I Tried Building a Smart Home for $100

Hardware Haven β€’ October 20, 2025
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I like to tinker with things like older computers, programming, networking, home automation, and many other things that I know barely anything about. My Theme Music - https://youtu.be/FwD2mOYDPNA Check out the Discord server! - https://discord.gg/25a6qVdSMh

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Click this link https://boot.dev/?promo=HARDWAREHAVEN and use my code HARDWAREHAVEN to get 25% off your first payment for boot.dev. 🏠 Get started with Home Assistant: https://www.home-assistant.io/ πŸ›œ Want to learn about setting up VLANs? Watch this great video here from @CrosstalkSolutions : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JszGeQPTo4w β–Ί Want to support the channel and unlock some perks in the process? Become a RAID member on Patreon or YouTube! πŸ”“ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwarehaven πŸ”“ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdTVe88YVSrOZ9qKumhULQ/join β–Ί Checkout items I used (includes affiliate links from which I may receive compensation): πŸ›οΈ SONOFF Zigbee USB Dongle: https://amzn.to/43kabG4 πŸ›οΈ Zigbee Smart Plug: https://amzn.to/4or6AOB πŸ›οΈ Sengled Smart Bulbs: https://amzn.to/47xfgNQ πŸ›οΈ ESP8266 3-Pack: https://amzn.to/4hfTYaI πŸ›οΈ DHT11 Temperature Humidity Sensor: https://amzn.to/4nW0rKr πŸ›οΈ HC-SR501 PIR Motion Sensor: https://amzn.to/43jMrBY πŸ›οΈ ELEGOO Electronic Kit: https://amzn.to/4ouHkqR πŸŽ₯ Curious About the equipment I use to make my videos? Click Here β–Ί https://hardwarehaven.media/gear --------------------------------------------------- Music (in order): "Hardware Haven Theme" -Me (https://youtu.be/FwD2mOYDPNA) "CRENSHAW VIBES" - GARRISON (https://soundcloud.com/garrison-brown) "The Butterfly Nose" - GARRISON "Sunshower" - LATASHÁ(https://soundcloud.com/best-music-pro...) --------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 0:00 - Can you build a smart home for $100? 0:50 - What all will we need? 3:43 - What I bought 6:12 - Learning to program with Boot.dev (Sponsor) 7:21 - What about a PC? 8:05 - Things didn't go to according to plan... 11:12 - Adding devices to Home Assistant 11:48 - Setting up ESPHome boards 14:18 - Deploying my $100 smart home

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