1024 MB RAMamd64 / arm64Python / TypeScriptMediumApache-2.0Version 2026.10.4
Instead of a subscription
Self-hosted alternatives to Google Home
Google Home controls smart devices and routines through Google's cloud and assistant. A local hub keeps the automations running when the connection, or the vendor's service, does not.
The hub itself is free, so what you replace here is not a subscription but a dependency on somebody else's cloud. The plan sold beside it buys camera recording, which no recipe in the catalog covers.
Catalog
Recipes that cover it
Requirements
Side by side
| Application | Minimum RAM | Disk estimate | Database | Installation difficulty | Backup | Recipe verification | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Assistant | 1024 MB RAM | 8 GB | SQLite | Medium | Yes · Restore tested | Fully verifiedRecheck overdue · 0 dCheck is current | Apache-2.0 |
Migration
What changes when you host it yourself
The data stops leaving your network, and so does the responsibility for it: backups, the restore you have actually tested, and the disk it all sits on.
Feature parity is never exact. Read what each recipe states about limitations and the smoke test before planning a migration.
The bill turns into work: updates, certificates and an eye on the release notes. The catalog shows how much of that each recipe asks for.
Categories
Guides with these applications
- Services that never need a public addressKeep household services behind loopback, a private network or a VPN. Private access still needs application authentication, safe initialization and backups.