Setting Up Homey Pro in 8 Minutes (No Coding Required)

Welcome to Episode 01 of my Homey Beginner’s Series! In this video, I start completely from scratch and show you what it’s like to set up Homey as a first-time user — from unboxing, to initial setup, to creating your first real automation in just a few minutes. We’ll cover: • What Homey is and who it’s for • Homey Pro vs Homey Bridge (and when you actually need the Bridge) • First-time setup using the Homey app and web interface • Adding a Matter device (Aqara U200 lock) • Creating a simple automation using Homey Flows • My honest first impressions after using Home Assistant daily If you’re looking for a visual, beginner-friendly smart home platform — without YAML, templates, or complex configuration — Homey might be exactly what you’re looking for. 👉 Subscribe to follow the full Homey series and see how far this platform can go. Thanks for watching — see you in the next episode! Chapters: 00:00 – Intro: Is Homey really that simple? 00:35 – Homey overview & unboxing 01:12 – Homey Pro vs Homey Bridge explained 01:45 – First power-up & Homey app setup 02:06 – Homey Pro first-time setup 03:48 – What is Homey Pro? 04:16 – Homey web interface overview 04:35 – Homey Bridge setup 05:02 – Adding the Aqara U200 (Matter device) 05:21 – Creating your first Homey Flow 06:48 – Testing the automation 07:11 – First impressions 08:00 – What’s coming next in the series #HomeyPro #Homey #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #BeginnerGuide #Matter