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Home Assistant guides built from the official docs: install methods, hub hardware, Zigbee, Z-Wave and Thread meshes, and ESPHome sensor planning.
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Best Zigbee Coordinator Stick for Home Assistant: 4 Picks
Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 suits ZHA, while SONOFF and SMLIGHT coordinators offer options for Zigbee2MQTT, Docker, and difficult server locations.
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How to Write Home Assistant Automations in YAML
How to write Home Assistant automation YAML using triggers, conditions, actions, modes, current syntax, and a complete working example.
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How to Add a Matter Device to Home Assistant
The guide covers Wi-Fi and Thread prerequisites, companion app commissioning, multi-admin sharing, credential syncing, and common network failures.
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ZHA vs Zigbee2MQTT: Differences and Tradeoffs
This comparison explains how ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT differ in setup, device support, interfaces, MQTT requirements, migration, and best-fit use cases.
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How to Add Zigbee2MQTT to Home Assistant
This guide explains Zigbee2MQTT setup in Home Assistant, including Mosquitto, the add-on, adapter setup, MQTT discovery, and pairing the first device.
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How to Install ESPHome on ESP32: Setup and First Flash
This guide explains ESPHome installation via the Home Assistant add-on, Docker, or pip, then covers ESP32 setup, USB flashing, and bootloader fixes.
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Home Assistant Hardware: What to Run It On
Green, Yellow, Raspberry Pi, mini PC or a NAS virtual machine. What each Home Assistant hardware route costs you in setup, radios and storage life.
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Zigbee Devices Going Unavailable: How to Fix It
Zigbee devices dropping offline are usually a mesh or interference fault, not a broken device. Work the documented causes in the order that pays off.
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Zigbee vs Z-Wave vs Thread: Which Mesh to Build
Zigbee, Z-Wave and Thread differ in spectrum, routing and what controls them. A documentation-level comparison to help you commit to one backbone.
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Home Assistant OS vs Container vs Core: Which to Pick?
Compare Home Assistant OS vs Container vs Core on apps, backups, USB radios and upkeep. See why Core users should plan a supported installation.