A Home Assistant-based home security system featuring RFID entry, keypad access, presence tracking, and networked alarm notifications. The author documents security limitations including Wi-Fi dependency, potential card cloning, and offline vulnerabilities, providing open-source configuration and firmware with explicit warnings about reliability gaps.
Max Gramser created a customizable Home Assistant control screen that runs on ESP32 hardware like the Cheap Yellow Display or Guition ESP32-S3-4848S040. The touchscreen interface displays widgets for weather, time, and controls for lights, appliances, and robot vacuums, providing an affordable wall-mounted smart home control panel.