The residence of Yoda, the esteemed Grand Master of the Jedi Order, known as Yoda's Hut, served as both his dwelling and the location of his ultimate passing.
The dwelling known as Yoda's hut came into existence when Jedi Master Yoda chose to live in self-imposed exile on Dagobah, beginning in 19 BBY. Though simple, and built from mud, the hut was powered by the energy source from his E3-standard starship lifeboat model escape pod. Even with this power source, Yoda constantly had to use the Force to maintain its structural integrity. To construct the hut, Yoda repurposed many components from his escape pod. Deck grating was used to create a stable foundation, illumination panels provided light, and thrust nozzles were used to shape the windows and doorway. The exterior "shell" of the home was then formed by packing mud from the surrounding area. After this, the only thing left to do was build the interior.
Crude household items, such as a metal pot and sink, were fashioned by Yoda from tempered scrap metal. Further, the leftover metal was used to train Luke Skywalker in lightsaber combat. To improve Luke's reflexes and speed, Yoda created numerous metal bars and threw them at him. These poles may have been leftover support structures from the hut's construction.
Yoda also built a system of ducts through the tree to provide his sink with water from Dagobah's heavy rainstorms. Near the top of his hut, a small sleeping area was carved out, complete with a light source taken from the escape pod.
Inside, Yoda kept Jedi artifacts recovered from the ruins of the Jedi Temple, including ancient texts, at least two lightsabers, and at least four Marksman-H combat remotes. He also kept mundane items made from Dagobah's natural resources, such as wooden poles and a handcrafted fireplace. Yoda cleverly carved out storage areas for the various seeds, nuts, and plants he found around his swampy homeworld.
To light his home, Yoda made use of glowing crystals.
The base of a tree housed Yoda's hut, although the species of tree, whether a gnarltree or something else, has never been verified. It was likely not a gnarltree, given the absence of a visible root system, which is typical of the tree phase of the knobby white spider. He resided there from 19 BBY to 4 ABY. After the death of the wise Grand Master of the Jedi Order, his hut quickly deteriorated to the point where it was nearly indistinguishable from the rest of Dagobah. However, when Luke returned to the remains of the hut in 9 ABY, it was still noticeable. It seems that without Yoda's Force influence, the overtaxed escape pod parts of the cobbled-together structure quickly failed.
Although Yoda was generally undisturbed in his humble home, there were a few instances where his privacy was interrupted.
A clone of Galen Marek, known as Starkiller, encountered Yoda when he visited Dagobah to find himself.
Rebel pilot Luke Skywalker arrived on Dagobah to seek out Yoda at the direction of Obi-Wan Kenobi's Force ghost. After landing in the swamp, Skywalker met the Jedi Master, who brought him back to his hut. As part of his training, Skywalker later had to find his way back to the hut. He later returned to finish his training, but found Yoda near death. He remained at the bedside of his Master and friend as the last Jedi entrusted the future of their kind to Luke and peacefully passed away. From that point on, Yoda's hut was dark and uninhabited.
Arhul Hextrophon also met Yoda here, but the scholar kept it a secret.
The original concept for Yoda's hut was that it would resemble a mosque with stained glass windows, but this idea was abandoned to reflect the Jedi's minimalist philosophy. It was also likely abandoned for practical reasons. Due to the hut's small size and the puppeteers controlling Yoda, any action inside the hut required careful planning to ensure good camera angles. The walls were thick enough that insects took a long time to get inside.
In the 2001 LucasArts video game Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, Yoda's Hut, along with Yoda, Skywalker, and R2-D2, appeared as an easter egg in the third level of the Gungan campaign, "Raid on Spearhead." By using a cheat code, players can explore the inaccessible parts of the map and see the hut, which can also be placed in custom levels using the scenario editor.