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Home-automation projects on GitHub

Smart home platforms for controlling and automating connected devices.

As of , the most-starred Home-automation projects on GitHub are RuView (98.8K stars), core (91.6K stars) and CasaOS (37.3K stars). GitHub.Locker tracks 34 Home-automation repositories with 559.9K stars combined. The fastest-growing on October 19 was RuView, with +158 stars in a day.

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Most stars gained in a day · Oct 19

+158

RuView

ruvnet/RuView · ★ 98.8K

RuView turns ordinary WiFi signals into a spatial-intelligence sensor — it detects presence, measures breathing and heart rate, tracks motion and falls, and even estimates body pose through walls, using Channel State Information (CSI) captured by cheap ESP32 boards, with no cameras or wearables.

+62

Self-Hosting-Guide

mikeroyal/Self-Hosting-Guide · ★ 23.1K

This is a curated guide for self-hosting software on your own servers instead of relying on third-party cloud providers, covering topics like Cloud, LLMs, WireGuard, Automation, Home Assistant, and Networking.

+37

glasshouse

rorygallagher2024/glasshouse · ★ 769

Glasshouse is a self-hosted server that runs directly on a rooted LG webOS TV, giving you a live dashboard for remote control, privacy controls, debloating, an ad/telemetry blocker, and custom screensavers, plus an optional MQTT bridge for Home Assistant integration.

+32

frigate

blakeblackshear/frigate · ★ 36.8K

Frigate is a complete, local network video recorder (NVR) that performs realtime AI object detection on IP camera feeds, built specifically for tight integration with Home Assistant.

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34 projects · by stars

  1. #1 · ruvnet/RuView

    RuView

    RuView turns ordinary WiFi signals into a spatial-intelligence sensor — it detects presence, measures breathing and heart rate, tracks motion and falls, and even estimates body pose through walls, using Channel State Information (CSI) captured by cheap ESP32 boards, with no cameras or wearables.

    98.8K
  2. #2 · home-assistant/core

    core

    Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform that puts local control and privacy first, letting you connect and control smart home devices from one hub instead of relying on cloud services.

    91.6K
  3. #3 · IceWhaleTech/CasaOS

    CasaOS

    CasaOS is an open-source personal cloud operating system that turns a small computer (ZimaBoard, NUC, Raspberry Pi, or an old PC) into a home server with a friendly web UI for files, apps, and devices.

    37.3K
  1. 4

    frigate

    36.8Kblakeblackshear/frigate · Python

    Frigate is a complete, local network video recorder (NVR) that performs realtime AI object detection on IP camera feeds, built specifically for tight integration with Home Assistant.

  2. 5

    ProxmoxVE

    29.9Kcommunity-scripts/ProxmoxVE · Shell

    A community-maintained set of one-command install scripts for Proxmox VE: paste a single line into your Proxmox shell and it sets up a popular self-hosted service as a ready container or VM.

  3. 6

    homebridge

    25.5Khomebridge/homebridge · TypeScript

    Homebridge is a lightweight Node.js server for your home network that emulates the HomeKit Accessory Protocol, so smart home devices without HomeKit support can be controlled from Apple Home and Siri.

  4. 7

    Tasmota

    24.9Karendst/Tasmota · C

    Tasmota is an open-source alternative firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 based smart devices, adding a webUI, OTA updates, timer/rule automation and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX.

  5. 8

    MagicMirror

    24.1KMagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror · JavaScript

    MagicMirror2 is an open source modular smart mirror platform that turns a hallway or bathroom mirror into a personal assistant display, showing modules like weather, calendar, and news behind a two-way mirror glass.

  6. 9

    Self-Hosting-Guide

    23.1Kmikeroyal/Self-Hosting-Guide · Dockerfile

    This is a curated guide for self-hosting software on your own servers instead of relying on third-party cloud providers, covering topics like Cloud, LLMs, WireGuard, Automation, Home Assistant, and Networking.

  7. 10

    ha_xiaomi_home

    22.2KXiaoMi/ha_xiaomi_home · Python

    The official Xiaomi Home integration for Home Assistant: it connects your Xiaomi IoT smart devices to Home Assistant so you can monitor and control them there.

  8. 11

    WLED

    18.9Kwled/WLED · C++

    WLED is a fast, feature-rich open-source firmware for ESP32 microcontrollers that controls addressable RGB LEDs over WiFi — from single strips to large 2D matrices and HUB75 panels.

  9. 12

    awesome-raspberry-pi

    17Kthibmaek/awesome-raspberry-pi · Shell

    A curated list of Raspberry Pi tools, projects, OS images and resources, maintained in the spirit of the Awesome Manifesto.

  10. 13

    zigbee2mqtt

    15.7KKoenkk/zigbee2mqtt · TypeScript

    Zigbee2MQTT lets you control your Zigbee devices over MQTT instead of using the vendor's proprietary bridge or gateway, so you can wire them into any smart home system you like.

  11. 14

    Proxmox

    15.2Ktteck/Proxmox · Shell

    A collection of shell scripts for Proxmox VE that let you interactively create and configure LXC containers and virtual machines, offering both quick default setups and advanced customizable ones.

  12. 15

    mi-gpt

    12.5Kidootop/mi-gpt · TypeScript

    MiGPT connects a Xiaomi (Xiaoai) smart speaker to ChatGPT or Doubao, turning it into your own custom AI voice assistant.

