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2026-05-04 Smart home 6 min read

Home Assistant Custom Dashboard Strategies Get a Powerful New API in 2026.5

Starting with Home Assistant 2026.5, developers can now officially register Home Assistant custom dashboard strategies — making them discoverable directly in the UI, just like custom cards. This…

Docker Hardened Images Self-Hosting: Secure Your Homelab for Free

If you run containers at home, your base images are quietly accumulating CVEs you never asked for. 🔒 That changed in December 2025, when Docker made its entire…

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Home Assistant 2026.4 New Features: Areas Dashboard, AI Assist Visibility & Smart Automations

Home Assistant 2026.4 new features landed on April 2, 2026 — and this is one of the most interesting releases in a while. If you’re running a homelab…

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