What is shipping and what is next.

ELARIS is a self-hosted automation platform under active development. Here is the current state and the direction.

What works today.

ESPHome installer

USB and OTA flash flow with 5-step wizard. Board profiles for KinCony KC868-F16, F24, F8, F32, B4, B24. YAML generation, validation, compile logs and job tracking.

Add peripheral OTA

16+ sensor types (I2C, UART, GPIO). Inject into existing YAML without full rebuild. Pin conflict validation. Auto-seeded board profiles.

Entity registry & pending IO

Device discovery via MQTT config. Pending IO staging queue. Entity naming, zoning and approval workflow. Module mapping with visual validation.

20+ automation modules

Lighting (9 variants), thermostat (2 variants), energy, load shifter, solar, water, awning, presence simulator, industrial logic, alarm manager, hydronic.

Real-time dashboard

WebSocket updates, scenes, weather, clock styles, recent events. Role-based views (User, Engineer, Admin). Session auth with CSRF protection.

History & rollups

5-minute, hourly and daily rollups. Per-entity charts. Event log with MQTT debug. SQLite storage with configurable retention.

What is being built.

Modbus integration

RTU/TCP support for VFDs, power meters, PLCs and industrial devices. Will use the same entity registry and module mapping pattern as ESPHome devices.

More board profiles

KinCony KC868-A6v3 with AO (analog output) support. More generic board templates. Stronger field validation and pin conflict detection.

Module hardening

Fix existing module bugs, extract factory functions for similar modules, improve test coverage. Fix before expanding.

15-20 more modules on the way.

Pool management

Pump scheduling, temperature monitoring, filtration cycle optimization, chemical dosing reminders.

Irrigation

Zone-based watering schedules, rain sensor integration, soil moisture thresholds, seasonal adjustment.

Hydronic heating

Recirculation pumps, zone valves, boiler control, pump protection and minimum run times.

Voice & AI — not a priority yet.

The foundation must be solid first. Voice and AI are interesting but only after the core platform is reliable for real installations.

Alexa / Google Home

Voice commands for practical smart-home actions. Only if it adds real value without compromising the local-first philosophy.

AI-assisted diagnostics

Summaries of system health, anomaly detection in sensor data, suggested automation rules based on usage patterns.

Natural language control

Copilot-style assistant for "turn off all lights on floor 2" or "show me energy usage last week".