I Tried Building a Smart Home for $100
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Hardware Haven
118.1K views β’ Oct 20, 2025

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π Get started with Home Assistant: https://www.home-assistant.io/
π Want to learn about setting up VLANs? Watch this great video here from @CrosstalkSolutions : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JszGeQPTo4w
βΊ Want to support the channel and unlock some perks in the process?
Become a RAID member on Patreon or YouTube!
π Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwarehaven
π YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdTVe88YVSrOZ9qKumhULQ/join
βΊ Checkout items I used (includes affiliate links from which I may receive compensation):
ποΈ SONOFF Zigbee USB Dongle: https://amzn.to/43kabG4
ποΈ Zigbee Smart Plug: https://amzn.to/4or6AOB
ποΈ Sengled Smart Bulbs: https://amzn.to/47xfgNQ
ποΈ ESP8266 3-Pack: https://amzn.to/4hfTYaI
ποΈ DHT11 Temperature Humidity Sensor: https://amzn.to/4nW0rKr
ποΈ HC-SR501 PIR Motion Sensor: https://amzn.to/43jMrBY
ποΈ ELEGOO Electronic Kit: https://amzn.to/4ouHkqR
π₯ Curious About the equipment I use to make my videos?
Click Here βΊ https://hardwarehaven.media/gear
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Music (in order):
"Hardware Haven Theme" -Me (https://youtu.be/FwD2mOYDPNA)
"CRENSHAW VIBES" - GARRISON (https://soundcloud.com/garrison-brown)
"The Butterfly Nose" - GARRISON
"Sunshower" - LATASHΓ(https://soundcloud.com/best-music-pro...)
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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
π Get started with Home Assistant: https://www.home-assistant.io/
π Want to learn about setting up VLANs? Watch this great video here from @CrosstalkSolutions : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JszGeQPTo4w
βΊ Want to support the channel and unlock some perks in the process?
Become a RAID member on Patreon or YouTube!
π Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwarehaven
π YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdTVe88YVSrOZ9qKumhULQ/join
βΊ Checkout items I used (includes affiliate links from which I may receive compensation):
ποΈ SONOFF Zigbee USB Dongle: https://amzn.to/43kabG4
ποΈ Zigbee Smart Plug: https://amzn.to/4or6AOB
ποΈ Sengled Smart Bulbs: https://amzn.to/47xfgNQ
ποΈ ESP8266 3-Pack: https://amzn.to/4hfTYaI
ποΈ DHT11 Temperature Humidity Sensor: https://amzn.to/4nW0rKr
ποΈ HC-SR501 PIR Motion Sensor: https://amzn.to/43jMrBY
ποΈ ELEGOO Electronic Kit: https://amzn.to/4ouHkqR
π₯ Curious About the equipment I use to make my videos?
Click Here βΊ https://hardwarehaven.media/gear
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Music (in order):
"Hardware Haven Theme" -Me (https://youtu.be/FwD2mOYDPNA)
"CRENSHAW VIBES" - GARRISON (https://soundcloud.com/garrison-brown)
"The Butterfly Nose" - GARRISON
"Sunshower" - LATASHΓ(https://soundcloud.com/best-music-pro...)
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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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