diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index f2fd060..c7f4f5b 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -246,6 +246,24 @@
             chaotic.nixosModules.default
           ];
         };
+
+        # home assistant
+        "jallen-hass" = nixpkgs-unstable.lib.nixosSystem {
+          system = "x86_64-linux";
+          modules = [
+            nixos-hardware.nixosModules.raspberry-pi-4
+            impermanence.nixosModules.impermanence
+            ./hosts/homeassistant/configuration.nix
+            sops-nix.nixosModules.sops
+
+            home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
+            {
+              home-manager.useGlobalPkgs = true;
+              home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
+              home-manager.users.hass = import ./hosts/hass/home.nix;
+            }
+          ];
+        };
       };
 
       darwinConfigurations = {
diff --git a/hosts/homeassistant/automations.yaml b/hosts/homeassistant/automations.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64b436c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/homeassistant/automations.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,576 @@
+- id: '1692388103102'
+  alias: Weekly Backup
+  description: Create a full backup every Sunday at 3 am and store it on the NAS
+  trigger:
+  - platform: time
+    at: 03:00:00
+  condition:
+  - condition: time
+    weekday:
+    - sun
+  action:
+  - service: hassio.backup_full
+    data:
+      compressed: true
+  mode: single
+- id: '1692389901297'
+  alias: Livingroom Lights
+  description: ''
+  trigger:
+  - platform: device
+    domain: mqtt
+    device_id: 37d42431de65199af00220b43dae04c1
+    type: action
+    subtype: on_press
+    id: 'on'
+  - platform: device
+    domain: mqtt
+    device_id: 37d42431de65199af00220b43dae04c1
+    type: action
+    subtype: off_press
+    id: 'off'
+  - platform: device
+    domain: mqtt
+    device_id: 37d42431de65199af00220b43dae04c1
+    type: action
+    subtype: up_press
+    id: up
+  - platform: device
+    domain: mqtt
+    device_id: 37d42431de65199af00220b43dae04c1
+    type: action
+    subtype: down_press
+    id: down
+  - platform: device
+    domain: mqtt
+    device_id: 37d42431de65199af00220b43dae04c1
+    type: action
+    subtype: on_hold
+    id: hold
+  condition: []
+  action:
+  - choose:
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - 'on'
+      sequence:
+      - data:
+          brightness_pct: 100
+          color_temp_kelvin: 5000
+          transition: 1
+        target:
+          entity_id: light.livingroom_lights
+        action: light.turn_on
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - 'off'
+      sequence:
+      - data:
+          transition: 1
+        target:
+          entity_id: light.livingroom_lights
+        action: light.turn_off
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - hold
+      sequence:
+      - data:
+          brightness_pct: 100
+          rgb_color:
+          - 255
+          - 38
+          - 0
+          transition: 1
+        target:
+          entity_id: light.livingroom_lights
+        action: light.turn_on
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - dim up
+      sequence:
+      - data:
+          brightness_step_pct: 20
+        target:
+          entity_id: light.livingroom_lights
+        action: light.turn_on
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - dim down
+      sequence:
+      - data:
+          brightness_step_pct: -20
+        target:
+          entity_id: light.livingroom_lights
+        action: light.turn_on
+  mode: single
+- id: '1692390365798'
+  alias: Bedroom Lights
+  description: ''
+  triggers:
+  - domain: mqtt
+    device_id: a492c0abb8f14e0888df08101f77f484
+    type: action
+    subtype: off_press
+    id: 'off'
+    trigger: device
+  - domain: mqtt
+    device_id: a492c0abb8f14e0888df08101f77f484
+    type: action
+    subtype: on_press
+    id: 'on'
+    trigger: device
+  - domain: mqtt
