Installation
Home Assistant OS on Proxmox VM / Raspberry Pi
Installing HAOS as a VM on Proxmox or on a dedicated Raspberry Pi — storage sizing and initial setup.
Integrations
Key Integrations — ESPHome, Zigbee2MQTT, MQTT
Setting up the most common integrations: ESPHome auto-discovery, Zigbee coordinator, and MQTT broker.
Lovelace Dashboard
Building a Useful Home Dashboard
Cards, views, themes, and custom components for a practical and visually clean HA dashboard.
Automations
Automation Basics — Triggers, Conditions, Actions
Understanding the HA automation engine and writing useful automations using the UI and YAML.
Add-ons
Essential Add-ons — Mosquitto, File Editor, ESPHome
Must-have HAOS add-ons and their configuration for a complete smart home stack.