Welcome to our guide page for Home Assistant, ESPHome, and smart home automation! This page is designed to provide you with comprehensive and step-by-step guides for setting up and using Home Assistant, ESPHome, and various smart home devices. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced user, our guides will help you make the most out of your smart home setup. We cover everything from the basics of home automation to advanced topics like automating your lights and controlling your devices with voice commands. Join us as we explore the exciting world of smart homes and discover how easy it is to make your home smarter, safer, and more comfortable!
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This article will cover the basics of what Home Assistant is, why local software is better than cloud software, and what the alternatives are.
In the first part of the Home Assistant Beginner’s Guide guide we’ll be going over the basics: A quick explainer on what Home Assistant and Hass.io are, followed by the hardware requirements and installation of Home Assistant on top of Hass.io.