45: The Future of Home Assistant

FromSelf-Hosted

Start listening View podcast show

45: The Future of Home Assistant

FromSelf-Hosted

ratings:

Length:

38 minutes

Released:

May 21, 2021

Format:

Podcast episode

Description

Join us for a chat with Paulus, the founder of Home Assistant, as we look to the project's future, hardware devices, new standards, and more. Special Guest: Paulus Schoutsen.

Released:

May 21, 2021

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Discover new software and hardware to get the best out of your network, control smart devices, and secure your data on cloud services. Self-Hosted is a chat show between Chris and Alex two long-time "self-hosters" who share their lessons and take you along for the journey as they learn new ones. A Jupiter Broadcasting podcast showcasing free and open source technologies you can host yourself.

Skip carousel

4: The Joy of Plex with Elan Feingold: Plex Co-Founder and CTO Elan Feingold shares why he started Plex, its future direction, his home setup, his love for electric cars and the beach. by Self-Hosted
35 min listen
3: Home Network Under $200: How far can you get with a Raspberry Pi 4? We go all in and find out. by Self-Hosted
36 min listen
9: Conquering Planned Obsolescence: Master of details, open source advocate and YouTuber, Quindor from Intermittent.Tech joins us for a chat about tuya-convert to avoid planned hardware obsolescence, his new 100TB server build, highly available home setups, and his DIY LED project. by Self-Hosted
34 min listen
2: Why Self-Host? With Wendell from Level1techs: We visit Wendell Wilson of [Level1Techs](https://level1techs.com/) and get a tour of his self-hosted setup. by Self-Hosted
44 min listen
21: The Perfect Server Build: Serverbuilds.net’s founder JDM joins us to discuss the perfect sever for low or high-end needs, and Alex stages a Pi intervention. by Self-Hosted
42 min listen
23: Shields Up: We've spent thousands of dollars and over a decade refining the perfect home media setup. We get nostalgic and share what worked and what REALLY didn't. by Self-Hosted
43 min listen
8: WLED Changes the Game: Sometimes one project can lead to a hundred more. We celebrate Home Assistant's new release, the inclusion of the WLED integration and fall down the DIY project rabbit hole. by Self-Hosted
34 min listen
12: Which Wiki Wins: We try out the top self-hosted Wikis and tell you which we like best, and Chris has a major project off-grid update. by Self-Hosted
34 min listen
5: ZFS Isn’t the Only Option: Getting your storage setup just right often takes making painful mistakes first. We share ours, our current storage setups, when ZFS is not the tool for the job, and what you should consider when protecting your data. by Self-Hosted
44 min listen
10: Compromised Cameras: Wyze and Xiaomi suffer major cloud hosted blunders, so Alex tells us about his new fully offline camera security system, tied into Shinobi. by Self-Hosted
34 min listen
Self-Hosted Coming Soon: A new show that is your gateway to self hosting all the things, owning your data and talking about local and cloud hosting that you control. by Self-Hosted
2 min listen
29: Perils of Self-Hosting: We speak to Kevin and Patricia from Traefik, discuss Alex's recent ZFS snafu and we wonder if the new Chromecasts can match up to the Nvidia Shield. by Self-Hosted
45 min listen
7: Why We Love Home Assistant: Home Assistant has changed our families' lives for the better. We share tips for getting started, implementing automation, devices we use, and our favorite integrations. by Self-Hosted
