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<div class="frontpage">
  <div class="grid">

    <!--  Left sidebar begins -->
    <div class="grid__item one-third lap-one-third palm-one-whole">

      <div class="recent-posts material-card text">
        <h1>{% icon "mdi:newspaper-variant-multiple" %} Recent Blog Posts</h1>

        <ol>
          {% for post in site.posts limit: 4 %}
            <li class="post" style="display: grid; font-size: 16px">
              <a href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a>
              <small class="blog-date">{{ post.date_formatted }}</small>
            </li>
          {% endfor %}
        </ol>
      </div>

      <div class="join-community material-card text">
        <h1>{% icon "mdi:people-group-outline" %} Join The Community</h1>

        Our vibrant community is very active and super friendly. We love to talk and share our passion for home automation.

        <div class="links">
          <a href="https://community.home-assistant.io">{% icon "simple-icons:discourse" %} Forums</a>
          <a href="/join-chat/">{% icon "simple-icons:discord" %} Chat</a>
          <a href="/newsletter/">{% icon "mdi:email-newsletter" %} Newsletter</a>
        </div>
      </div>

      <a
        class="material-card highlight-blog-post"
        href="/blog/2016/01/19/perfect-home-automation/"
      >
        Read our founder's vision for the perfect home automation
        <iconify-icon icon="mdi:arrow-right-thick"></iconify-icon>
      </a>

      <div class="material-card text">
        <h1>{% icon "simple-icons:amazonalexa" %} Alexa, turn on the lights</h1>
        Use Alexa to control Home Assistant.

        <div class="links">
          <a
            href="/cloud/"
            aria-label="Learn more about use Alexa to control Home Assistant"
            >LEARN MORE</a
          >
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="material-card text">
        <h1>{% icon "simple-icons:googleassistant" %} Ok Google, turn off the AC</h1>
        Use Google Assistant to control Home Assistant.

        <div class="links">
          <a
            href="/cloud/"
            aria-label="Learn more about use Google Assistant to control Home Assistant"
            >LEARN MORE</a
          >
        </div>
      </div>

      <a
        class="material-card highlight-blog-post"
        href="https://www.openhomefoundation.org/blog/announcing-the-open-home-foundation/"
      >
        We are a non-profit and can't be sold or acquired
        <iconify-icon icon="mdi:arrow-right-thick"></iconify-icon>
      </a>

      <a
        class="material-card picture-promo"
        href="/blog/2019/08/06/home-assistant-cast/"
        style="background-image: url(/images/frontpage/cast-frontpage.png)"
      >
        <div class="caption">
          <div>
            <div class="title">
              Take over all the screens
            </div>
            <div class="subtitle">
              Home Assistant Cast makes every TV a display.
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    <!-- Right content begins -->
    <div class="grid__item two-thirds lap-two-thirds palm-one-whole">
      <!-- State of the Open Home -->
      <a
        href="/blog/2024/04/24/state-of-the-open-home-2024/"
        class="material-card picture-promo"
        style="
          background-image: url(/images/frontpage/state-of-the-open-home-2024.png);
          background-size: cover;
          padding-top: 55%;
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      <a
        class="material-card picture-promo"
        href="/voice_control/"
        style="
          background-image: url(/images/frontpage/assist_wake_word.png);
          background-size: cover;
          padding-top: 35%;
        "
      >
        <div class="caption">
          <div>
            <div class="title">
              Control your home with Assist
            </div>
            <div class="subtitle">
              Our private, insanely fast, voice assistant running on affordable
              hardware. Now supporting wake words.
            </div>
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      {% assign pages_by_date = site.pages | sort: "date" | reverse %} {% for
      page in pages_by_date %} {% if page.layout == "landingpage" and
      page.frontpage != false %}
      <a
        class="material-card picture-promo"
        href="{{page.url}}"
        style="
            background-image: url({{page.frontpage_image | default:page.og_image}});
            background-size: cover;
            background-color: #41bdf5;
          "
      >
        <div class="caption">
          <div>
            <div class="title">
              {{page.title}}
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            <div class="subtitle">{{page.description}}</div>
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      </a>
      {% endif %} {% endfor %}
      <!-- Tutorial: setup private voice assistant over phone -->
      <a
        href="/voice_control/worlds-most-private-voice-assistant/"
        target="_blank"
        class="material-card picture-promo"
        style="
          background-image: url(/images/frontpage/promo-private-voice-assistant.png);
          background-size: cover;
          padding-top: 45%;
        "
      ></a>
      <a
        class="material-card picture-promo"
        href="/blog/2020/09/15/home-assistant-tags/"
        style="
          background-image: url(/images/blog/2020-09-15-home-assistant-tags/tag-reader.jpg);
        "
      >
        <div class="caption">
          <div>
            <div class="title">
              Home Assistant Tags
            </div>
            <div class="subtitle">
              Use NFC to bring music to your life or automate the mundane.
            </div>
          </div>
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      </a>