  13. 16

    umbrel

    12.4Kgetumbrel/umbrel · TypeScript

    Umbrel (umbrelOS) is a free, beautiful home server operating system for self-hosting. It lets you run apps like OpenClaw, store your own files, and install over 300 apps from the Umbrel App Store on your own hardware.

  14. 17

    esphome

    11.9Kesphome/esphome · C++

    ESPHome lets you control ESP32, ESP8266, BK72xx, and RP2040 microcontrollers through simple YAML configuration files, and manage them remotely through home automation systems like Home Assistant.

  15. 18

    home-assistant.io

    10Khome-assistant/home-assistant.io · HTML

    This is the source repository for the Home-Assistant.io website, which hosts the official user documentation for Home Assistant, the open-source home automation platform.

  16. 19

    espectre

    9.7Kfrancescopace/espectre · Python

    ESPectre turns a supported ESP32 into a private, local Wi-Fi motion sensor: it reads how movement changes the Wi-Fi signals in a room and reports motion in real time — no camera, microphone, wearable, or dedicated radar hardware needed.

  17. 20

    OpenMinis

    5.4KOpenMinis/OpenMinis · Swift

    OpenMinis is a free, fully open-source AI agent app for iOS and Android that brings models like Claude, GPT and Gemini into a native mobile experience, giving them a sandboxed Linux shell, device integrations, browser automation and persistent memory on your phone.

  18. 21

    ha-mcp

    5.1Khomeassistant-ai/ha-mcp · Python

    ha-mcp is an unofficial Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, and others control and query a Home Assistant smart home installation using natural language — creating automations, controlling devices, managing dashboards and more.

  19. 22

    esp32-c3-adblock

    3.3KM-Abozaid/esp32-c3-adblock · C++

    It is a Pi-hole-style DNS ad-blocker firmware that runs on a $2 ESP32-C3 chip with no PSRAM, storing up to 537k blocked domains as compact hashes in flash instead of RAM.

  20. 23

    muse-gadget-sdk

    2.3Kfacebookincubator/muse-gadget-sdk · C

    This is an open source SDK and firmware for building 'Muse gadgets' — DIY devices on ESP32 boards or Raspberry Pi/Linux boxes that connect to the Muse app to drive displays, audio, buttons, sensors, and actuators.

  21. 24

    EchoMuse

    1.3Kwilbowes/EchoMuse · Python

    It turns a second-hand Amazon Echo Dot (2nd gen, 2016) into a local voice satellite for Home Assistant: say the wake word, ask, and hear the answer from the Dot. No Amazon account, no Alexa, no cloud - the microphones, speaker, LED ring and buttons keep working.

  22. 25

    local_roborock_server

    953Python-roborock/local_roborock_server · Python

    A self-hosted local HTTPS and MQTT server that emulates Roborock's cloud backend on your own LAN, letting your Roborock vacuum keep live maps and local control without reaching the internet, and without rooting or modifying hardware.

  23. 26

    neonplan3d

    815Mastershort/neonplan3d · TypeScript

    NeonPlan 3D lets you draw your home as rooms, walls, doors, windows and furniture right inside Home Assistant, then control your lights, covers, climate, media and cameras live in a neon-styled 3D view.

  24. 27

    glasshouse

    769rorygallagher2024/glasshouse · JavaScript

    Glasshouse is a self-hosted server that runs directly on a rooted LG webOS TV, giving you a live dashboard for remote control, privacy controls, debloating, an ad/telemetry blocker, and custom screensavers, plus an optional MQTT bridge for Home Assistant integration.

  25. 28

    house-control

    6600xProbabillity/house-control · Swift

    House Control turns your home into a live 3D model shown in the Mac menu bar and on an iPhone, letting you see and control real lights and air conditioners through Smart Life/Tuya, Home Assistant, Philips Hue and Apple Home.

  26. 29

    awesome-esp32

    605s0lness/awesome-esp32

    A hand-picked, curated list of ESP32 microcontroller projects worth building, copying, or watching run, organized into finished applications and the tools/frameworks used to build them.

  27. 30

    techo5

    360HuskerMinion/techo5 · Go

    TECHO5 is open-source firmware that replaces Android and Alexa on the Amazon Echo Show 5 (also ported to the Show 8, Spot and Dot 2) with a minimal Alpine Linux image and a single Go daemon, turning the device into a local Home Assistant voice satellite with its own touchscreen and no Amazon cloud involved.

  28. 31

    origami

    287hazymorning/origami · CSS

    Origami is a theme and dashboard layout for Home Assistant, built from a real home. It can be used only as a visual theme, or as a full pre-built sections dashboard with cards, pop-ups and automation helpers that you adapt to your own entities.

  29. 32

    labtether

    250labtether/labtether · Go

    LabTether is a self-hosted control plane that unifies monitoring and control of your homelab (Proxmox, TrueNAS, Docker, Home Assistant, etc.) into one dashboard with remote terminal, remote desktop, alerts, and an AI-operable interface.

  30. 33

    papermono-shopping-list

    206seamusc/papermono-shopping-list · C++

    Firmware and a companion server that turn the M5Stack PaperMono e-paper device into a household shopping list that lives on the fridge and stays in sync with a phone web app.

  31. 34

    kindle-wall-display

    126jstriblet/kindle-wall-display · Shell

    Turns a jailbroken Amazon Kindle into a low-power always-on wall display that renders any PNG served by your own LAN server, suspending the device to RAM between refreshes so it runs for weeks on a charge.

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