Apps (formerly known as add-ons) for Home Assistant allow you to extend the functionality around your Home Assistant setup. These apps can consist of an application that Home Assistant can integrate with (e.g., a MQTT broker or database server) or allow access to your Home Assistant configuration (e.g., via Samba or using the File Editor).

Apps can be installed and configured via the Home Assistant frontend on systems that have installed Home Assistant.

• CEC Scanner

  Scan & discover HDMI CEC devices and their addresses.

• deCONZ

  Control a Zigbee network using ConBee or RaspBee hardware by dresden elektronik.

• Dnsmasq

  A simple DNS server.

• Duck DNS

  Automatically update your Duck DNS IP address with integrated HTTPS support via Let's Encrypt.

• File editor

  Simple browser-based file editor for Home Assistant.

• Git pull

  Load and update configuration files for Home Assistant from a Git repository.

• Let's Encrypt

  Manage and create certificates from Let's Encrypt.

• MariaDB

  MariaDB database for Home Assistant.

• Mosquitto broker

  An Open Source MQTT broker.

• NGINX Home Assistant SSL proxy

  Sets up an SSL proxy with NGINX and redirects traffic from port 80 to 443.

• RPC Shutdown

  Shutdown Windows machines remotely.

• Samba share

  Share your configuration over the network using Windows file sharing.

• SSH server

  Allow logging in remotely to Home Assistant using SSH or just the web terminal with Ingress.

• Z-Wave JS

  Allow Home Assistant to talk to a Z-Wave Network via a USB Controller.

Got questions?

You have several options to get them answered:

• The Home Assistant Discord Chat Server.
• The Home Assistant Community Forum.
• Join the Reddit subreddit in /r/homeassistant.

In case you've found a bug, please open an issue on our GitHub.

In case you are interested in developing your own app, this repository can be a great source of inspiration. For more information about developing an app, please see our documentation for developers.