Welcome to Hungry Machines Docs
Set up the home energy app, learn to use it day to day, or build your own integration on our API.
Hungry Machines optimizes when your home runs its biggest energy users — HVAC, EV charger, home battery, water heater — shifting them into the cheapest hours of your electricity plan while keeping the comfort and charge limits you set.
Set up the app Install Hungry Machines in Home Assistant, add your appliances, and start saving. The path for most people.
Use it day to day Read your schedule chart, tune comfort and savings, and understand your first week.
Build on the API Create your own frontend, Home Assistant integration, or device client. Public API contract with worked examples.
Troubleshooting Sign-in problems, flat schedules, stale sensors, and other common fixes.
New here? Start with your account
Section titled “New here? Start with your account”Every path uses one Hungry Machines account. Create it at hungrymachines.io, confirm your email, and use those same credentials everywhere — the app, the website, and any integration you build. Then pick your path.
Stay in the loop
Section titled “Stay in the loop”Join our newsletter for energy-saving techniques and product updates — one email at a time, unsubscribe whenever you like.