Transitioning from Google Home to a Local Voice Assistant with Home Assistant and llama.cpp
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Summary
The article describes a personal journey of transitioning from Google Home/Nest Minis to a fully local voice assistant system using Home Assistant's Assist feature with local-first processing and llama.cpp (previously Ollama). The author discusses their experience with setting up a reliable and enjoyable locally hosted voice assistant, highlighting the benefits of local processing for privacy and reliability compared to cloud-based alternatives.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI have been watching HomeAssistant's progress with assist for some time.
We previously used Google Home via Nest Minis, and have switched to using fully local assist backed by local first + llama.cpp (previously Ollama).
My journey to a reliable and enjoyable locally hosted voice assistant
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