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Home Assistant Upgrade Support

I will safely upgrade your Home Assistant instance to the latest version

Running an outdated Home Assistant? Afraid an upgrade will break your carefully crafted automations and integrations? I've got you covered.

I specialise in safe, structured Home Assistant upgrades — from pre-upgrade audits and full backups through to post-upgrade testing and cleanup. Whether you're a version or two behind, or haven't updated in years, I'll get you to the latest stable release without losing your data or your sanity.

What's Included

Pre-Upgrade - Full backup of your current configuration (snapshot + file-level) - Review of deprecated YAML, breaking changes, and known issues for your target version - Integration and add-on compatibility check - Custom components (HACS) compatibility review

The Upgrade - Step-by-step version migration (jumping multiple versions safely if needed) - Core, Supervisor, and OS updates (HAOS) or container image updates (Docker) - Add-on and HACS component updates - Handling of breaking changes and migration steps

Post-Upgrade - Full functionality test — automations, scripts, scenes, and dashboards - Error log review and resolution - Documented summary of changes made

Supported Install Methods

  • Home Assistant OS (HAOS) — Yellow, Green, RPi, NUC, VM
  • Home Assistant Supervised
  • Home Assistant Container (Docker / Docker Compose)

Why Choose Me?

  • ✅ Methodical, documented upgrade process — no surprises
  • ✅ Pre-upgrade backup means you can always roll back
  • ✅ Experience upgrading from 0.x / 2020.x all the way to current releases
  • ✅ Breaking-change expertise — I know what to watch for
  • ✅ Post-upgrade summary report included with every package

Packages

🥉 Basic — Single Version Upgrade (AUD$POA)

  • Upgrade from one major release to the next (e.g., 2024.x → 2025.x)
  • Pre-upgrade backup guidance
  • Breaking-change review for target version
  • Post-upgrade log check and summary report

🥈 Standard — Multi-Version Migration (AUD$POA)

  • Upgrade across multiple major releases (up to 3 years behind)
  • Full pre-upgrade backup (snapshot + config files)
  • Step-by-step migration through intermediate versions as required
  • HACS and add-on compatibility updates
  • Post-upgrade functional testing and error resolution
  • Detailed written summary of all changes

🥇 Premium — Full Upgrade & Health Check (AAUD$POA)

  • Everything in Standard
  • Full configuration audit (YAML best practices, deprecated code cleanup)
  • Dashboard and Lovelace review and refresh
  • Automation and script review — fix warnings and deprecations
  • 7 days of post-upgrade support via messages
  • Optional live walkthrough of new features in the upgraded version

FAQ

Q: How far behind can I be?
A: I've handled upgrades from as far back as Home Assistant 0.118. Whatever version you're on, I can get you to current.

Q: Will my automations and integrations survive the upgrade?
A: Most will. Where breaking changes affect your setup, I'll update your configuration accordingly and document what changed.

Q: What if something breaks after the upgrade?
A: The pre-upgrade backup means we can always roll back. I also do thorough post-upgrade testing to catch issues before I hand the system back to you.

Q: Do you upgrade HACS components too?
A: Yes — HACS components, custom integrations, and add-ons are all reviewed and updated as part of the Standard and Premium packages.

Q: Can I watch the upgrade happen?
A: Yes! I encourage clients to join a screen-share session so you can see every step and ask questions in real time.

Q: Do you support Raspberry Pi / NUC / VM installs?
A: Yes, as far as possible with remote connection options available for your platform — HAOS on any supported hardware, as well as Docker-based installs on any Linux host.