+    device_id: a492c0abb8f14e0888df08101f77f484
+    type: action
+    subtype: up_press
+    id: up
+    trigger: device
+  - domain: mqtt
+    device_id: a492c0abb8f14e0888df08101f77f484
+    type: action
+    subtype: down_press
+    id: down
+    trigger: device
+  - domain: mqtt
+    device_id: a492c0abb8f14e0888df08101f77f484
+    type: action
+    subtype: on_hold
+    id: hold on
+    trigger: device
+  conditions: []
+  actions:
+  - choose:
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - 'on'
+      sequence:
+      - data:
+          brightness_pct: 100
+          color_temp_kelvin: 5000
+          transition: 1
+        target:
+          entity_id: light.bedroom_lights
+        action: light.turn_on
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - 'off'
+      sequence:
+      - data:
+          transition: 1
+        target:
+          entity_id:
+          - light.bedroom_lights
+        action: light.turn_off
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - up
+      sequence:
+      - device_id: 171fa001578683249ff26f2d85817fef
+        domain: light
+        entity_id: 55d41329665f60a55a732c5bbececd22
+        type: brightness_increase
+      - device_id: c92fea3d569ca668e6617a189f917a28
+        domain: light
+        entity_id: 0c8630c2b37ae9615f9cf815aaebf40f
+        type: brightness_increase
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - down
+      sequence:
+      - device_id: 171fa001578683249ff26f2d85817fef
+        domain: light
+        entity_id: 55d41329665f60a55a732c5bbececd22
+        type: brightness_decrease
+      - device_id: c92fea3d569ca668e6617a189f917a28
+        domain: light
+        entity_id: 0c8630c2b37ae9615f9cf815aaebf40f
+        type: brightness_decrease
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - hold on
+      sequence:
+      - metadata: {}
+        data:
+          rgb_color:
+          - 255
+          - 0
+          - 0
+          brightness_pct: 100
+        target:
+          entity_id: light.bedroom_lights
+        action: light.turn_on
+  mode: single
+- id: '1694441037420'
+  alias: Air Purifier Schedule
+  description: ''
+  trigger:
+  - platform: time
+    at: 07:00:00
+    id: fan off
+  - platform: time
+    at: '23:00:00'
+    id: fan on
+  condition: []
+  action:
+  - choose:
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - fan on
+      sequence:
+      - service: fan.set_percentage
+        data:
+          percentage: 100
+        target:
+          entity_id: fan.bedroom_air_purifier
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - fan off
+      sequence:
+      - service: fan.set_preset_mode
+        data:
+          preset_mode: auto
+        target:
+          entity_id: fan.bedroom_air_purifier
+  mode: single
+- id: '1705949582146'
+  alias: Ice Maker Power Schedule
+  description: ''
+  trigger:
+  - platform: time_pattern
+    hours: '*'
+    minutes: '0'
+    seconds: '0'
+  condition: []
+  action:
+  - type: toggle
+    device_id: 41c66532e23aadc4c6ac95e520e5d345
+    entity_id: bd17ac75a91e62ed7e6b148cfe33d43d
+    domain: switch
+  - alias: Set Ice Maker Light to Dim
+    device_id: 41c66532e23aadc4c6ac95e520e5d345
+    domain: select
+    entity_id: 8f4f90c62b00df9008d14f7ce8967199
+    type: select_option
+    option: 'On'
+  mode: single
+- id: '1708978401738'
+  alias: Soundbar
+  description: ''
+  trigger: []
+  condition: []
+  action:
+  - service: media_player.turn_on
+    metadata: {}
+    data: {}
+    target:
+      entity_id: media_player.soundbar
+  - service: media_player.select_source
+    metadata: {}
+    data:
+      source: wifi
+    target:
+      entity_id: media_player.soundbar
+  - service: media_player.play_media
+    metadata: {}
+    data:
+      media_content_id: media-source://radio_browser/2eff3a1f-b821-4267-9f37-f8d7e72061e4
+      media_content_type: audio/mpeg
+    target:
+      entity_id: media_player.soundbar
+  mode: single
+- id: '1711147285926'
+  alias: Grow Light Schedule
+  description: ''
+  trigger:
+  - platform: time
+    at: 07:00:00
