Population ageing is set to affect European countries over the coming decades, increasing the number of dependent people. In this context, Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) is one solution to enable these people to stay in their preferred environment longer, thus delaying hospitalization. To take up these challenges, this paper proposes an original linux-based solution for home automation developed at the Lab-STICC laboratory. A hardware architecture that can be deployed in such an environment is first defined. To fit both hardware specification and user needs with home automation services, a linux-based software application has been developed. Thanks to the contribution and sharing of the Linux community, it is possible to save development time and customize your own application. This is crucial when it comes to the fast deployment of ad hoc embedded systems.