Pick whichever fits the home you have today. You can add the other later.
Keep your Pi, NUC or Nabu Casa box exactly where it is. We become the front door: a proper address, TLS, and a way in from anywhere without opening a port on your router.
We run Home Assistant on our hardware — your own isolated instance, same add-ons and integrations, no server for you to look after.
Not sure? Have another look at the diagram or skip to your dashboard.