+    id: day
+  - platform: time
+    at: '20:00:00'
+    id: night
+  condition: []
+  action:
+  - choose:
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - day
+      sequence:
+      - service: switch.turn_on
+        metadata: {}
+        data: {}
+        target:
+          entity_id: switch.grow_lights
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - night
+      sequence:
+      - service: switch.turn_off
+        metadata: {}
+        data: {}
+        target:
+          entity_id: switch.grow_lights
+  mode: single
+- id: '1723142554607'
+  alias: Restart Luci's Box
+  description: for some reason this box sucks and needs to get reboot periodically
+  trigger:
+  - platform: time_pattern
+    hours: '*'
+  condition: []
+  action:
+  - type: turn_off
+    device_id: e7f8974c31567dddbbffb036fe8381bc
+    entity_id: e1e71e4acdfcbb6c4afdc174807ad8be
+    domain: switch
+  - delay:
+      hours: 0
+      minutes: 0
+      seconds: 1
+      milliseconds: 0
+  - type: turn_on
+    device_id: e7f8974c31567dddbbffb036fe8381bc
+    entity_id: e1e71e4acdfcbb6c4afdc174807ad8be
+    domain: switch
+  - type: turn_on
+    device_id: d5eb3c182a1ef2a231b94b09c26aed45
+    entity_id: 7106df7ebde274ac4bc2b197d5c45bea
+    domain: fan
+  - device_id: d5eb3c182a1ef2a231b94b09c26aed45
+    domain: number
+    entity_id: 59a7cd3cb2883bf6002f789c2ff4824c
+    type: set_value
+    value: 3
+  mode: single
+- id: '1724707092916'
+  alias: HASS Updates
+  description: ''
+  use_blueprint:
+    path: edwardtfn/auto_update_scheduled.yaml
+    input:
+      schedule_entity: schedule.updates
+      restart_bool: true
+- id: '1724707291994'
+  alias: IOT Battery Checker
+  description: ''
+  use_blueprint:
+    path: sbyx/low-battery-level-detection-notification-for-all-battery-sensors.yaml
+    input:
+      exclude:
+        entity_id: []
+        device_id:
+        - 66e9cee67a740e8925dae5fc9ce940f0
+        - df76e3a3e48b49e13bd3006350826740
+      actions:
+      - action: notify.persistent_notification
+        metadata: {}
+        data:
+          message: Device Battery Low
+- id: '1729708621620'
+  alias: Closet Lights
+  description: ''
+  triggers:
+  - type: present
+    device_id: 0924cbdcd24416e768caa52301db59f7
+    entity_id: e9f0acef50550033cd96155bd501b7c3
+    domain: binary_sensor
+    trigger: device
+    for:
+      hours: 0
+      minutes: 0
+      seconds: 0
+    id: Present
+  - type: not_present
+    device_id: 0924cbdcd24416e768caa52301db59f7
+    entity_id: e9f0acef50550033cd96155bd501b7c3
+    domain: binary_sensor
+    trigger: device
+    for:
+      hours: 0
+      minutes: 0
+      seconds: 0
+    id: empty
+  conditions: []
+  actions:
+  - choose:
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - Present
+      sequence:
+      - action: light.turn_on
+        metadata: {}
+        data:
+          transition: 3
+          brightness_pct: 100
+          kelvin: 5008
+        target:
+          device_id:
+          - e25128ac8fcf62af66a039cde3104760
+          - ddcfd5ea4fc5f5a88e18325b01c615db
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - empty
+      sequence:
+      - action: light.turn_off
+        metadata: {}
+        data:
+          transition: 3
+        target:
+          device_id:
+          - e25128ac8fcf62af66a039cde3104760
+          - ddcfd5ea4fc5f5a88e18325b01c615db
+  mode: single
+- id: '1729881464325'
+  alias: Bedroom Closet
+  description: ''
+  triggers:
+  - type: present
+    device_id: 28e7f211c72409fe244183219abf6ffa
+    entity_id: aa474f323868586cef62070654f36936
+    domain: binary_sensor
+    trigger: device
+    id: Present
+  - type: not_present
+    device_id: 28e7f211c72409fe244183219abf6ffa
+    entity_id: aa474f323868586cef62070654f36936
+    domain: binary_sensor
+    trigger: device
+    id: empty
+  conditions: []
+  actions:
+  - choose:
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - Present
+      sequence:
+      - type: turn_on
+        device_id: f5936d6143b7927433e9c0430c79acab
