Privacy-First Voice Control for Home Automation
A comprehensive guide exploring privacy-focused voice control solutions for smart homes that prioritize user data protection while maintaining convenient
Home automation enthusiasts deploy kroko-onnx-home-assistant for privacy-focused voice control without cloud dependencies.
Installation Steps:
- Clone repository:
git clone https://github.com/kroko-ai/kroko-onnx-home-assistant - Test browser demo first: https://huggingface.co/spaces/Banafo/Kroko-Streaming-ASR-Wasm
- Install Home Assistant integration from forked repo: https://github.com/ptbsare/sherpa-onnx-tts-stt
Integration Options:
- Asterisk module: https://github.com/kroko-ai/integration-demos/tree/master/asterisk-kroko
- Freeswitch support available in same repository
- Full voicebot template: https://github.com/hkjarral/Asterisk-AI-Voice-Agent
Community Support:
- Discord server: https://discord.gg/TEbfnC7b
The pipeline delivers real-time streaming STT with partial results optimized for Raspberry Pi CPUs, eliminating external VAD requirements while maintaining 100% local processing.
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