Webber's Home Automation consists of TypeScript logic that interacts with a HomeAssistant instance through a websocket to automate my home. It is a standalone application that runs from a docker image.
Home Assistant is a great platform for connecting all kinds of smart devices. We'll use it for that purpose. It's UI-based automations are great for simple tasks. But as the complexity of the automations grows, it becomes harder to manage them. This project aims to solve that problem by using TypeScript to write automations.
- 🎮 TypeScript gives much more control over automations
- 📄 Simpler to reuse code
- 🧪 Test logic using automated tests
- 🧠 Easier to reason about complexity
- 🧻 Ability to rollback and revise changes
- 👨👩👧👦 Easy to share and collaborate with others
- 🚀 Faster development cycle
During development, the local application takes precedence over the production container. This allows me to test new features and automations before deploying them to production.
All development steps are detailed in DEVELOPMENT.md.
Personally I run an Unraid server at home that runs at 7 watts when there is no load. This is where I deploy home automation related containers.
The settings are simple
It uses the following environment variables
HASS_BASE_URL, which points to the HomeAssistant instanceHASS_TOKEN, which is a long-lived access token from that same instance
Deployment looks like this
This project is licensed under the MIT License.