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Learn about open source hardware and software that can automate your home lighting, temperature, security, and more in our home automation articles.

Feed the dog and close the door with an open source home automation system

Home Assistant, a versatile and lightweight open source tool, makes it easy to automate everyday household tasks.

Build a smarter home with these open source software solutions.

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Open source home automation hub Home Assistant solves many of the aggravating problems in today's connected homes.

Sean Dague 04 Jul 2017 296 votes 1 comment

Using your voice to interact with your digital environment is quickly becoming the norm, and open...

Jason Baker (Red Hat) 25 Nov 2016 460 votes

There are hundreds of projects that beginner IoT makers can implement to make their homes run...

Dan Thyer 28 Sep 2016 360 votes 1 comment

The openHAB open source automation platform is designed to use a pluggable architecture, which...

Ruth Holloway 22 Apr 2016 422 votes 3 comments