Home Assistant OS 18.4 RC1 fixes Raspberry Pi USB storage and Realtek VLAN faults
Home Assistant OS 18.4 RC1 targets Raspberry Pi SSD failures and Realtek VLAN timeouts, and adds signed release-image manifests. It remains a pre-release.
Your First Home Lab: A Complete NAS, Mini PC, Switch and UPS Build
Build your first home lab with a NAS, mini PC, 2.5GbE switch and UPS. Complete parts plan, example budget, backups, setup and recovery checklist.
UniFi vs TP-Link Omada for a Smart Home and Home Lab
UniFi vs TP-Link Omada for a smart home: compare controllers, gateways, Wi-Fi access points, VLANs, PoE, remote management and complete five-year costs.
ESPHome Native API vs MQTT: Which Should You Use with Home Assistant?
ESPHome Native API vs MQTT compared for Home Assistant: setup, latency, discovery, encryption, availability, broker dependence, offline behaviour, Bluetooth Proxy, retained messages and when to use each.