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Home automation is an exciting and fun branch of tech. Start designing your home automation solutions today with open source tools.

Make sure you can recover quickly from a home automation failure with a solid backup and hardware plan in the seventh article in this series.

Dive into the YAML files to set up custom sensors in the sixth article in this home automation series.

Learn how to set up initial integrations and install add-ons in Home Assistant in the fifth article in this series.

The Nana and Poppy project enables a voice assistant to greet users with their great-grandchildren's voices instead of a generic AI.

Learn how to install and configure Home Assistant in the fourth article in this series on home automation.

Which of the three dominant wireless protocols used in home automation—WiFi, Z-Wave, and Zigbee—is right for you? Consider the options in part three of this series.

Cloud may be more convenient, but local control gives you more privacy and other options in your Home Assistant ecosystem.