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title: "SteamVR Base Station"
description: "SteamVR Base Station is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 13 installs sharing analytics and works locally."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/steamvr-base-station"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/steamvr-base-station.md"
last-updated: "2026-11-05"
version: "1.4"
---

# SteamVR Base Station

> SteamVR Base Station is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 13 installs sharing analytics and works locally.

[Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/config_flow_start/?domain=steamvr_base_station)

## Supports

- **Works locally**: Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
- **Set up in the UI**: Add it in Settings, Devices and services. Nothing to download.
- **Found by itself**: Home Assistant spots it on the network and offers to add it.
- **Platinum quality**: Home Assistant's own rating of its code and setup experience.
- **Updated with Home Assistant**: Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

## Setting it up

Home Assistant usually finds it on the network and offers to add it. It can also be added by hand under Settings, Devices and services.

### Connect

- **Device**: The base station to set up. Its name (LHB-…) is printed on its back.

Texts from Home Assistant's source code, [Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

## Entities

- **Selects**: Channel, Power mode
- **Sensors**: Power state

## Troubleshooting

- **Diagnostics**: Downloads a diagnostics file to attach to a bug report.

## At a glance

- Kind: Built-in integration
- Category: [Media and entertainment](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/media-and-entertainment.md), Gaming
- Brand: [Steam](https://vulpo.app/integrations/steam.md)
- Number: 13 installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Works locally
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Built into Home Assistant
- Quality scale: Platinum quality scale
- Domain: `steamvr_base_station`
- Source: <https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/steamvr_base_station/>

In Vulpo: Quick Toggle card, Button card, Select card, Chart card, Apple Watch, Control Center

## Other ways in for Steam

| Name | Kind | Installs or stars | Connection | Upkeep |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Steam](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/steam-online.md) | Built-in integration | 3.2k installs sharing analytics | Needs the vendor's cloud | Part of Home Assistant |
| [Steam Wishlist](https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/boralyl-steam-wishlist.md) | Marketplace integration | 139 installs sharing analytics | Needs the vendor's cloud | No update in 6 to 18 months |
| [SteamVR](https://github.com/Antoni-Czaplicki/SteamVR.HA) | Marketplace integration | 16 installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Updated in the last 6 months |
| [MrSteam iSteamX](https://github.com/pedantique/mrsteam-homeassistant) | Marketplace integration | 1 installs sharing analytics | Needs the vendor's cloud | Updated in the last 6 months |
| [Steam Card](https://github.com/Kibibit/kb-steam-card) | Dashboard card | 30 GitHub stars | Connection not stated | No update in 6 to 18 months |

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Last updated 2026-11-05. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/steamvr-base-station

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