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Articles on Page 10

Home Assistant Yellow vs Green vs DIY: Which to Buy?

Picking the right hardware for Home Assistant in 2026 is trickier than...

Top 7 Alexa Skills for Better Amazon Echo Experience

Unlock the full potential of your Amazon Echo with these top 7...

NanoPi NEO3 Plus: A $24 Pi Rival for Home Assistant?

FriendlyElec's NanoPi NEO3 Plus is a tiny $24 board with LPDDR4 RAM,...

Home Assistant Zigbee2MQTT Setup: The Complete Guide

Zigbee2MQTT bridges your Zigbee radio to Home Assistant through an MQTT broker...

Home Assistant Not Discovering Devices? Fix It in 2026

Nine times out of ten, a device Home Assistant won't discover is...

How to Secure Your Home Assistant: 2026 Hardening Guide

Securing Home Assistant comes down to one rule above the rest: never...

Best Smart Switches for Home Assistant: 2026 Picks

I've wired a dozen smart switches into my own panel and run...

Best Smart Plugs 2026: Researched, Ranked, Compared

This is desk research on five smart plugs: spec sheets, protocol support...

Best Smart Thermostats 2026: Ecobee, Nest and Tado X

None of these five thermostats run in this house, and the guide...

Best Smart Locks 2026: Deadbolts and Keypads Ranked

No lock here has been on a door in this house, and...

Home Assistant Setup Guide 2026: Zero to Automations

Home Assistant is free, local smart home software with 1,500+ integrations, and...

IKEA TRADFRI and Home Assistant: Integration Guide 2026

IKEA TRADFRI is one of the cheapest ways to build a Zigbee...