If you’ve ever wished you could run a full-featured smart home hub on the hardware you already own, today’s news is for you. Athom, the company behind the Homey platform (and now part of LG Electronics), has launched Homey Self-Hosted Server — a software-only edition that brings the Homey Pro experience to your own devices. It’s designed for advanced users and enthusiasts who want maximum flexibility, local-first control, and the freedom to choose their stack.
Why Self-Hosted, and Why Now?
Smart home power users are increasingly building out home labs with Raspberry Pis, NAS boxes, and hypervisors like Proxmox. At the same time, the smart home landscape is consolidating around open standards like Matter and Thread while still relying on a patchwork of legacy protocols. Homey Self-Hosted Server lands right at that intersection: it preserves Homey’s broad device compatibility and polished automations, but lets you deploy it on your preferred hardware — from a Pi to a Docker container to a full-blown NAS.
Stefan Witkamp, CEO of Athom, frames it simply: this is the same powerful, user-friendly, local-first Homey Pro experience, but running where you want it to run.
Run It on What You’ve Got
Homey Self-Hosted Server supports a wide range of environments out of the box:
- Raspberry Pi
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Docker
- Synology and QNAP NAS
- Proxmox
- TrueNAS
In practice, if you can run Linux, you can likely run Homey Self-Hosted Server. That flexibility is a major win for lab-friendly deployments, high-availability setups, and consolidating services on a single box.
Connectivity: Strong Out of the Box, Expandable When You Need It
Right away, Homey Self-Hosted Server connects to LAN, Cloud, and Matter devices without extra hardware. If your network already includes a Thread Border Router, Thread devices are supported too. For local integrations, LAN options include Modbus-TCP, KNX-IP, and a large set of local APIs — key for pros who prefer latency-free, privacy-friendly control.
Need radios like Zigbee, Z-Wave, Bluetooth LE, 433 MHz, or Infrared? Add a Homey Bridge (sold separately for €69). You can deploy multiple Bridges in Satellite Mode to extend wireless coverage throughout your home — a practical solution for larger footprints or tricky RF environments.
The Full Homey Experience — Without Compromise
Self-hosted doesn’t mean stripped down. Homey Self-Hosted Server brings the complete Pro feature set:
- Device coverage: Control over 50,000 devices from more than 1,000 brands.
- Automations: Build logic with Homey Flow and Advanced Flow for complex, reliable routines.
- Energy and insights: Track consumption with Homey Energy and analyze trends with Homey Insights.
- Dashboards: Create custom Homey Dashboards tailored to your household or control room.
- Apps ecosystem: Install both official Homey Apps and Community Apps from the Homey App Store.
You also keep the convenience of Homey’s cloud services: remote access, OTA updates, App Store access, cloud APIs, and voice assistant support. It’s a pragmatic balance — local-first control where it matters, with cloud conveniences where they help.
Pricing, Trial, and Availability
Homey Self-Hosted Server is available worldwide starting today. Every new installation comes with a one-month free trial. After that, you can choose:
- $4.99 per month subscription, or
- $149 lifetime license.
For many power users, the lifetime option will be compelling, especially if you plan to standardize your home around Homey long-term.
Get started here: https://homey.app/homey-self-hosted-server/
What This Means for Power Users
- Control and flexibility: Deploy on your preferred hardware, colocate with other services, and snapshot, back up, or HA your Homey instance using your existing infrastructure.
- Broad compatibility: Blend Matter and Thread with legacy protocols via Homey Bridge, while keeping LAN-first control for reliability and privacy.
- Enterprise-like manageability at home: Satellite Mode with multiple Bridges enables whole-home coverage without RF hacks.
- An ecosystem that grows with you: The combination of official and community apps, plus Advanced Flow, supports deep customization.
The Bigger Picture
Athom’s acquisition by LG in 2024 signaled a serious push toward integrated, privacy-first smart home experiences at scale. Bringing Homey to a self-hosted model is a logical extension of that mission: it respects how enthusiasts actually build, while safeguarding the simplicity and polish that made Homey Pro popular.
For tinkerers who also want a dependable, household-friendly setup, Homey Self-Hosted Server looks like a sweet spot — powerful, flexible, and ready to drop into the hardware you already trust.
Ready to try it on your stack? Start your trial today: https://homey.app/homey-self-hosted-server/
