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What Is HomeAssistant?

Home Assistant is a powerful, open-source home automation platform designed to give users full control over their smart devices without relying on the cloud. It integrates with thousands of smart home products, allowing you to automate and monitor your systems locally and securely.

Why Would I Use It In My Van?

A camper van has many different systems—lighting, heating, water tanks, power monitoring, security, and more. Normally, each of these requires separate switches, controllers, and apps, making it a hassle to manage everything efficiently.

Home Assistant consolidates all of these systems into one easy-to-use platform, giving you total control from a single dashboard.

Turn your van into a truly smart home on wheels—personalized, automated, and effortless.

  • Advanced Lighting Control

    • Adjust brightness, colours, and lighting scenes with a tap or voice command.
    • Automate lights to turn on/off based on time, motion, or door sensors.
    • Sync lighting with sunrise, sunset, or night mode for a seamless experience.

  • Advanced monitoring

    • Track battery levels, solar input, and energy consumption in real-time.
    • Get instant alerts for low voltage, tank levels, or system failures.
    • Keep an eye on power-hungry devices and optimize energy usage.

  • Security

    • Integrate door/window sensors, cameras, and motion detectors for enhanced security.
    • Get alerts if someone enters your van or if movement is detected.
    • Remotely control locks, lights, and alarms to deter potential intruders.

  • Single cohesive system

    • Manage lighting, heating, water levels, power monitoring, and security from a single dashboard.
    • No more juggling different switches, screens, or apps—everything is in one place.
    • Works online or offline, so you stay in control wherever you are.

  • Advanced Automations

    • Automate power management, shutting off unnecessary loads when battery levels drop.
    • Turn on heaters automatically when temperatures get too low.
    • Create custom automations tailored to your needs—without any coding.

  • Climate control

    • Automate heating and cooling based on temperature, time, or presence.
    • Control fans, heaters, or air conditioning remotely before you return to your van.
    • Optimize power usage by only running climate control when necessary.

Why SmartVan.io

Home Assistant is an extremely powerful and extensible platform, but it can also feel complicated and overwhelming—especially when setting it up in a van. Off-the-shelf van automation solutions are few and far between, leaving most van lifers to piece together DIY setups that require technical know-how.

Bridge the gap between Home Assistant’s power and a seamless van-life experience with SmartVan purpose-built modules that integrate.

  • No complicated setup.
  • No trial and error.
  • Just plug, connect, and go.
  • Purpose built modules