Is Home Assistant OK?
Home Assistant's own app runs your home. Tillarr answers a different question: is Home Assistant itself healthy? It shows updates, the last backup and open repairs on one card, beside your other services.
Tillarr never controls a device. It only reads.
What you see
- Version and pending updates
- The last backup: failed, overdue, never or not scheduled
- Repairs Home Assistant reports
What you can do
Tillarr never calls a Home Assistant service; your dashboards stay in Home Assistant's app.
When something goes wrong
- A failed backup is critical
- A critical repair is critical
- At 1.0, with Pro: Home Assistant can notify you through Tillarr's ntfy-compatible inbox
Connect Home Assistant
What to have ready when you add it in Tillarr.
- Its address. Usually http://your-server:8123. Add a remote address too, and Tillarr uses it when home doesn't answer.
- A long-lived access token. In Home Assistant: Profile → Security → Long-lived access tokens. This token can do anything its user can, including controlling devices. Create it while signed in as a dedicated user without admin rights.
Good to know
- Create the token as a separate user without admin rights. A token can do anything its user can.
- Since 2026.5, a user set to local only is refused from outside your network.
How Tillarr checks Home Assistant
Without a key, Tillarr asks for /manifest.json to see that Home Assistant is up. With the key, everything else comes from Home Assistant's own API. Every request goes from your device straight to your server, never through us. Works with Home Assistant 2025.6 to 2026.10.
Questions
Does Tillarr replace the Home Assistant app?
No. Tillarr checks Home Assistant's health with the rest of your stack. Controlling your home stays in Home Assistant's own app.
Why use a non-admin user?
A long-lived token can do anything its user can. A user without admin rights keeps it from changing your setup.