My Smart Home Changed Completely in 2025 (Home Assistant Setup)

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Every year, I make one video that’s a little different.
It’s not a tutorial.
It’s not a product review.
It’s a checkpoint.
In this video, I’m walking you through my Home Assistant setup for 2025 — but more importantly, the mindset shift behind it.
This setup started in a city apartment, went through years of evolution, and in 2025 fully moved to my summer house. Along the way, I lost data, rebuilt from scratch, simplified dashboards, upgraded infrastructure, added solar and batteries, and changed how I think about what a smart home should actually do.

This is not about flashy dashboards.
It’s about less touch, more logic.

00:00 - When the House Changed, Everything Else Followed
01:33 - The House & Why This Setup Exists
02:23 - Home Assistant Core & the 2025 Mindset
04:11 - Sponsored: Surfshark VPN
05:33 - Network: Why UniFi & Real-World Compromises
06:43 - Devices & Protocol Strategy
07:28 - Energy & Solar: From Nothing to a Foundation
08:36 - Dashboards & UI: Less Touch, More Signal
09:03 - Automation Philosophy: What “Smart” Means Now
09:28 - What Worked, What Didn’t & What’s Next

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Here’s to smarter homes — and fewer buttons.

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