+        entity_id: f6ec42c9db2c191866a335a346b1ec44
+        domain: switch
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - empty
+      sequence:
+      - type: turn_off
+        device_id: f5936d6143b7927433e9c0430c79acab
+        entity_id: f6ec42c9db2c191866a335a346b1ec44
+        domain: switch
+  mode: single
+- id: '1740179328446'
+  alias: Living Room Lights
+  description: ''
+  triggers:
+  - domain: mqtt
+    device_id: f7482a462dc7cc05b4ceaa0d882dc469
+    type: action
+    subtype: off_press
+    trigger: device
+    id: 'off'
+  - domain: mqtt
+    device_id: f7482a462dc7cc05b4ceaa0d882dc469
+    type: action
+    subtype: on_press
+    trigger: device
+    id: 'on'
+  - domain: mqtt
+    device_id: f7482a462dc7cc05b4ceaa0d882dc469
+    type: action
+    subtype: up_press
+    trigger: device
+    id: up
+  - domain: mqtt
+    device_id: f7482a462dc7cc05b4ceaa0d882dc469
+    type: action
+    subtype: down_press
+    trigger: device
+    id: down
+  - domain: mqtt
+    device_id: f7482a462dc7cc05b4ceaa0d882dc469
+    type: action
+    subtype: on_hold
+    trigger: device
+    id: hold on
+  conditions: []
+  actions:
+  - choose:
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - 'on'
+      sequence:
+      - data:
+          brightness_pct: 100
+          color_temp_kelvin: 5000
+          transition: 1
+        action: light.turn_on
+        target:
+          entity_id: light.livingroom_lights
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - 'off'
+      sequence:
+      - data:
+          transition: 1
+        action: light.turn_off
+        target:
+          entity_id: light.livingroom_lights
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - up
+      sequence:
+      - device_id: 8bc2033b03d5a474ca3204c5ca53e308
+        domain: light
+        entity_id: 4a3cc9043ff985e9271683e1916bd9e1
+        type: brightness_increase
+      - device_id: 8f4f51aed9b3b4284f520af25358efd9
+        domain: light
+        entity_id: f45e74498c4b6bae65aaf5adf67e29d6
+        type: brightness_increase
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - down
+      sequence:
+      - device_id: 8bc2033b03d5a474ca3204c5ca53e308
+        domain: light
+        entity_id: 4a3cc9043ff985e9271683e1916bd9e1
+        type: brightness_decrease
+      - device_id: 8bc2033b03d5a474ca3204c5ca53e308
+        domain: light
+        entity_id: 4a3cc9043ff985e9271683e1916bd9e1
+        type: brightness_decrease
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id:
+        - hold on
+      sequence:
+      - metadata: {}
+        data:
+          rgb_color:
+          - 255
+          - 0
+          - 0
+          brightness_pct: 100
+        action: light.turn_on
+        target:
+          entity_id: light.livingroom_lights
+  mode: single
diff --git a/hosts/homeassistant/configuration.nix b/hosts/homeassistant/configuration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..438b791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/homeassistant/configuration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# Edit this configuration file to define what should be installed on
+# your system. Help is available in the configuration.nix(5) man page, on
+# https://search.nixos.org/options and in the NixOS manual (`nixos-help`).
+
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+let
+  user = "hass";
+  password = "$y$j9T$EkPXmsmIMFFZ.WRrBYCxS1$P0kwo6e4.WM5DsqUcEqWC3MrZp5KfCjxffraMFZWu06";
+  SSID = "Joey's Jungle 5G";
+  SSIDpassword = config.sops.templates."wifi-password".content;
+  interface = "wlan0";
+  timezone = "America/Chicago";
+  hostname = "jallen-hass";
+in
+{
+  imports = [
+    # Include the results of the hardware scan.
+    ./boot.nix
+    ./hardware-configuration.nix
+    ./impermanence.nix
+    # ./sops.nix
+    # ./ups-monitor.nix
+    ../default.nix
+  ];
+
+  # Enable nix flakes and nix-command tools
+  nix.settings.experimental-features = [
+    "nix-command"
+    "flakes"
+  ];
+
+  nix.settings.trusted-users = [ "@wheel" ];
+
+  # Set your time zone.
