Published: Feb 4, 20255 min read

Using DeepSeek R1 to Control Home Assistant

Written by: Fixt
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Hardware Requirements

TypeGPU RAMMAIN RAM
GPU8 GB - 16 GB16 GB
Nvidia Chip

Nvidia RTX 3060 12GB

Nvidia RTX 3050 8GB

Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti 16GB

DeepSeek R1 Models

DeepSeek R1 8B (With tools support)

ollama run MFDoom/deepseek-r1-tool-calling:8b

DeepSeek R1 8B

ollama run deepseek-r1:8b

Integrations

Ollama Integration

Open your Home Assistant and show de integration menu

Ollama Prompt Template

Open your Home Assistant instance and show an integration.
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Local LLM Conversation Integration

By acon96

Install Integration

Open your Home Assistant instance and open a repository inside the Home Assistant Community Store.

Configuration

Open your Home Assistant and show de integration menu

Local LLM Conversation Prompt Template

Open your Home Assistant instance and show an integration.
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PromptTemplate
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BENEFITS BY TIER
  • Starters 🌟:
    • Ad-Free: You'll get a completly Add-free experience on our website.
    • Early Tutorial Access: Get early access to our content on our website.
    • Smart Tutorial Video Player: Easily find the exact code, link, or button you need for each part of the tutorial.
    • Discord Access: Connect with other members and receive real-time updates.
    • Member Shoutout: Stick around until the end for a shoutout to our members.
  • Tinkerers 🤖:
    • All rewards included in previous tier
    • Free Access to Selected Blueprints and Projects in Our Website Library.
    • Tinkerers Content: You’ll have the ability to access Scripts, Automations, Templates and more, directly from our website.
    • Unlock Latest Shop Content for FREE: Look for the TinkererFree badge on the title
      Once unlocked, it will remain free for you to access on our website library (including future UPDATES!)
    • Behind-the-scenes videos of the projects, I'm working on, that not always end up on a tutorial.
  • Automation Heroes 🦸‍♂️:
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Configure Assistant

Open your Home Assistant instance and show your voice assistants.

Music Script

Check the tutorial for the music script here