Smart Home Cookbook

HUB

Overview

The home automation HUB we are building below is:

  • Running on a Raspberry in Raspbian OS
  • Easy to upgrade or migrate thus encapsulated in Docker
  • Secure
  • Based on Home Assistant
  • Using a custom Zigbee USB stick as a gateway
  • Completed with NodeRED

Ingredients

  • Raspberry 3 (minimum)
    • Optional: SSD for the Raspberry
    • SD card (16GB minimum)
    • 2A Power Supply (minimum)
  • CC2531 ZigBee USB stick (if using ZigBee)

Installation Steps

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KEECO Software Framework

KEECO is a software framework designed to work with ESP (especially ESP8266) devices. You can find more information here.