Home Assistant voice control without the cloud: Complete local setup explained
In this video, I'll show you how to control Home Assistant entirely locally using voice commands – without using the cloud services of Amazon, Google, or Nabu Casa.
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Together with Thorsten from Thorsten Voice, we'll look at how to set up local voice control step by step. Thorsten has been working with open-source speech synthesis and speech technology for years and has contributed his voice to various projects – including text-to-speech in Home Assistant.
Thorsten In this video, we'll show you a concise summary of a longer interview:
✔️ Setting up local text-to-speech with Piper
✔️ Speech-to-phrase for local speech recognition
✔️ How Home Assistant understands voice commands
✔️ Setting up a completely local voice assistant
✔️ Integration with Home Assistant Voice/Assist devices
✔️ Debugging and troubleshooting
The goal:
A completely local voice assistant that works without an external cloud and still reliably controls your smart home devices.
This is a very exciting setup, especially for those who value data privacy, local processing, and open source.
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*These links are affiliate links. I receive a small commission if you purchase through them, at no extra cost to you. 00:00 Introduction Thorsten
02:35 Hardware Requirements
05:01 Basics
05:51 Text-to-Speech
09:35 Speech-to-Phrases
10:47 Creating a Voice Assistant
13:05 Setting up an Assist
13:41 Making Entities Available
15:15 Testing
15:55 Outlook