+  time.timeZone = timezone;
+
+  networking = {
+    networkmanager.enable = lib.mkForce true;
+    hostName = hostname;
+    wireless = {
+      enable = false;
+      networks."${SSID}".psk = SSIDpassword;
+      interfaces = [ interface ];
+    };
+  };
+
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    vim
+    htop
+    git
+  ];
+
+  services.openssh.enable = true;
+
+  users = {
+    mutableUsers = false;
+    users."${user}" = {
+      isNormalUser = true;
+      initialHashedPassword = password;
+      extraGroups = [
+        "wheel"
+        "docker"
+      ];
+      shell = pkgs.zsh;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/hosts/homeassistant/default.nix b/hosts/homeassistant/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3338e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/homeassistant/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  # "sha256-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA="
+  ha-bambulab = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "ha-bambulab";
+    version = "v2.1.5";  # Update with correct version
+    
+    src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+      owner = "greghesp";  # Update with correct owner
+      repo = "ha-bambulab";  # Update with correct repo name
+      rev = "v2.1.5";  # Or specific tag/commit 
+      sha256 = "sha256-giaQiCVblo3pgnZKCql6focjJJmLGLOSiar8tcEKrNc=";  # Replace with actual hash
+    };
+    
+    installPhase = ''
+      mkdir -p $out/custom_components
+      cp -r custom_components/bambu_lab $out/custom_components/
+    '';
+  };
+  ha-gehome = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "ha-gehome";
+    version = "v2025.2.1";  # Update with correct version
+    
+    src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+      owner = "simbaja";  # Update with correct owner
+      repo = "ha_gehome";  # Update with correct repo name
+      rev = "v2025.2.1";  # Or specific tag/commit 
+      sha256 = "sha256-nb+KrJoWqvhqH6E7A22xXwQzTYp7yn+hl9WRDXn95Cc=";  # Replace with actual hash
+    };
+    
+    installPhase = ''
+      mkdir -p $out/custom_components
+      cp -r custom_components/ge_home $out/custom_components/
+    '';
+  };
+  ha-mail-and-packages = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "Home-Assistant-Mail-And-Packages";
+    version = "0.4.2";  # Update with correct version
+    
+    src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+      owner = "moralmunky";  # Update with correct owner
+      repo = "Home-Assistant-Mail-And-Packages";  # Update with correct repo name
+      rev = "0.4.2";  # Or specific tag/commit 
+      sha256 = "sha256-5LBTlRlkSUx8DOY+F7UvUs4dzjZKdBdgnDUdK6DBdew=";  # Replace with actual hash
+    };
+    
+    installPhase = ''
+      mkdir -p $out/custom_components
+      cp -r custom_components/mail_and_packages $out/custom_components/
+    '';
+  };
+  ha-overseerr = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "ha-overseerr";
+    version = "0.1.42";  # Update with correct version
+    
+    src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+      owner = "vaparr";  # Update with correct owner
+      repo = "ha-overseerr";  # Update with correct repo name
+      rev = "0.1.42";  # Or specific tag/commit 
+      sha256 = "sha256-UvUowCgfay9aRV+iC/AQ9vvJzhGZbH+/1kVjxPFBKcI=";  # Replace with actual hash
+    };
+    
+    installPhase = ''
+      mkdir -p $out/custom_components
+      cp -r custom_components/overseerr $out/custom_components/
+    '';
+  };
+  ha-petlibro = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "ha-petlibro";
+    version = "v1.0.21.1";  # Update with correct version
+    
+    src = pkgs.fetchzip {
+      url = "https://github.com/jjjonesjr33/petlibro/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.21.1.zip";
+      sha256 = "sha256-3EckyAgWxlZeqy9g13yP2nKCcjnyVIp8EdiE/A1pNu4=";  # Replace with actual hash
+    };
+    
+    installPhase = ''
+      mkdir -p $out/custom_components
+      cp -r custom_components/petlibro $out/custom_components/
+    '';
+  };
+  ha-wyzeapi = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "ha-wyzeapi";
+    version = "0.1.32";  # Update with correct version
+    
+    src = pkgs.fetchzip {
+      url = "https://github.com/SecKatie/ha-wyzeapi/archive/refs/tags/0.1.32.zip";
+      sha256 = "sha256-3xUynZBEHuO2hKLYCb2sBpJAe0JF/8uKqR304Y7JQmE=";  # Replace with actual hash
+    };
