June 2026
How I Think About Home Automation
Why the house runs on Home Assistant, locally, and the rules that keep the automation from becoming a second job.
- intro
- philosophy
- Home Assistant
Local first, invisible when it works.
Home Automation
Home automation philosophy, setup, and project notes.
Philosophy & Setup
The brain of my house is Home Assistant, running locally on my own hardware. The short version of my philosophy: the internet going down shouldn't break my lights, and nobody should have to learn a system just to live in the house. The first post below covers the full philosophy; the rest will be projects as I write them up.