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Added a clarification of how HA Lovelace behaves with custom modules under both available configuration modes to help newcomers with configuring such custom Lovelace modules via NixOS.
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NixOS provides native support for [https://www.home-assistant.io/faq/ha-vs-hassio/ Home Assistant Core] and offers integration facilities for most pieces of its comprehensive ecosystem:
NixOS provides native support for [https://www.home-assistant.io/faq/ha-vs-hassio/ Home Assistant Core] and offers integration facilities for most pieces of its comprehensive ecosystem:


* As of the 2025.8.3 release we support over 99% (1350/1363) of the built-in integrations
* As of the 2026.2.0 release we support over 98% (1375/1394) of the built-in integrations
* We support [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/master/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/custom-components custom components] through the <code>[https://search.nixos.org/options?channel=unstable&show=services.home-assistant.customComponents&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=services.home-assistant.customComponents services.home-assistant.customComponents]</code> option
* We support [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/master/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/custom-components custom components] through the <code>[https://search.nixos.org/options?channel=unstable&show=services.home-assistant.customComponents&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=services.home-assistant.customComponents services.home-assistant.customComponents]</code> option
* We support source-built [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/master/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/custom-lovelace-modules custom lovelace modules] mostly through [https://search.nixos.org/options?channel=unstable&show=services.home-assistant.customLovelaceModules&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=services.home-assistant.customLovelaceModules services.home-assistant.customLovelaceModules] option
* We support source-built [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/master/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/custom-lovelace-modules custom lovelace modules] mostly through [https://search.nixos.org/options?channel=unstable&show=services.home-assistant.customLovelaceModules&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=services.home-assistant.customLovelaceModules services.home-assistant.customLovelaceModules] option
* We do not support [https://www.home-assistant.io/addons/ addons], which are used to deploy additional services, that are configurable from Home Assistant on their operating system
* We do not support [https://www.home-assistant.io/addons/ apps] (previously addons), which are used to deploy additional services, that are configurable from Home Assistant on their operating system
** NixOS has native support for various services, that integrate with Home Assistant, e.g. [[EVCC]], [[Frigate]], [[Mosquitto]], [[Music-Assistant]], [[Wyoming]], [[zigbee2mqtt]], [[Z-Wave JS]]
** NixOS has native support for various services, that integrate with Home Assistant, e.g. [[EVCC]], [[Frigate]], [[Mosquitto]], [[Music-Assistant]], [[Wyoming]], [[zigbee2mqtt]], [[Z-Wave JS]]


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When developing Home Assistant for some test dependencies additional libraries are needed.
When developing Home Assistant for some test dependencies additional libraries are needed.
A nix-shell expression for this is available [https://github.com/nix-community/nix-environments/tree/master/envs/home-assistant here].
A nix-shell expression for this is available [https://github.com/nix-community/nix-environments/tree/master/envs/home-assistant here].
= Further reading =
* [https://nixcademy.com/posts/auto-update-containers/ Run and Auto-Update Docker (Home Assistant) Containers on NixOS], Nixcademy


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