+    
+    installPhase = ''
+      mkdir -p $out/custom_components
+      cp -r custom_components/wyzeapi $out/custom_components/
+    '';
+  };
+in
+{
+  services.home-assistant = {
+    enable = true;
+    openFirewall = true;
+    extraComponents = [
+      # Components required to complete the onboarding
+      "analytics"
+      "google_translate"
+      "met"
+      "radio_browser"
+      "shopping_list"
+      # Recommended for fast zlib compression
+      # https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/isal
+      "isal"
+      "subaru"
+      "vesync"
+    ];
+    customComponents = with pkgs.home-assistant-custom-components; [
+      auth-header
+    ];
+    # use postgresql instead of sqlite
+    extraPackages = ps: with ps; [ psycopg2 numpy hassil pyturbojpeg ];
+    
+    config = {
+      # Includes dependencies for a basic setup
+      # https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/default_config/
+      default_config = {};
+
+      cloud = false;
+      
+      frontend = {
+        themes = "!include_dir_merge_named themes";
+      };
+
+      "automation ui" = "!include automations.yaml";
+      "scene ui" = "!include scenes.yaml";
+      "script ui" = "!include scripts.yaml";
+
+      http = {
+        use_x_forwarded_for = true;
+        trusted_proxies = [
+          "172.30.33.0/24"
+          "10.0.1.18"
+        ];
+      };
+
+      recorder = {
+        db_url = "postgresql://@/hass";
+        purge_keep_days = 180;
+      };
+
+      auth_header = {
+        debug = false;
+      };
+
+      # https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/ota_updater/
+      zha.zigpy_config.ota.z2m_remote_index = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Koenkk/zigbee-OTA/master/index.json";
+    };
+  };
+
+  # https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/automation/
+  # systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
+  #   "f ${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/automations.yaml 0755 hass hass"
+  # ];
+
+  # This bypasses the component validation and places it directly in HA's data directory
+  system.activationScripts.installCustomComponents = ''
+    mkdir -p ${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/custom_components
+    cp -r ${ha-bambulab}/custom_components/bambu_lab ${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/custom_components/
+    cp -r ${ha-gehome}/custom_components/ge_home ${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/custom_components/
+    cp -r ${ha-mail-and-packages}/custom_components/mail_and_packages ${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/custom_components/
+    cp -r ${ha-overseerr}/custom_components/overseerr ${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/custom_components/
+    cp -r ${ha-petlibro}/custom_components/petlibro ${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/custom_components/
+    cp -r ${ha-wyzeapi}/custom_components/wyzeapi ${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/custom_components/
+
+    ln -sf /etc/nixos/hosts/nas/apps/homeassistant/automations.yaml ${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/automations.yaml
+    chown hass:hass ${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/automations.yaml
+    ln -sf /etc/nixos/hosts/nas/apps/homeassistant/scenes.yaml ${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/scenes.yaml
+    chown hass:hass ${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/scenes.yaml
+    ln -sf /etc/nixos/hosts/nas/apps/homeassistant/scripts.yaml ${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/scripts.yaml
+    chown hass:hass ${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/scripts.yaml
+  '';
+
+  services.postgresql = {
+    enable = true;
+    ensureDatabases = [ "hass" ];
+    ensureUsers = [{
+      name = "hass";
+      ensureDBOwnership = true;
+    }];
+  };
+}
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diff --git a/hosts/homeassistant/hardware-configuration.nix b/hosts/homeassistant/hardware-configuration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d560431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/homeassistant/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# Do not modify this file!  It was generated by ‘nixos-generate-config’
+# and may be overwritten by future invocations.  Please make changes
+# to /etc/nixos/configuration.nix instead.
