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Early access: Local Connection is currently available only for commercial installations.

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Intro

Use zendō with a direct, local connection to your Home Assistant on your local network. Keep traffic on your LAN and control your property even if the internet is down.

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Remote vs Local connection

  • Remote Connection: Connects over the internet to your Home Assistant. Required to control your property when you’re away and for location‑based automations. Uses a direct connection to your Home Assistant over HTTPS to keep your data secure. Learn more in Security.
  • Local Connection: Connects directly to your Home Assistant on your local network (LAN). Keeps data on your network and can work when the internet is down.
Local connections aren’t encrypted. Only use one when you have complete control of your network.

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Set up Local Connection

  1. Tap
    (Settings)
  2. Tap “About Your Zendō”
  3. Tap “Connectivity Check”
  4. Tap “Edit Connection”
  5. Set “Local Connection” to your internal URL (for example, http://192.168.1.100:8123 or your Home Assistant’s IP).
To force local connection, please delete the Remote Connection URL and save.

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Offline mode

If you are installing zendō on a device that is permanently connected to your LAN network, you can enable local connection and use zendō to control your Home Assistant even if the internet is down.
In Local Connection, zendō can work without the internet. While offline, it can’t fetch updates to your floorplan, automations, or other settings, so we recommend keeping devices online where possible.

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Location-based automations

Location‑based automations will stop working if you delete the Remote Connection URL.