      <a
        class="material-card picture-promo"
        href="https://home-assistant-store.creator-spring.com/"
        style="background-image: url(/images/merchandise/shirt-frontpage.jpg)"
      >
        <div class="caption">
          <div>
            <div class="title">
              Join the Home Assistant t-shirt revolution!
            </div>
            <div class="subtitle">
              Look sharp in blue, black or gray. Wearing a HA t-shirt is okay.
            </div>
          </div>
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    <!-- Right content ends -->


    <!-- Features section -->
    {% include custom/features.html %}


    <!-- Press section -->
    <section class="grid sponsors-and-press">
      <div class="seen-press grid__item one-whole">
        <h2>Home Assistant in the press</h2>

        <a
          href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/16/22678088/home-assistant-amber-smart-home-hub-specs-release-date-price"
          target="_blank"
          rel="noopener"
          ><div class="material-card"><img alt="The Verge logo" src="/images/press/theverge.svg"
        /></div></a>

        <a
          href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/03/how-to-achieve-smart-home-nirvana-or-home-automation-without-subscription/"
          target="_blank"
          rel="noopener"
          ><div class="material-card"><img
            alt="ArsTechnica.com logo"
            src="/images/press/arstechnica.svg"
        /></div></a>

        <a
          href="https://tweakers.net/reviews/8704/paulus-schoutsen-home-assistant-concurreert-met-alles-wat-via-de-cloud-gaat.html"
          target="_blank"
          rel="noopener"
          ><div class="material-card"><img alt="Tweakers.net logo" src="/images/press/tweakers.png"
        /></div></a>

        <a
          href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7pSkVarixU"
          target="_blank"
          rel="noopener"
          ><div class="material-card"><img
            alt="Linus Tech Tips logo"
            class="square"
            src="/images/press/ltt.svg"
        /></div></a>

        <a
          href="https://www.troyhunt.com/iot-unravelled-part-1-its-a-mess-but-then-theres-home-assistant/"
          target="_blank"
          rel="noopener"
          ><div class="material-card"><img
            class="square round"
            alt="Troy Hunt logo"
            src="/images/press/troyhunt.jpg"
        /></div></a>

        <a
          href="https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-home-assistant-amber"
          target="_blank"
          rel="noopener"
          ><div class="material-card"><img
            alt="Tom's Hardware logo"
            src="/images/press/tomshardware.svg"
        /></div></a>

        <a
          href="https://www.producthunt.com/posts/home-assistant"
          target="_blank"
          rel="noopener"
          ><div class="material-card"><img
            alt="ProductHunt.com logo"
            src="/images/press/producthunt.com.png"
        /></div></a>

        <a
          href="https://www.linux.com/news/home-assistant-python-approach-home-automation-video"
          target="_blank"
          rel="noopener"
          ><div class="material-card"><img alt="Linux.com logo" src="/images/press/linux.com.png"
        /></div></a>

        <a
          href="https://opensource.com/article/17/7/home-automation-primer"
          target="_blank"
          rel="noopener"
          ><div class="material-card"><img
            alt="OpenSource.com logo"
            src="/images/press/opensource.com.svg"
        /></div></a>

        <a
          href="http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2017/203/Home-Assistant"
          target="_blank"
          rel="noopener"
          ><div class="material-card"><img
            alt="Linux Magazine logo"
            src="/images/press/LinuxMagazine.png"
        /></div></a>

        <a
          href="https://www.heise.de/select/ct/2017/26/1513910625909214"
          target="_blank"
          rel="noopener"
          ><div class="material-card"><img alt="Ct logo" src="/images/press/ct.png"
        /></div></a>
      </div>
    </section>


    <!-- Sponsor section -->

    <section class="sponsor">
      <div class="sponsored-by grid__item one-whole">
        <h2>The Home Assistant project is sponsored by</h2>
        <div class="material-card text">
          <a href="https://www.nabucasa.com"
            ><img alt="Nabu Casa logo" src="/images/sponsors/nabu_casa.svg"
          /></a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </section>

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