Almost daily on various community platforms we see posts along the line of:
These posts are met with "yeah, you can't do that" or "you have to do this XYZ to try and make it work"
This is a list of devices I personally use or have used, How I feel about them and if I would recomend them.
| Device | Device Catagory | Protocol | Fully Local? | Activly Use? | Would recommend? | Use Case | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly EM | Energy Tracker (CT) | Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes x 2 | Yes (but consider gen3 version too) | Tracking Various Circuits inside consumer unit (electrical panel) | |
| Shelly Pro EM | Energy Tracker (CT) | Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes x 1 | Yes | Tracking EV Charger Circuit | |
| Shelly 1PM Mini (gen2) | Relay + Energy Tracker | Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes x 1 | Yes (but latest version) | Tracking and controlling light | |
| Shelly 1PM Mini (gen3) | Relay + Energy Tracker | Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes x 7 | Yes (but latest version) | Tracking and controlling light |
| # Custom Model File to load Unsloth from HF using ollama model template | |
| FROM hf.co/unsloth/Qwen3-14B-GGUF:Q4_K_M | |
| TEMPLATE """ | |
| {{- $lastUserIdx := -1 -}} | |
| {{- range $idx, $msg := .Messages -}} | |
| {{- if eq $msg.Role "user" }}{{ $lastUserIdx = $idx }}{{ end -}} | |
| {{- end }} | |
| {{- if or .System .Tools }}<|im_start|>system | |
| {{ if .System }} | |
| {{ .System }} |
Plug the device into PC and visit this website - https://esphome.io/projects/ select voice assistant and the atom echo device connect and install firmware and configure to wifi credentials
Go through the process of adopting and setting encryption key
Home assistant depricated some older methods in 2025.5. this was well documented and had a long warning period... you should refer to the LocalTuya Repo - https://github.com/rospogrigio/localtuya/
LocalTuya have not yet implemented the fixes
There has been various issues raised on their repo
The hardware that you should look at for running hope assistant depends greatly on your plans and requirements
https://www.home-assistant.io/green/
This is a great product if you are just starting out and want to learn. It allows you to jump in without alot of complicated setup.
It is however limited as it is a very low poer and low performence hardwaree. If you are looking to run alot of addons (an addon is not an integration) to run addition services then you will find the green will get bogged down
looking for a better speaker then the built in speaker so you can enjoy music from your voice-PE
This is a setup I have which works great
Home Assistant Voice PE - https://www.home-assistant.io/voice-pe/
Anker Soundcore Mini - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01HTH3C8S
There are some likely situations for this problem, but may be others
please see below but keep in mind that you may need to freh install and restore from backup.
The Issue seems to be that the rpi's bootloader needs to be updated. This is not something HAOS can do itself.
