Home Assistant
Home automation platform.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity in the top 1% of tracked projects; popularity in the top 1%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 91k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 2026.9.4 · 27 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Python, Docker |
Is Home Assistant actively maintained?
Home Assistant is under active development: 16722 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 1814 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
The most recent tagged release, 2026.9.4, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Among the 20 internet of things (iot) projects we track, Home Assistant currently has the highest health score.
What Home Assistant actually does
Home Assistant is a self-hosted platform designed to aggregate and control disparate Internet of Things devices within a local network. It provides a centralised dashboard and automation engine for managing smart home hardware without relying on cloud-based infrastructure. The software runs via containerised environments and is implemented primarily in Python.
Best fit: It is a strong fit for technical users who want to manage smart home devices locally, ensuring privacy and operability without an internet connection.
Worth knowing: The platform requires significant configuration effort, and maintaining stability across diverse hardware integrations can demand ongoing administrative oversight.
Deployment notes
As a Docker workload, you will typically need to configure persistent storage volumes for state retention and set up a reverse proxy to handle secure TLS termination.
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