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Our Mission

DevHome was created to help homeowners and tech enthusiasts build and maintain smart home systems using modern development practices. We believe that home automation should be:

  • Accessible - Everyone should be able to create a smart home, regardless of technical background
  • Reliable - Your home systems should work consistently and be easy to troubleshoot
  • Secure - Security and privacy should be built-in from the start
  • Maintainable - Systems should be designed for long-term sustainability and easy updates

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What We Cover

Home Automation

We provide in-depth guides and tutorials on setting up and configuring HomeAssistant, the leading open-source home automation platform. Our content covers:

  • Initial setup and configuration
  • Integration with various smart home devices
  • Creating automations and scenes
  • Building dashboards and user interfaces
  • Troubleshooting common issues

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

We believe in applying professional development practices to home infrastructure. Our IaC content includes:

  • Using Ansible for configuration management
  • Containerizing applications with Docker
  • Setting up Kubernetes for home labs
  • Version control for your home infrastructure
  • CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment

Best Practices

We share best practices for:

  • Network security and segmentation
  • Backup and disaster recovery
  • Documentation and knowledge management
  • Performance optimization
  • Scaling your smart home as your needs grow

Join Our Community

DevHome is more than just a blog - it's a community of like-minded individuals who are passionate about home automation and infrastructure as code.

  • Newsletter: Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the latest articles, tutorials, and updates
  • Contribute: Have knowledge to share? We welcome guest contributions and community input
  • Connect: Follow us on social media and join the conversation

Contact Us

Have questions, suggestions, or just want to say hello? We'd love to hear from you!

Privacy Policy

We take your privacy seriously. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our site or subscribe to our newsletter. We are committed to GDPR compliance and transparency in all our data handling practices.

Key points: - We only collect data you voluntarily provide - We never share your information with third parties - You can request access, modification, or deletion of your data at any time - We use privacy-friendly analytics that don't track you personally

For complete details, please read our full Privacy Policy.