Guides & Tutorials
An SSD that fails, an automation overwritten, ransomware that slips through: your Home Assistant installation hangs by a thread. RAID won't save you, cloud sync won't either. Here's how to set up a real 3-2-1 backup, all the way to the restore test that nobody ever does.
News
Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated that it takes only convincing an AI browser that it's playing a game to make it copy and transmit your credentials. The BioShocking attack fooled six tools, including ChatGPT Atlas, the Claude extension, and Perplexity Comet. Explanations, editor reactions, and protective measures.
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Since June 2026, the U.S. government has been screening the release of the most advanced AI systems upstream. Between the Fable/Mythos case at Anthropic and the lock on OpenAI's GPT-5.6, the same question arises: who really benefits from this control? Spoiler: a Chinese open-source model just swept the board.
Product Reviews
For a month now, my front door has had no keyhole. No hidden spare, no emergency key: the mechanics have completely disappeared from the outside. Here's the complete and honest test of the Loqed Touch Smart Lock 2S, the keyless connected lock that Shelly rescued from extinction in 2024.
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For several months now, articles have been piling up about a Bitwarden that's changing quietly. Before panicking and migrating, I verified each piece of information one by one. Here's what's solid, what deflated, and the only question that really matters.
Guides & Tutorials
Matter, Thread, Zigbee 4.0: 2026 has reshuffled all the cards in home automation in just a few months. Before migrating your existing installation or investing in new products, take five minutes to understand what's really changing and what it means for you.
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SLZB-06, SLZB-MR5U, SMHUB Nano, SLZB-Ultima… SMLight releases so many models that you end up not knowing which one to order. Yet today they're among the best Zigbee and Thread coordinators on the market. Let's untangle the entire range together so you leave with just one reference in mind: the right one.
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Many predicted Zigbee's slow demise against Matter and Thread. Then, on November 18, 2025, the CSA unveiled Zigbee 4.0 and Suzi, the protocol's biggest evolution in ten years. We break down the real new features and, most importantly, answer THE question: do you need to change your coordinator and sensors?
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It's often said that every password should be unique, complex, and impossible to guess. But in a world where we have dozens, if not hundreds, of accounts, how do we do that? Commercial password managers are convenient, but entrusting all your credentials to a company raises a real question of trust. In this article, we show you how to create your own password manager with Vaultwarden and Home Assistant, for a secure, local, and fully customized solution.
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Think it's impossible to use a smart switch and a smart bulb together on a no-neutral circuit? This technical hurdle has long been a frustrating reality. Today, we'll explore three approaches that finally allow these two components to coexist, transforming this "impossible" pairing into a perfectly functional setup within Home Assistant.