The Smart Home by e154
software package for automation
About The Smart Home
From the project's README at github.com/e154/smart-home. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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With the help of the software package Smart Home you can control many devices. Distributed network of devices based on software package Smart Home has no geographical boundaries and allows manage devices anywhere in the Internet through a system of nodes - microservices. You will be able to interact with these devices as if they were on your local network. Create scripts and reactions to events in the web interface of the configurator through a flexible scripting system.
The system does not require a permanent connection to the Internet, it is completely autonomous and has no dependencies on e
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 98 | github.com/e154/smart-home |
| GitHub forks | 13 | github.com/e154/smart-home |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 9.3 years | since Jan 2017 |
| Last commit | 5 months ago | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Releases shipped | 20 | last: 5 months ago |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host The Smart Home?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.