Talk on Home Assistant--Home Automation on Linux--Saturday 9:00 AM--International LUG Meeting (Online)
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Neil R. Ormos
Oct 31, 2025, 10:34:27 AM (6 days ago) Oct 31
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This Saturday's (2025/11/01) online meeting of the International LUG will feature a presentation by Peter Larsen on Home Assistant, an open-source home-automation platform.
Peter offers this summary:
| The presentation will introduce Home
| Assistant, a powerful open-source platform for
| home automation that puts privacy, flexibility,
| and control back in your hands. We'll explore its
| core functionality--how it integrates with
| hundreds of devices and services to create a
| unified smart home hub, all managed through an
| intuitive web and mobile interface. Attendees will
| learn about the various deployment options, from
| running Home Assistant OS on a Raspberry Pi or
| virtual machine, to containerized setups for more
| advanced users.
| A central focus of the talk is how Home Assistant
| enables automation without relying on the
| cloud. We'll demonstrate how to build smart
| routines that run locally--turning on lights based
| on motion, adjusting thermostats depending on
| presence, or triggering alerts from
| sensors--entirely disconnected from the
| internet. Whether you're looking for a
| privacy-focused alternative to commercial smart
| home ecosystems or simply want more resilience and
| control, this session will show how Home Assistant
| can form the backbone of a truly independent,
| intelligent home.
The meeting starts at 9:00 AM CT. In addition to the presentation and related Q&A, there is usually quite a bit of informal discussion of Linux and free software news.
More information and the link to join:
<https://www.heylo.com/event/-OalXYeokHqhdQlWSXAN>
Peter offers this summary:
| The presentation will introduce Home
| Assistant, a powerful open-source platform for
| home automation that puts privacy, flexibility,
| and control back in your hands. We'll explore its
| core functionality--how it integrates with
| hundreds of devices and services to create a
| unified smart home hub, all managed through an
| intuitive web and mobile interface. Attendees will
| learn about the various deployment options, from
| running Home Assistant OS on a Raspberry Pi or
| virtual machine, to containerized setups for more
| advanced users.
| A central focus of the talk is how Home Assistant
| enables automation without relying on the
| cloud. We'll demonstrate how to build smart
| routines that run locally--turning on lights based
| on motion, adjusting thermostats depending on
| presence, or triggering alerts from
| sensors--entirely disconnected from the
| internet. Whether you're looking for a
| privacy-focused alternative to commercial smart
| home ecosystems or simply want more resilience and
| control, this session will show how Home Assistant
| can form the backbone of a truly independent,
| intelligent home.
The meeting starts at 9:00 AM CT. In addition to the presentation and related Q&A, there is usually quite a bit of informal discussion of Linux and free software news.
More information and the link to join:
<https://www.heylo.com/event/-OalXYeokHqhdQlWSXAN>
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