Essential Hub

Starter Plan

$25 / month

A Very Light Hub That Connects Your Sensors

The Essential Hub is designed to be the centre of your house automation system. It is a headless computer that mounts on your network near the house router and runs the basic services your home needs.

Its job is simple and focused: it communicates with the Zigbee-based and Wi-Fi-based smart sensors in your house, and lets you build automations between them.

The Lightweight Heart of Your Smart Home
What You Get

Included with the Essential Hub

  • Local, headless hub installed next to your house router
  • Home Assistant as the core automation engine
  • Zigbee and Wi-Fi sensor integration — doors, motion, temperature, humidity and more
  • Automations between sensors — lights on when you enter, alerts when a door opens
  • Unified control — replace fragmented apps with one central system
  • Secure, dedicated backend access for you and your family
  • Private mobile family tracking with presence detection

Your hub is fully self-managed after installation, and you keep full ownership and control of your data.

Who Is the Essential Hub For?

The Essential Hub is perfect for small homes, DIY-heavy and tech-savvy families who want a safe, private automation foundation. If you enjoy integrating your own smart devices and want a reliable hub to bring them all together, this is your starting point.

Connect. Organize. Protect.

Your family, all in one place.

One Dashboard for Everything

Integrate washing machines, lights, temperature sensors, solar energy systems and more into one unified dashboard.

Access From Anywhere, Securely

Access your home from any device, anywhere. Secure encrypted connections keep your family safe.

The Whole Family, Connected

Small or big, everyone stays connected. Manage permissions, share access, and keep your household in sync.

Know every family member’s location

Get notified when a family member arrives at school or home. See the live location of all family members on a map, with a history of places they have been.

All local — no data is stored in the cloud. HouseControl keeps everything within your premises.

Support

  • Ad-hoc remote/phone support: $100/hr
  • In-house call-out: $300 + $100/hr

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What You Get With HouseControl

Dedicated Server

A compact device (mini PC, Pi, or micro‑server) installed in your home, running the HouseControl system locally.

Personal Family Portal

Your own secure subdomain for remote access — like familyname.housecontrol.au — no VPN or open ports needed.

Custom Dashboards

Dashboards tailored to your devices, layout, and daily routines — built by us to your requirements, enjoyed by you.

Vast Variations of Sensors

At the core of HouseControl is a local mesh network that unites your sensors, cameras and IoT devices through one Home Assistant instance — gathering temperature, movement, door locks, lights and audio, all securely within your premises. No cloud, no third parties, just your home working as one.

Ongoing Support^

Because we built your system, we're invested in making sure you get the most out of it. This isn't a one-off sale — not set up and left to hope it works. HouseControl provides ongoing maintenance so it's never a short-lived system. Backed by a long-standing, reputable Adelaide company, we keep your system running smoothly, and whenever you need support, you get it locally — not from an overseas call centre.

Hardware Included

No need to pay for hardware that would otherwise cost thousands of dollars — the core system is included in your monthly plan on a rolling annual direct debit. Because it's an open-source system, you can buy whatever sensors and devices you like: Home Assistant is one of the most popular home automation platforms and supports a vast array of custom sensors. And to make sure you pick well, we also have locally tested and rebuilt sensors and devices. Cancel within 30 days of contract start or at the end of your plan term.