START HERE: Welcome to Project Smart Home

You're in. Welcome home. 🏠

Whether you're just putting in your first smart bulb, automating your whole house with Home Assistant, or figuring out how to layer in AI — you're in the right place.

Step 1

Introduce yourself

Drop a post in the community. Keep it short:

Where you're based
Your current setup (Home Assistant, Google Home, Matter, etc.)
One automation you're proud of — or one you can't figure out

We just want to know who you are so we can help. No pressure to write an essay.

Step 2

Start with the foundations

Head to the Classroom and start with Start Your Smart Home Journey if you're new or rebuilding from scratch. It walks you through everything from choosing your hardware to your first working dashboard in Home Assistant.

No setup yet? Start with the Automation Launchpad, Figure out what you actually want to automate before buying a single device.

Step 3

Add AI to your home

Take your setup further by using Claude to master Local LLMs, Voice Assistants, and Predictive Automations. Instead of manually coding YAML, use Claude to instantly generate adaptive dashboards, complex Jinja2 templates, and intelligent sensors that anticipate your needs. This moves you from being a manual operator to an architect of a home that finally thinks for itself.

Step 4

Show up and keep building

This community is full of people deep in the wiring (literally and figuratively).

Share your wins. Share your stuck moments. Debug together.

We're all building smarter homes — one automation at a time. 🌱

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