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 # Home Assistant [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/balloob/home-assistant.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/balloob/home-assistant) [![Coverage Status](https://img.shields.io/coveralls/balloob/home-assistant.svg)](https://coveralls.io/r/balloob/home-assistant?branch=master)
 
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 This is the source code for Home Assistant. For installation instructions, tutorials and the docs, please see [the website](https://home-assistant.io). For a functioning demo frontend of Home Assistant, [click here](https://home-assistant.io/demo/).
 
 Home Assistant is a home automation platform running on Python 3. The goal of Home Assistant is to be able to track and control all devices at home and offer a platform for automating control.