Assistant Podcast 58 – 0.101, Switchbot Curtain and talking to Stephan

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil and joined by Stephan from New Zealand to talk 0.101, the Switchbot Curtain Kickstarter and Stephans use of Home Assistant For complete...

Home Assistant Podcast 57 – 0.100, Hacktoberfest 2019 and wireless technologies with Tony

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Tony to talk 0.100, Hacktoberfest and learn about Tony’s smart home For complete show notes and more information about ...

Spotlight – Planning a Home Assistant install for a smart tiny house

27 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bryan joins Rohan and Phil to ask for advice on planning out a smart home for a tiny house For complete show notes and more information about the topi...

Home Assistant Podcast 56 – 0.99, Home Assistant turns 6 and mining crypto with Eric

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil break down 0.99 and talk to Eric who has over 400 smart home devices migrating to Home Assistant For complete show notes and more infor...

Home Assistant Podcast 55 – 0.98, a new Docker base and venturing to South Africa with Cliff

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk Home Assistant 0.98 and venture to South Africa to see how Cliff is using Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more informa...

Home Assistant Podcast 54 – 0.97 and making beer with Brandon

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil talk 0.97, and catch up with Brandon to see how he monitors his Beer with Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more information ...

Home Assistant Podcast HASS.IO Birthday Special with Pascal and Paulus

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Pascal and Paulus to celebrate the birthday of Hass.io, and talk meetups, Home Assistant Cast and Home Assistant 1.0 F...

Home Assistant Podcast 53 – 0.96, Climate Overhaul and e-ink weather displays with Jon

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jon joins Rohan and Phil to discuss the 0.96 release, and shares his cool e-ink weather display integrated with Home Assistant. For complete show note...

Spotlight – Custom Components

07 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Phil and Rohan take a quick opportunity to explain custom components, lovelace cards, themes and the Home Assistant Community Store (HACS) For complet...

Home Assistant Podcast 52 – 0.95, Alexa Entities, Dynamically blocking ads and Brendon

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brendon joins Rohan and Phil to discuss Home Assistant 0.95 and Alexa entity management For complete show notes and more information about the topics ...

Home Assistant Podcast 51 – 0.94, Configuration without YAML and Zack

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Zack to discuss 0,94 and sprinklers For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episo...

Home Assistant Podcast 50 – 0.93, Nest and Hue breaking integrations and talking to Peter

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Peter to talk about Google Nest and Philips Hue making changes which affect smart home users. For complete show notes and...

Home Assistant Podcast 49 – 0.92 (again!) and Hass.io with Pascal

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Pascal to re-discuss 0.92, and everything about hass.io For complete show notes and more information about the topics dis...

Home Assistant Podcast 48 – Searching for 0.92 on a boat with Adam

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil attempt to break down the yet to be released Home Assistant 0.92, and talk to Adam who lives on a boat. For complete show notes and mor...

Home Assistant Podcast 47 – 0.91 and streaming cameras everywhere with Jason

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Jason, contributor of TensorFlow and the new camera streaming capabilities. For complete show notes and more information ...

Home Assistant Podcast 46 – 0.90, Remote access, area targeting and Twitter questions with Paulus

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Paulus joins Rohan and Phil to discuss the 0.90 release, which includes remote access support for Nabu Casa users. For complete show notes and more in...

Home Assistant Podcast 45 – 0.89, Nissan Leaf, Reddit and #BalanceforBetter with Courtenay

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Courtenay to discuss 0.89, International Womens Day 2019 and Courtenay's Home Assistant setup.For complete show notes...

Home Assistant Podcast 44 – 0.88, People entities and Max drops by to chat hass-cli

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Max to talk about Logitech, the new People entities in 0.88 and the new hass-cli tool For complete show notes and more in...

Home Assistant Podcast 43 – 0.87, Lowes closing their Iris, SmartThings and Areas with James

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by James aka jimpower to discuss 0.87, and the various unique automations James has running in his smart home For complete s...

Home Assistant Podcast 42 – 0.86 and getting to know Lovelace with Zack

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan and Phil are joined by Zack to discuss Lovelace, the new default user interface for Home Assistant For complete show notes and more information ...

Home Assistant Podcast 41 – 0.85, Logitech and becoming Data Scientists with Robin

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Phil and Rohan return for 2019 to discuss Logitech, the 0.85 release and Robin stops by for a brief overview of the Home Assistant Data Portal For com...