37 min listen
32: Google Turning the Screw: With rage in our hearts, we proclaim a Self-Hosted Google Photos replacement, and the only way to self-host your email. by Self-Hosted
47 min listen
20: One is None: You're not a true self-hoster until you've lost your entire configuration at least once. Alex does a deep dive into cloud backup, plus we need your help to find the right Wifi solution for a listener. by Self-Hosted
36 min listen
19: The Open Source Catch-22: We react to recently proposed Home Assistant changes, Alex attempts an extreme remote install, and we take a look at HomelabOS. by Self-Hosted
39 min listen
18: Ring Doorbell Alternative: We were almost outsmarted by a not so smart doorbell, Jellyfin makes Alex's prediction dreams come true and Chris tries QOwnNotes again. by Self-Hosted
35 min listen
6: Low Cost Home Camera System: Chris follows up on his Shinobi troubles and extols the virtues of $25 Wyze Cams to Alex, who has some exciting house news to share. by Self-Hosted
35 min listen
14: Embracing Automation: Wendell Wilson is back, and he and Chris are struggling with their automation setups. Also, we chat about ideal home server hardware for a server or a pfSense box. by Self-Hosted
43 min listen
11: Host Your Blog the Right Way: We each like different blogging platforms, and share why. Then our tips for keeping your server secure. by Self-Hosted
35 min listen
31: Industrial Grade Mobile Internet: We have a philosophical debate on cloud vs local and Alex experiences full-blown Americana this Halloween. by Self-Hosted
51 min listen
1: The First One: You've been wanting to host a Nextcloud instance (or anything else) for your family for a while now. Where on Earth do you start? We share some hard learned lessons about self-hosting, discuss the most important things to consider when building a home server and Chris gives Alex a hard time about Arch as a Server OS. by Self-Hosted
24 min listen
17: Where Do I Start?: We share some of our top tips for getting started with Self-Hosting and cover some more network basics. by Self-Hosted
41 min listen
24: OPNsense Makes Sense: Chris figures out how hot is too hot, Alex performs an extreme remote firewall install, and we share some of our favorite SSH tricks. by Self-Hosted
38 min listen
13: IRC is Not Dead: Self-Hosted IRC solutions are better than ever. Alan Pope joins us to make a case for the classic way to communicate online and tells us about a modern client for the web, mobile, and desktop you run on your server. by Self-Hosted
38 min listen
22: Slow Cooked Servers: Chris is slow cooking some servers, Alex has self-hosted AI with a nasty gotcha and a damp basement. by Self-Hosted
37 min listen
15: Keeping Track of Stuff: We have a neat self-hosted home inventory management system for preppers of any type, plus Chris' simple Home Assistant trick and Alex's valiant battle with the WebSockets daemon of the reverse proxies. by Self-Hosted
31 min listen
27: Picture Perfect: Some big news for Jupiter Broadcasting and a picture-perfect app-pick with Lychee. Chris politely suggests Alex reconsider his Syncthing doubts. by Self-Hosted
42 min listen
36: Google Docs Replacement: Our favorite Google Docs killer with markdown support has a big update. We explain how we host it and why we love it. by Self-Hosted
35 min listen
48: A Solution Looking for a Problem: Tuya shocks us by announcing native Home Assistant support, we have an update on a smart doorbell Ring alternative, and we tell all about how PiKVM just leveled up in awesome. by Self-Hosted
36 min listen

