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← all postsBack Up Home Assistant Before It's Too Late - a Step-by-Step Recovery Strategy
A complete Home Assistant backup strategy: automatic backups, off-device storage, encryption key handling and the restore test that tells you the truth about whether you have a backup at all.
Zigbee in Home Assistant 2026: ZHA, Z2M Add-on, or Z2M on a Separate Server?
Three real-world Zigbee deployments in HA: built-in ZHA, Zigbee2MQTT as an add-on, and Z2M+MQTT on a separate host. Failure isolation, MQTT attack surface, multi-coordinator, PoE coordinators.
HACS in Home Assistant OS - why, when it's worth it, and how to install it step by step
Why HACS belongs in Home Assistant OS, what to watch out for, how to install it step by step, and what to enable first - an honest walkthrough.
Getting Started with Home Assistant in 2026
A complete beginner's guide - from choosing hardware to your first automation.