FeaturedHome Assistant 2026.8: Port 80 Update
Home Assistant 2026.8 is due out on 5 August 2026, and the standout change is one you'll notice before you even log in: new installations move off port 8123 onto port 80, so there's no more colon-and-four-digits to remember. Beyond that, Matter doorbells can finally trigger automations on a button press, the word "advanced" has been stripped from around 40 places in the UI, and you get direct control over how new entity IDs are built. Here's what's changing and what to check before you update.
By Sepehr3 min read
