Collected posts on Tools — from our practice running fleets of Home Assistant instances.
The setup guide from inside the app, now public: install the plugin via HACS, create a customer, enter the agent key, verify the connection. Screenshots included, no account needed.
How to put a defensible number on a smart-home project: itemised list instead of a flat rate, measured labour instead of gut feeling, your own trade prices instead of catalogue values. Plus a free tool that keeps that calculation running while you work on the floor plan.
A quick visual walk through HA Fleet Manager: the whole fleet at a glance, one installation in detail, remote updates, and warnings about risky versions. No long essay, just four pictures.
From Nabu Casa Cloud through Tailscale to specialist integrator platforms: an honest comparison of the options, with strengths, limits, and a decision tree at the end.