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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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Integrate Home Assistant with Windows using HASS.Agent

Apr 20, 2022

HASS.Agent is open-source, free, and besides presenting sensors to Home Assistant, it also supports commands, notifications, and quick actions.

System Bridge is yet another way to integrate Windows with Home Assistant

Dec 8, 2021

I introduce you to my favourite integration of Windows with Home Assistant: System Bridge. This app sends notifications, commands, and gathers data.

How to control Home Assistant from the Windows system tray using HA Menu

Dec 2, 2021

To celebrate HA Menu becoming available on Windows, I will be showing you how to set it up and, once the setup is complete, how to use it.

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Control your Windows PC with HASS Workstation Service

Jan 18, 2021

HASS Workstation Service is a new application which allows you to control and monitor your Windows PC from Home Assistant using MQTT.

Use Home Assistant Desktop to quickly access your dashboard from Windows, Linux, and macOS

Dec 6, 2020

Home Assistant Desktop is a small open-source application built with Electron. It is compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux

Integrate your Windows PC with Home Assistant using IOT Link

Sep 23, 2020

There is a way to integrate your Windows PC with Home Assistant using the application IOT Link.