+{ config, lib, pkgs, modulesPath, ... }:
+
+{
+  imports =
+    [ (modulesPath + "/installer/scan/not-detected.nix")
+    ];
+
+  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "xhci_pci" "ahci" "nvme" "usbhid" "usb_storage" "sd_mod" "sdhci_pci" ];
+  boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ];
+  boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ];
+  boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
+
+  fileSystems."/" =
+    { device = "none";
+      fsType = "tmpfs";
+    };
+
+  fileSystems."/boot" =
+    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/AB0D-A6A2";
+      fsType = "vfat";
+      options = [ "fmask=0022" "dmask=0022" ];
+    };
+
+  fileSystems."/nix" =
+    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/a6ef033d-c305-42d9-88b2-5591008b2a11";
+      fsType = "btrfs";
+      options = [ "subvol=nix" ];
+    };
+
+  fileSystems."/etc" =
+    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/a6ef033d-c305-42d9-88b2-5591008b2a11";
+      fsType = "btrfs";
+      options = [ "subvol=etc" ];
+    };
+
+  fileSystems."/var/log" =
+    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/a6ef033d-c305-42d9-88b2-5591008b2a11";
+      fsType = "btrfs";
+      options = [ "subvol=log" ];
+    };
+
+  fileSystems."/root" =
+    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/a6ef033d-c305-42d9-88b2-5591008b2a11";
+      fsType = "btrfs";
+      options = [ "subvol=root" ];
+    };
+
+  fileSystems."/home" =
+    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/a6ef033d-c305-42d9-88b2-5591008b2a11";
+      fsType = "btrfs";
+      options = [ "subvol=home" ];
+    };
+
+  swapDevices =
+    [ { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/d631d42b-b70a-4579-bfb4-57412ae7c682"; }
+    ];
+
+  # Enables DHCP on each ethernet and wireless interface. In case of scripted networking
+  # (the default) this is the recommended approach. When using systemd-networkd it's
+  # still possible to use this option, but it's recommended to use it in conjunction
+  # with explicit per-interface declarations with `networking.interfaces.<interface>.useDHCP`.
+  networking.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+  # networking.interfaces.eno1.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+  nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
+  hardware.cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = lib.mkDefault config.hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hosts/homeassistant/home.nix b/hosts/homeassistant/home.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..546a622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/homeassistant/home.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+{ lib, pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  shellAliases = {
+    ll = "ls -alh";
+    update-boot = "sudo nixos-rebuild boot --max-jobs 10 --build-host admin@10.0.1.18";
+    update-switch = "sudo nixos-rebuild switch --max-jobs 10 --build-host admin@10.0.1.18";
+    update-flake = "sudo nix flake update ~/nix-config";
+    update-nas = "nixos-rebuild switch --use-remote-sudo --target-host admin@10.0.1.18 --build-host admin@10.0.1.18 --flake ~/nix-config#jallen-nas";
+    nas-ssh = "kitten ssh admin@10.0.1.18";
+    ducks = "du -cksh * | sort -hr | head -n 15";
+  };
+
+  gitAliases = {
+    co = "checkout";
+    ci = "commit";
+    cia = "commit --amend";
+    s = "status";
+    st = "status";
+    b = "branch";
+    p = "pull --rebase";
+    pu = "push";
+  };
+in
+{
+
+  home.username = "hass";
+  home.homeDirectory = "/home/hass";
+  home.stateVersion = "23.11";
+  programs.home-manager.enable = true;
+
+  programs = {
+    fish.enable = false;
+    mangohud.enable = true;
+    java.enable = true;
+
+    zsh = {
+      enable = true;
+      enableCompletion = true;
+      autosuggestion.enable = true;
+      syntaxHighlighting.enable = true;
+
+      shellAliases = shellAliases;
+
+      oh-my-zsh = {
+        enable = true;
+        plugins = [ "git" ];
+        theme = "fishy";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  programs.git = {
+    enable = true;
+    userName = "mjallen18";
+    userEmail = "matt.l.jallen@gmail.com";
+    aliases = gitAliases;
+  };
+
+  programs.command-not-found.enable = true;
+
+  home.packages = with pkgs; [
+    age
+    fastfetch
+    firefox
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/hosts/homeassistant/impermanence.nix b/hosts/homeassistant/impermanence.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0badb51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/homeassistant/impermanence.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+{ ... }:
+{
+  # Set up impernance configuration for things like bluetooth
+  # In this configuration with /etc and /var/log being persistent, only directories outside of that need to be done here. See hardware configuration for all mountpoints.
