Using Home Assistant to Expand Your Home Automations
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Alex the Giant 
Resources and Going Further
This guide hasn't even scratched the surface of what Home Assistant is capable of. And with the Qwiic Connect System on the ESP32 Thing Plus, you can add a ton of devices to Home Assistant without even having to wait for your soldering iron to heat up. For more information about about Home Assistant, check out some of the links below:
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