Episode 231 - What’s So Great About Home Assistant?

About this episode

Paulus Schoutsen discusses the features and growing popularity of Home Assistant in home automation.

Paulus Schoutsen, the founder and creator of Home Assistant, dives deep into home automation software with Adam and Richard. They discuss what moves Home Assistant is making in the DIY and pro spaces, and why it's receiving a surge of interest from a more general audience. Have questions or feedback for us? Send it to feedback@smarthome.fm .

People in this episode

Hosts: Adam Justice, Richard

Guest: Paulus Schoutsen

Topics covered

• home automation
• DIY
• software
• technology
• interview

Keywords

• Home Assistant
• home automation
• DIY
• software
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Home Assistant

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