Community Overview
About r/HomeAssistant
Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Available for free at home-assistant.io.
The community at a glance
r/HomeAssistant is a Subreddit for Self-Hosters with roughly 584K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It also includes courses or structured learning and curated tools and resources. On the Hive Index it ranks #4 in the Self-Hosting communities list.
Roughly 139K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Home Assistant, Zigbee, and Struggling. Product recommendations often mention camera.
On Reddit
584K Members
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +139K members
Growth: +31.4% / year
Member growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2016: 3K members
- 2017: 8K members
- 2018: 13K members
- 2019: 30K members
- 2020: 48K members
- 2021: 52K members
- 2023: 115K members
- 2024: 98K members
- 2025: 124K members
- 2026: 94K members
2016
+3K new
2017
+8K new
2018
+13K new
2019
+30K new
2020
+48K new
2021
+52K new
2023
+115K new
2024
+98K new
2025
+124K new
2026
+94K new
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 9K members
- Oct: 9K members
- Nov: 12K members
- Dec: 12K members
- Jan: 15K members
- Feb: 11K members
- Mar: 11K members
- Apr: 11K members
- May: 11K members
- Jun: 13K members
- Jul: 13K members
- Aug: 8K members
September 2025
+9K new
October 2025
+9K new
November 2025
+12K new
December 2025
+12K new
January 2026
+15K new
February 2026
+11K new
March 2026
+11K new
April 2026
+11K new
May 2026
+11K new
June 2026
+13K new
July 2026
+13K new
August 2026
+8K new
Topics
- Home Assistant30 posts in the past month#130Home Assistant
- Zigbee18 posts in the past month#218Zigbee
- Struggling16 posts in the past month#316Struggling
- Automation11 posts in the past month#411Automation
- Homeassistant10 posts in the past month#510Homeassistant
Flair
- ❓ Support54 posts in the past month
- Strange recurring power consumption pattern when nobody is home
- How do I track our cat?🐈⬛
- I want to get rid of my Amazon echo and replace with Voice previews and run it all locally so no Internet or cloud is required, can someone help me understand what hardware I would require for the below functionality
#154❓ SupportStrange recurring power consumption pattern when nobody is home · How do I track our cat?🐈⬛ · I want to get rid of my Amazon echo and replace with Voice previews and run it all locally so no Internet or cloud is required, can someone help me understand what hardware I would require for the below functionality - 🖼️ Show & Tell46 posts in the past month
- Quick update: you gave feedback, so I changed a few things
- An overengineered solution for a non-existent problem, you say?
- I built my wall tablet dashboard as a single web page (no Lovelace, no cards), talking to HA over WebSocket
#246🖼️ Show & TellQuick update: you gave feedback, so I changed a few things · An overengineered solution for a non-existent problem, you say? · I built my wall tablet dashboard as a single web page (no Lovelace, no cards), talking to HA over WebSocket - 💬 Discussion29 posts in the past month
- Nabu Casa cloud remote access allowing exploit scans into HA behind closed firewall
- Whys there difference between "gray" and "grey"
- How to financialy support Homeassistant?
#329💬 DiscussionNabu Casa cloud remote access allowing exploit scans into HA behind closed firewall · Whys there difference between "gray" and "grey" · How to financialy support Homeassistant? - 🛠️ DIY / Hardware15 posts in the past month
- I integrated my Mitsubishi Heavy Industries AC into Home Assistant with ESP8266 — no cloud, full local control
- I want to make a NFC vinyle player
- With Google Assistant being sundowned on Sept. 4th, what are you all doing with all your old devices?
#415🛠️ DIY / HardwareI integrated my Mitsubishi Heavy Industries AC into Home Assistant with ESP8266 — no cloud, full local control · I want to make a NFC vinyle player · With Google Assistant being sundowned on Sept. 4th, what are you all doing with all your old devices? - 🤔 WTH7 posts in the past month
- Title
- There has got to be a better way..
- Is zigbee2mqtt.io down?
#57🤔 WTHTitle · There has got to be a better way.. · Is zigbee2mqtt.io down?
Product recommendations
- camera4 posts in the past month
- Best cheap camera for home assistant
- Best option for implementing my cameras into my dashboard?
- ChatGPT says to use Homekit Secure Video, all I need is a camera that supports H.264 video encoding and RTSP stream...seems too easy?! Before I spend money I thought I would check. If this is true, what cameras do you all recommend?
#14cameraBest cheap camera for home assistant · Best option for implementing my cameras into my dashboard? · ChatGPT says to use Homekit Secure Video, all I need is a camera that supports H.264 video encoding and RTSP stream...seems too easy?! Before I spend money I thought I would check. If this is true, what cameras do you all recommend?
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Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/HomeAssistant for?
- Best for Self-Hosters enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/HomeAssistant free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/HomeAssistant have?
- Roughly 584K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/HomeAssistant on?
- r/HomeAssistant runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/HomeAssistant cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/HomeAssistant is organized under Self-Hosters.
- How do I join r/HomeAssistant?
- You can join r/HomeAssistant by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Self-Hosting communities like?
- Communities for people running their own servers, home labs, and self-hosted applications. Reddit dominates with massive communities for home automation, self-hosted media servers, and container orchestration, covering everything from beginner setup to advanced homelab builds.
Monthly Stats
- 24
- Views /mo (+140%)
- 24
- Visitors /mo (+140%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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