More Episodes from Self-Hosted

Skip carousel

124: The End of Ownership: The "you'll own nothing" trend got worse this week, our thoughts about the Raspberry Pi IPO, poor Nextcloud performance, and Alex's new high-fiber obsession. by Self-Hosted
65 min listen
123: How much CPU do You REALLY Need: Alex benchmarks Intel CPUs (and an Arc GPU) to find the ideal balance of age, power, and speed for your home media server. Plus, our thoughts on Immich going full-time. by Self-Hosted
57 min listen
122: Back to the Future: How Chris created live TV streaming from his local media collection, Alex breaks down the new Open Home Foundation and what it means for self-hosters. Brent's been trying out an open-source AirDrop replacement for all systems, and much more! by Self-Hosted
56 min listen
121: Forbidden Fruit: Special guest Casey Liss from the Accidental Tech Podcast joins the show to discuss his homelab, how he uses HomeBridge, and his delightfully complex garage door sensor system. by Self-Hosted
51 min listen
120: Can a VPS Replace a Homelab?: Alex goes head-to-head with budget VPS providers, which gets us into a classic debate, and Adam Morales from Unraid joins us! by Self-Hosted
46 min listen
119: Why So Many Llamas?: Alex rolls back a major server upgrade, and we have fun playing with local large language models. by Self-Hosted
48 min listen
118: How Hard Could it Be?: Alex's new Epyc server build, and Jon Seager from Canonical joins us to chat about Nix in the homelab, packaging Scrutiny, and how Nix fits with existing infrastructure management tools. by Self-Hosted
54 min listen
117: Unraid as a Service: We chat about VMware's rug pull with Bret, aka Raid Owl, and then get into Unraid's big changes and more. by Self-Hosted
59 min listen
116: Making it all Connect: Alex has been deep-diving into container networking, and Chris is trying to steelman Plex's new rental service. by Self-Hosted
56 min listen
115: A NAS in Every Home: Brian Moses joins us and shares his most recent NAS build and love for 3D printers. Then Alex gets into the hardware he's deploying around the house, and why we don't see eye-to-eye on ZigBee. by Self-Hosted
49 min listen
114: Unintended Consequences by Self-Hosted
62 min listen
113: State of the Homelabs 2023: We look back at what has changed, what's failed us, and what's sticking around in our homelabs. by Self-Hosted
87 min listen
112: Red Light, Green Light: Alex shares a new build integrating WLED, and Chirs reviews hardware that can get you started with WLED in 45 seconds. Then, one last big update on the Year of Voice and our thoughts on self-hosting push notifications. by Self-Hosted
58 min listen
111: pfSense Makes no Sense: We break down the state of the pfSense changes and the red flags we see. Plus, we're joined by Wolfgang from Wolfgang's channel to dig into his homelab and much more. by Self-Hosted
70 min listen
110: Google Photos Replacement: That man behind the Google Photos killer joins us to chat about the latest release of Immich. Plus, Alex's first impressions of 45Homelab's HL15. by Self-Hosted
72 min listen
109: Alex’s Backups Disaster: How we almost lost valuable data this week, and a Chat with Doug and Mitch about their new home lab server. by Self-Hosted
70 min listen
108: Year of Voice: A Bigger Deal Than You Think: Home Assistant's founder, Paulus Schoutsen, shares details about the Year of Voice, recent legal actions from Mazda, and the results of a recent third-party audit. by Self-Hosted
65 min listen
107: Laptop Dumpster Diving: With a dose of pragmatism and optimism, we chat about making the best out of old hardware and where we draw the line and buy new. by Self-Hosted
70 min listen
106: The Plex Situation Just got Worse: Our thoughts on two recent Plex crackdowns, why the Apple TV just got a lot better, how home Assistant could improve 10 years in, and much more. by Self-Hosted
58 min listen
105: Sleeper Storage Technology: Alex sits down with the lead developer of mergerfs to get an update on the project, Chris has a button-pushing breakthrough and more. by Self-Hosted
72 min listen
104: Name-Not-So-Cheap: Alex does a significant overhaul of his website and unpacks a new GitHub action workflow. Chris finally achieves complete local voice control of his network, we complain about the state of domain name sellers, and more. by Self-Hosted
56 min listen
103: Archiving the Internet: A few tools to build your own Way Back Machine, we check in with the "Year of Voice" and more. by Self-Hosted
60 min listen
102: NixOS is a bit Flakey: Alex shares a suite of self-hosted apps that replace Reddit. Chris is struggling with Jellyfin, and we discuss where NixOS is killing it and where we think it falls down. by Self-Hosted
63 min listen
101: Joining the Federation: The advantages of Federating a local and remote Nextcloud, Chris replaces Google Home Hub's photo powers and the new docker-compose feature that will change Alex's entire setup. by Self-Hosted
64 min listen
100: Our Essentials Apps: We cover our must-have self-hosted apps, reflect on the state of Self-Hosting now, and discuss what's new in Proxmox 8. by Self-Hosted
50 min listen
99: Lemmy at em!: We dive into Lemmy, a self-hosted Reddit alternative. Plus, a couple of easy-to-deploy tools that make life better. by Self-Hosted
48 min listen
98: The One with 45Drives: We chat with 45Drives about their ambitions to build a home-lab server that bridges the gap between enterprise-level servers and consumer-grade NAS products. And more. by Self-Hosted
46 min listen
97: Tempted by the Fruit of Another: Alex tempts Chris with his Obsidian ways, our thoughts on Drobo going bankrupt, and Photoprism adding paid tiers. Plus, the slick suite of tools you'll want to run on your LAN. by Self-Hosted
61 min listen
96: Outdoor Home Assistant: Why Chris needs ANOTHER Home Assistant instance and a major breakthrough for self-hosters. by Self-Hosted
53 min listen
95: Docker U-Turn: We debate if users learned their lesson from the Docker Hub drama, the silent self-hosting winner going from strength to strength. by Self-Hosted
47 min listen

