LHA
Light Home Automation application that is fully extensible using Blockly, HTML or Lua. It includes extensions such as ConBee, Philips Hue or Z-Wave JS.
Little to no recent activity. Treat as unmaintained until proven otherwise.
Commit activity more than 10% of tracked projects; popularity in the bottom 1%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 13 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.2.3 · 18 May 2025 |
| Repo updated | 13 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Lua |
Is LHA actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 19 commits, of which 3 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 1 commit a month.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 63% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The last tagged release, v0.2.3, is over 1 year old. If you deploy, expect to build from the default branch rather than a stable tag.
LHA ranks #18 of 20 tracked internet of things (iot) projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What LHA actually does
LHA is a self-hosted home automation controller designed to manage smart devices and local IoT networks. It allows you to build custom automation logic using Blockly, HTML, or Lua, and includes integrations for hardware ecosystems like Philips Hue and Z-Wave. The project is distributed under the MIT licence and built primarily with Lua.
Best fit: It suits technical users who want a lightweight, scriptable alternative to mainstream automation hubs and prefer writing logic in Lua or Blockly.
Worth knowing: The repository has very low engagement and minimal community adoption, meaning you are likely to encounter undocumented edge cases and lack peer support.
Deployment notes
As a Lua application, you will typically need to ensure the correct Lua runtime dependencies are present on your host, along with persistent storage for your automation scripts and state data.
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