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 618K 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 #7 in the Self-Hosting communities list.
Roughly 148K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Home Assistant, Struggling, and Automation. Product recommendations often mention camera.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember 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: 128K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 13K members
- Sep: 12K members
- Oct: 13K members
- Nov: 5K members
Topics
- Home Assistant17 posts in the past month#117Home Assistant
- Struggling7 posts in the past month#27Struggling
- Automation7 posts in the past month#37Automation
- Zigbee7 posts in the past month#47Zigbee
- Sensor5 posts in the past month#55Sensor
Flair
- ❓ Support36 posts in the past month
- 2026.11 Friendly Names
- Home Assistant Green sold out everywhere, best alternatives?
- Update 2026.11.0 constantly rebooting HA?
#136❓ Support2026.11 Friendly Names · Home Assistant Green sold out everywhere, best alternatives? · Update 2026.11.0 constantly rebooting HA? - 💬 Discussion17 posts in the past month
- For the devs re: the entity naming change. I noticed nothing :)
- SmartThings: Pay for API access? 🖕
- If a company dies, your perfectly working device shouldn’t die togheter
#217💬 DiscussionFor the devs re: the entity naming change. I noticed nothing :) · SmartThings: Pay for API access? 🖕 · If a company dies, your perfectly working device shouldn’t die togheter - 🖼️ Show & Tell8 posts in the past month
- Streaming Oral-b iO5's motion sensor data + distilling & running its ML model locally + live 3D twin
- Our ornament for charity is back, and 100% of the profits go to St. Jude this year!
- Didn't like the Ecoflow App so made my own Dashboard in Home Assistant
#38🖼️ Show & TellStreaming Oral-b iO5's motion sensor data + distilling & running its ML model locally + live 3D twin · Our ornament for charity is back, and 100% of the profits go to St. Jude this year! · Didn't like the Ecoflow App so made my own Dashboard in Home Assistant - 🧩 Custom Integration6 posts in the past month
- Thank you Spook!
- My Home Heating Custom Integration
- Update Manager: quite a bit has changed!
#46🧩 Custom IntegrationThank you Spook! · My Home Heating Custom Integration · Update Manager: quite a bit has changed! - 📊 Dashboard3 posts in the past month
- My 27” touchscreen dashboard in my kitchen
- Our dashboard from Germany: energy carousel, waste bins and a pixel clock
- Cogitator Terminal Theme and Servo-skull
#53📊 DashboardMy 27” touchscreen dashboard in my kitchen · Our dashboard from Germany: energy carousel, waste bins and a pixel clock · Cogitator Terminal Theme and Servo-skull
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?
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 618K 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
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- Views /mo (+60%)
- 64
- Visitors /mo (+68%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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