+
+  environment.persistence."/nix/persist/system" = {
+    hideMounts = true;
+    directories = [
+      "/var/lib/bluetooth"
+      "/var/lib/nixos"
+      "/var/lib/tailscale"
+      "/var/lib/systemd/coredump"
+      "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections"
+      "/etc/secureboot"
+      {
+        directory = "/var/lib/private/authentik/media";
+        user = "authentik";
+        group = "authentik";
+        mode = "u=rwx,g=,o=";
+      }
+      {
+        directory = "/var/lib/hass";
+        user = "hass";
+        group = "hass";
+        mode = "u=rwx,g=,o=";
+      }
+      {
+        directory = "/var/lib/private";
+        mode = "u=rwx,g=rx,o=";
+      }
+      {
+        directory = "/var/lib/colord";
+        user = "colord";
+        group = "colord";
+        mode = "u=rwx,g=rx,o=";
+      }
+      {
+        directory = "/etc/nix";
+        user = "root";
+        group = "wheel";
+        mode = "u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx";
+      }
+    ];
+    files = [
+      "/var/cache-priv-key.pem"
+      "/etc/machine-id"
+    ];
+  };
+
+  security.sudo.extraConfig = ''
+    # rollback results in sudo lectures after each reboot
+    Defaults lecture = never
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/hosts/homeassistant/scenes.yaml b/hosts/homeassistant/scenes.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/hosts/homeassistant/scripts.yaml b/hosts/homeassistant/scripts.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/hosts/nas/apps.nix b/hosts/nas/apps.nix
index 54ba60e..6e13a9f 100644
--- a/hosts/nas/apps.nix
+++ b/hosts/nas/apps.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
     ./apps/netdata
     ./apps/collabora
+
+    ./apps/homeassistant
   ];
 
   nas-apps = {
diff --git a/hosts/nas/apps/homeassistant/default.nix b/hosts/nas/apps/homeassistant/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f5cb7c..0000000
--- a/hosts/nas/apps/homeassistant/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-{ config, pkgs, ... }:
-{
-  homeassistant = {
-    enable = true;
-    extraComponents = [
-      # Components required to complete the onboarding
-      "analytics"
-      "google_translate"
-      "met"
-      "radio_browser"
-      "shopping_list"
-      # Recommended for fast zlib compression
-      # https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/isal
-      "isal"
-    ];
-    customComponents = with pkgs.home-assistant-custom-components; [
-      auth-header
-      # bambulab
-      # ge_home
-      # mail_and_packages
-      # overseerr
-      # petlibro
-      # subaru
-      # vesync
-      # wyze-api
-    ];
-    # use postgresql instead of sqlite
-    extraPackages = ps: with ps; [ psycopg2 ];
-    config.recorder.db_url = "postgresql://@/hass";
-    config = {
-      "automation ui" = "!include automations.yaml";
-      "scene ui" = "!include scenes.yaml";
-      "script ui" = "!include scripts.yaml";
-      # https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/ota_updater/
-      zha.zigpy_config.ota.z2m_remote_index = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Koenkk/zigbee-OTA/master/index.json";
-    };
-  };
-
-  # https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/automation/
-  systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
-    "f ${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/automations.yaml 0755 hass hass"
-  ];
-
-
-  services.postgresql = {
-    enable = true;
-    dataDir = "/media/nas/ssd/nix-apps/postgresql";
-    ensureDatabases = [ "hass" ];
-    ensureUsers = [{
-      name = "hass";
-      ensureDBOwnership = true;
-    }];
-  };
-}
\ No newline at end of file