A Linux kernel developer plays with Home Assistant: case studies

A kernel developer plays with Home Assistant: case studies [LWN subscriber-only content] Welcome to LWN.net The following subscription-only content has been made available to you by an LWN subscriber. Thousands of subscribers depend on LWN for the best news from the Linux and free software communities. If you enjoy this article, please consider subscribing to LWN. Thank you for visiting LWN.net! The first article in this series provided an overview of Home Assistant , its community, and its capabilities. It was deliberately short on descriptions of interesting things that can be done with Home Assistant, though — the reasons why one might actually want to use this program. In this closing article, we'll look at how Home Assistant was used to solve some real problems. Solar panels Electrification is good, but it is even better in the presence of abundant electricity; thus, some years ago, an investment was made to cover my roof with solar panels. The result was indeed abundant power ... Read full article.