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Home Assistant

Home Assistant is a free, open-source home automation platform that puts local control and privacy first. It’s an excellent foundation for hashrate heating and monetizing solar. Custom Exergy integrations enable bitcoin miners to easily become IoT devices that can interact with and be controled via a smart home interface.

Why Home Assistant?

Self-Hosted & Sovereign

  • Runs on your hardware - No cloud dependency
  • Your data stays local - Privacy by design
  • No subscriptions - One-time hardware cost, free software
  • Works offline - Internet outage doesn’t break your local device control

Powerful Automation

  • Create complex rules without coding
  • Trigger actions based on temperature, time, energy prices, and more
  • Combine multiple devices into unified control—not locked into any device ecosystem

Massive Ecosystem

  • 2,000+ integrations available
  • Works with virtually any smart home device—now including bitcoin miners
  • Active community with constant improvements—not reliant on Exergy for everything

What You’ll Find in This Section

This documentation covers running Home Assistant with Exergy integrations bitcoin mining and hashrate heating:

Learn More About Home Assistant

For deeper Home Assistant knowledge beyond hashrate heating: