Whole-Home Audio with Music Assistant: Kubernetes Gotchas and a Silent Raspberry Pi

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

My music setup had accreted into a mess. Across two Kubernetes clusters I was running Navidrome, Lyrion Music Server (LMS), beets, and my own AI radio station (SUB/WAVE) - plus a Raspberry Pi running piCorePlayer wired into a Dayton DAX66 matrix amp for whole-home audio. Four things that all “played music,” none of which talked to each other, and no single place to control any of it from Home Assistant.

Building a Home Assistant Dashboard with Whole Home Audio Control

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

My Home Assistant dashboard has evolved significantly over the past year. What started as the default auto-generated cards has become a carefully organized interface that my whole family actually uses. Here’s how I built it, with a focus on the whole home audio system that ties everything together.

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Whole-Home Audio with Music Assistant: Kubernetes Gotchas and a Silent Raspberry Pi

Building a Home Assistant Dashboard with Whole Home Audio Control