Nabu Casa

Nabu Casa, a cloud-based service that extends Home Assistant's abilities, lets you control your Home Assistant instances from anywhere. The service is designed to be end-to-end encrypted, meaning all data sent between devices and the Home Assistant instance is protected.

With Nabu Casa, you can easily access your Home Assistant from anywhere, using your phone, tablet or laptop. This means you can quickly check and control your home automation setup even when you're not at home. The service works with all the usual devices, including Android, Wear OS, iPhone and Apple Watch.

Some of the key features of Nabu Casa include:

• Remote Access: Securely connect to your Home Assistant instance from anywhere, so you can control your smart home setup.
• Voice Assistants: Integrates with Assist, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa for voice control.
• Text-to-Speech: Uses neural networks to create natural-sounding audio clips from any text.
• Security: All data is fully encrypted between devices and your Home Assistant instance, protecting your privacy.

Nabu Casa uses a subscription-based pricing model, with rates differing by region:

• USA: $6.50/month or $65/year.
• European Union: €7.50/month or €75/year.
• United Kingdom: £6.50/month or £65/year.
• Canada: $8.70 CAD/month or $87 CAD/year.
• International: $6.50 USD/month or $65 USD/year.

Getting started with Nabu Casa is easy: sign up for an account, enable Home Assistant Cloud in your Home Assistant settings, and log in to establish a secure connection. If you don't have an account, you can start a free one-month trial.

Nabu Casa is designed to protect user data privacy by storing no data and processing commands locally. This means your data stays in your control and is not shared with third-party advertisers.

The project supports many languages, with over 70 neural voices across many languages and dialects. For example, you can have text read aloud in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and many other languages.

Nabu Casa is designed to be easy to use and integrate into your daily life. With its feature set and security, it's a good option for remote management of your Home Assistant instances.

Published on July 11, 2024