ESP8266 or ESP32 for Home Assistant in 2026? After the spec sheets, the community reports and the builds we document: where the €3 ESP8266 genuinely still wins, and where it quietly falls apart.
What is the best ESP32 development board for Home Assistant in 2026? We compared the ESP32-C6, ESP32-S3 and the classic ESP32 on Wi-Fi 6, flash, USB-C and ESPHome support — here is the board we reference in our builds and why.
Looking for the best Zigbee hub for Home Assistant in 2026? For Home Assistant you mostly don't need a 'hub' — you need a coordinator. Here's why the Sonoff ZBDongle-E is our pick, when the SMLIGHT SLZB-06 earns its price, and which branded hubs to skip.
The best humidity sensor for Home Assistant in 2026: what ±2% RH accuracy actually means (OIML classes), why cheap sensors drift, and why the SONOFF SNZB-02D is the unit we run and trust for bathroom fans, mould prevention and office comfort.
Zigbee2MQTT vs ZHA compared for Home Assistant in 2026 — device support, stability, Zigbee 3.0, network maps and MQTT decoupling, plus what the community runs and what we run on a 46-device network.
New to smart home? Here's how to set up Zigbee with Home Assistant in 2026, step by step — coordinator, first sensor, first smart plug, and the mistakes beginners make. Everything we wish we'd known on day one.
