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Core: Local Home Automation

Founders get private home automation with Core. For IoT startups.
intermediate⏱ 1-2 hours💵 Free (self-hosted)
89,385 stars38,070 forksPythonQuality 8/10Updated 7/22/2026100% free · open source
What it is

Control your home devices remotely with this open-source home automation system that keeps your data local.

What you can make with it

A customized home automation system that integrates with your IoT devices.

How it helps

It provides a secure and private way to manage your home devices, without reliance on cloud services. This can be especially useful for IoT startups that value data ownership and control.

Real use case example

"A founder wants to create an automated lighting system that adjusts brightness based on the time of day. She sets up a Raspberry Pi with Home Assistant, configures an MQTT server, and writes a Python script to control the lights. After one hour of setup, she can control her home's lighting remotely."

If you're new

Pick this up if you have basic coding skills and want to start building an IoT project.

If you're senior

Reach for this skill if you need a high-level of customization and control over your home automation system.

Common confusion cleared up

This skill requires some programming knowledge and setup process, but it's well worth it for the control and customization it offers.

Pairs with
Raspberry PiMQTTPythonArduino
Why we list it on WorkflowStacks: This skill is part of the marketplace because it's the best-in-class open-source home automation software.
What it does

Core is an open-source home automation platform that allows founders to have complete ownership and control over their IoT ecosystem, running powerful automations without relying on cloud services

Install / run
pip install homeassistant
When to use it
  • •You want to automate your smart home devices without relying on cloud services
  • •You need to ensure the privacy and security of your home automation data
  • •You prefer a customizable and extensible home automation platform
Quick start
  1. 1Create a new configuration directory by running `hass --config /config`
  2. 2Edit the `configuration.yaml` file to add your devices and services
  3. 3Start the Home Assistant server with `hass --config /config`
  4. 4Access the web interface at `http://localhost:8123` to configure and control your devices
  5. 5Use the `hass` command to manage and update your Home Assistant instance
Ready-to-paste prompt
hass --config /config --script check_config
Heads up: You need to have Python 3.9 or later installed on your system to run Core, as it is a requirement for the Home Assistant platform
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Topics

asyncio
hacktoberfest
home-automation
internet-of-things
iot
mqtt
python
raspberry-pi
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31
top-level files
13
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832.9M
repo size
Apache-2.0
license
Key files
.pre-commit-config.yaml
AGENTS.md
README.rst
requirements_all.txt
requirements_test_pre_commit.txt
requirements_test.txt
File tree
.agent/
.claude/
.devcontainer/
.gemini/
.github/
.vscode/
homeassistant/
machine/
mypy_plugins/
pylint/
rootfs/
script/
tests/
.core_files.yaml
.dockerignore
.git-blame-ignore-revs
.gitattributes
.gitignore
.hadolint.yaml
.pre-commit-config.yaml
.prettierignore
.prettierrc.js
.python-version
.strict-typing
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Details
Creator
home-assistant
Language
Python
Category
automation
Published
9/17/2013

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