Home Automation¶
Devices, sensors, flows, integrations, and local voice assistant pipeline.
Most services run on the k3s-cluster (automation namespace). Hyperion.ng runs on a dedicated Pi.
Home Assistant¶
automation
The central home automation hub. Integrates with hundreds of devices and services, provides dashboards, automations, and the local voice assistant pipeline.
ESPHome¶
automation
Firmware builder and OTA manager for ESP8266/ESP32 microcontrollers. Devices are defined in YAML and communicate directly with Home Assistant.
Zigbee2MQTT¶
automation
Bridges the Zigbee coordinator to MQTT, exposing all Zigbee devices as MQTT entities without a proprietary hub.
Documentation · values.sops.yaml
Mosquitto¶
automation
MQTT message broker. Central message bus for all IoT devices and automation components.
Documentation · values.sops.yaml
Node-RED¶
automation
Visual flow-based programming for automation. Used for complex multi-step automations that would be verbose in Home Assistant YAML.
n8n¶
automation
Workflow automation platform. Connects external APIs, webhooks, and services — used for integrations outside the home network scope.
Govee2MQTT¶
automation
Bridges Govee smart lights to MQTT, exposing them as Home Assistant entities without relying on the Govee cloud API.
Documentation · values.sops.yaml
Grocy¶
automation
Household management: grocery tracking, chore schedules, and product inventory with barcode scanning support.
Piper¶
automation
Local text-to-speech engine. Generates natural-sounding voice output for Home Assistant notifications without sending data to the cloud.
Whisper¶
automation
Local speech-to-text powered by OpenAI Whisper. Used for the Home Assistant local voice assistant pipeline.
Hyperion.ng¶
Ambient LED lighting controller. Captures screen content or applies effects to LED strips connected to the Pi, integrated with Home Assistant for scene control.
WLED Kitchen¶
WLED controller for kitchen LED strip. Provides real-time LED effects, integrates with Home Assistant via the WLED integration.