Documentation
How the system works — without marketing
Seven documents about the platform, the integrations and the operation. Everything in them is true today; everything that is not yet there is stated explicitly.
Platform
PlatformHoumeOS architecture: what lives whereThe HoumeOS architecture in three layers: the kiosk in front of you, the server in your local network and the devices behind it. Who runs the rules, the history and the permissions, what the contract between the layers is and what is not ready yet.OpenPlatformLocal operation and securityHow HoumeOS works inside the local network only and how it guards access: two authentication layers, a server-side scrypt PIN, roles and permissions per action kind, confirmation for critical actions, the event log and the offline shell policy. What is not ready yet.Open
Integrations
IntegrationsProtocols: support level by transportWhich protocols HoumeOS knows and at what level — Matter pairs for real, the MQTT contract is finished, while Modbus, KNX, Zigbee and ONVIF are described and verifiable but still waiting for their driver. An honest status for every transport.OpenIntegrationshome/v1 topics: full listThe HoumeOS MQTT contract in one place — the state topics for every device and subsystem, the events, the commands, retained messages and LWT, plus what is still missing before a home can speak through a real broker.OpenIntegrationsIntegration capabilities: panel, editor and pairingHow an integration is described, edited and paired in HoumeOS — the equipment panel, the transport catalog, the editor behind the config permission, the real TCP test request and the secret policy. What is finished and what is pending.Open
Operations
OperationsHardware and network requirementsWhat kind of server, what kind of screen and what kind of network HoumeOS needs: port 8787, a permanent address, client isolation off, IPv6 for Matter, a 2.4 GHz channel plan, the bridge variables and what is not promised about specific device models.OpenOperationsInstaller guideThe order in which HoumeOS is deployed on site: survey and documents, running it in simulation, the server in the network, the kiosk against the server, profiles and permissions, devices and rules, integrations and the final check. What "ready" means.Open