Aqara Home Assistant Integration Methods: Which Stays Local
Five ways to connect Aqara to Home Assistant, ranked by how much of the Aqara app, account and cloud each still needs. Control is local on all five.
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Switching Aqara/Xiaomi Account Regions: What Actually Breaks
Switching an Aqara or Mi Home account region disconnects app-linked devices and can strand some hubs. Why Zigbee2MQTT/ZHA devices should be unaffected.
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iHost Zigbee2MQTT Stopped Working? The ezsp-to-ember Fix
Zigbee2MQTT on a SONOFF iHost's on-board radio failing with an ezsp error? The radio is on 8.x firmware. The one-line ember fix, the port and the caveats.
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Aqara Hub Comparison: E1 vs M100 vs M2 vs M3 vs S1 Plus
Compare Aqara E1, M100, M2, M3 and S1 Plus hubs by Zigbee, Thread, Matter, HomeKit, local automation, connection options and device limits.
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Aqara/Xiaomi Gateway as a Zigbee2MQTT Coordinator: Worth It?
Your Xiaomi Multimode Gateway or Aqara Hub E1 can be flashed into a Zigbee2MQTT coordinator. Zigbee2MQTT's own docs advise against the setup. Here's why.
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Aqara Hub Local API in Home Assistant: Is Telnet Worth It?
AqaraGateway reaches Aqara hub entities HomeKit Controller can't, but it needs telnet access Aqara keeps closing. Here's the real risk, by hub model.
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Which Aqara and Xiaomi Devices Actually Need a Hub?
Aqara and Xiaomi sell Zigbee, Bluetooth, Thread, and Wi-Fi devices under one brand. Here's which ones actually need a hub, and what the rest need instead.
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Aqara Hub M2 vs M3 for Home Assistant: Which to Buy
M2 and M3 aren't the same integration in Home Assistant. One uses HomeKit Controller, the other needs dual-stack. Here's the decision guide.
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Aqara Hub M2 in Home Assistant: HomeKit Controller Setup
How to add the Aqara Hub M2 (ZHWG12LM) to Home Assistant via HomeKit Controller, what cloud dependency remains after setup, and when Matter is worth considering instead.
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Aqara Hub M100 and Home Assistant: Local Matter Setup
Connect Aqara Hub M100 to Home Assistant via Matter bridge for local control. VLAN setup, entity differences from M2/M3, and what still needs cloud.