Related podcast episodes

Skip carousel

108: Year of Voice: A Bigger Deal Than You Think: Home Assistant's founder, Paulus Schoutsen, shares details about the Year of Voice, recent legal actions from Mazda, and the results of a recent third-party audit. by Self-Hosted
65 min listen
27. Architecture as a Profession by Straight Talk - Business Architecture
22 min listen
How to Stay Organized: In this Screenwriter-nerd episode, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman get specific about how they and other professional Screenwriters organize their files. Easy and clear organization becomes extremely important as you receive notes that could take you th... by Act Two Podcast
28 min listen
Just Show Me the Damn Thing! (feat. Joel Beukelman & Ted Boda): Joel Beukelman and Ted Boda stop by during SXSW Interactive 2015 to drink bourbon and talk with Funsize about their process designing in Keynote. by The Funsize Show
46 min listen
Paula Scher - Design legend, painter, and educator: Paula has worn many hats throughout her career. Today, she's working on some incredibly cool projects. Get a sneak peek in this interview! by Obsessed Show
32 min listen
The Consultant who tests and measures the Passive House | Interview with Luc Plowman, Detail Green - Episode 12 (Season 8 - A SIMPLE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE HOME) by Get It Right with Undercover Architect
42 min listen
Tapping To Boost Creativity (Pod #271): Embarking on a creative endeavor, whether for our personal or professional lives, can feel daunting. We struggle with creativity because: We want the ideas to emerge fully formed We are worried that our efforts will be judged harshly by others We are... by Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT
18 min listen
#70 - Continuous Architecture (Part 2) - Principles, Scalability, and Performance - Pierre Pureur by Tech Lead Journal
45 min listen
SUX EP 09 - Live: “Collaboration & cooperation as key for sustainability” by SUX - The Sustainable UX Podcast
68 min listen
Episode 260: Managing the Design Process with Paul Boag: There’s so much more to the design craft than just designing. How can you work harmoniously with stakeholders in a project? Our guest today is Paul Boag, a CRO expert. You’ll learn how to involve clients in the design process, how to communicate your design to different stakeholders, how to deal with committees, and more. by UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy
61 min listen
Home Assistant with Paulus Schoutsen by The Python Podcast.__init__
42 min listen
Keeping the lights on with Home Assistant: Originally from the Netherlands and now based in California, Paulus Schoutsen has always been fascinated by data, and how it could be used to optimize people’s lives. Seven years ago, he open sourced a simple way to remotely turn his house lights on at sunset. Today, Home Assistant has grown to an entire home automation framework with a worldwide community. Hear Paulus share his path to programming, including his early experiments and a deep-rooted love for open source, now on The ReadME Podcast. by The ReadME Podcast
37 min listen
The Future of Homes: Join Kristof for an interview with Kevin Rosa and Paul Coppock of Opus Vitae Construction out of Portland, Oregon. by The Building Science Podcast
78 min listen
Passive House Accelerator: Join Kristof as he interviews Zack Semke and Michael Ingui of Passive House Accelerator on all the great work they’re doing to build community in the building science field. by The Building Science Podcast
47 min listen
Automating all the Things with Home Assistant's Paulus Schoutsen: Home Assistant allows you to control all your devices without storing any of your data in the cloud. The project was started as a Python application by Paulus Schoutsen in September 2013 and has turned into a massively popular series of projects that span hundreds of devices! Plus, they like to keep your privacy private! by Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman
34 min listen
GSD Top Entrepreneur Interview - Patrick Schwerdtfeger: Patrick Schwerdtfeger is an expert keynote speaker who is also ahead of the game when it comes to technological trends. Listen as him and Joshua discuss his journey to becoming a full-time successful speaker, studying trends and new technological... by GSD Mode Podcast
81 min listen
