Home automation that's private and local?! (Home Assistant Yellow)

Jeff Geerling January 19, 2022
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Home Assistant sent me the Yellow, a new smart home hub with a Raspberry Pi CM4 built-in. It includes Zigbee and can be the center of all your smart home automation. But is it worth it? Here are all the devices I featured in this video (some are affiliate links): - Home Assistant Yellow: https://www.crowdsupply.com/nabu-casa/home-assistant-yellow - Leviton DG15S-1BW Zigbee Light Switch: https://amzn.to/327RNUx - Aeotec SmartThings Zigbee Motion Sensor: https://amzn.to/33LX3Oh - Aqara Wireless Zigbee Mini Switch: https://amzn.to/3fA4Zoe - Fluke VoltAlert Non-Contact Voltage Tester: https://amzn.to/3qyvtgk Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://redshirtjeff.com #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #RaspberryPi Contents: 00:00 - The $1 lightswitch problem 00:49 - Home Assistant Yellow 02:12 - Yellow teardown 03:44 - Zigbee for my office lights 05:48 - Home Assistant 101 07:17 - Zigbee device setup 09:35 - Automating my lights 11:57 - Debugging my failure 13:15 - Actually automating my lights 16:03 - Quick HA review 18:28 - A button, availability, and other options

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