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title: "Zeroconf/Avahi/Bonjour"
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description: "Exposes Home Assistant using the Zeroconf protocol."
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date: 2016-04-10 18:50
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sidebar: true
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comments: false
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sharing: true
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footer: true
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ha_category: "Other"
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---
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The `zeroconf` component exposes your Home Assistant to the local network using [Zeroconf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-configuration_networking). Zeroconf is also sometimes known as Bonjour, Rendezvous and Avahi.
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```yaml
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# Example configuration.yaml entry
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zeroconf:
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```
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The registration will include metadata about the Home Assistant instance, including a base URL that can be used to access Home Assistant, the currently running Home Assistant version, and whether an API password is needed to access the instance.
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