What does a Structural Engineer do? | With Josh Neale - Episode 5 (Season 4) by Get It Right with Undercover Architect
53 min listen
No Code Process Automation: Guest - Paul Stone - FlowForma by Digital Transformation Podcast
27 min listen
Episode 47: PhD Productivity, let's get organised! by The Struggling Scientists
30 min listen
Paula Paul - Getting People To Understand Is a Challenge: Robby has a chat with Paula Paul, a distinguished engineer with Greyshore Associates, where she helps organizations adopt cloud-native technology and serves the community as an ABI Syster, diversity speaker, and mentor. Paula will talk about her long experience of software modernization and share her very valuable software engineering wisdom. by Maintainable
45 min listen
812: Susan & Paul Kadilak: How to Grow Your Interior Design Business with Video: Today With Susan & Paul Kadilak: Hi, welcome to A Well-Designed Business. We’ve all heard about how valuable video can be for our business. But the idea of starting with video holds a lot of us back. How do we overcome our own insecurities? How do... by A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast
72 min listen
Episode 282: Human Connection in Products with Evelyn Gosnell: What design interventions can help improve human connection in your software product? Our guest today is Evelyn Gosnell, behavior scientist and managing director at Irrational Labs. You’ll learn what behavioral design is, the foundational principles of human connection, how AI products are trying to establish trust and connection with their users, and more. by UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy
27 min listen
Lloyds Bank, Sustainability and Greening Workplaces: “Biophilia and planting becomes a visible statement” something that says that this company is committed to sustainability. “Also by putting planting back into the environment in branches, we are helping make people feel a little bit better in the work environment.” The spaces feel good, there’s re- by Journal of Biophilic Design
30 min listen
How Custom Furniture Design Could Be Your Ticket To Attracting New Design Clients, with Kelley Bishop: Many times, design projects need something special, something unique to set off the entire vibe of what you’re doing in a room. Enter custom furniture design. Yes, it sounds intimidating and like it might require skills you don’t have, but there are ways... by Designed by Wingnut Social | Interior Design Business
38 min listen
Katie Hunt | Spring Break + Big News Coming!: Over the next few weeks, the podcast will be taking a Spring Break. No, we won’t be lounging on the beach, or having cocktails by a pool. Although we hope that all of you are able to build in some rest and relaxation into your... by Proof to Product
2 min listen
Stephan Schulze // Project A by alphalist.CTO Podcast - For CTOs and Technical Leaders
55 min listen
DOP 228: The Customer Is the True North Star: #228: The Agile Manifesto is now more than 20 years old. However, even after all this time, instead of helping organizations create and deliver software faster to satisfy customer needs, many times Agile principles are turned into rigid processes that... by DevOps Paradox
50 min listen
046 - Process, Data & Maturity: is it BS or does it really matter?: We all assume that following process, better data and improved maturity will fix all our PM issues. But is that BS? by Project Management Happy Hour
42 min listen
Episode 274: Research Ops with Kate Towsey: How can we better support research teams? Our guest today is Kate Towsey, research ops guru and the author of Research That Scales. You’ll learn when it’s time to invest in research ops, how to scale research teams, what library science can contribute to the field, and more. by UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy
37 min listen
67: Keeping Fluent with Web Technology: Summary How do you keep up with the vast amounts of web technology released daily? It can be a losing battle for some and a opportunity for others. One person in our community that comes to mind is Peter Cooper (@peterc) from Cooper Press. Join us... by The Web Platform Podcast
64 min listen

Discover this podcast and so much more

45: The Future of Home Assistant

45: The Future of Home Assistant

Description

Titles in the series (100)

More Episodes from Self-Hosted

Related podcast episodes