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Home Assistant is open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server. Available for free at home-assistant.io

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If you would start again, how would you do it? (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by glasgitarrewelt@feddit.de to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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It seems that there are a lot of things to consider before even buying the first smart device. How would you start when you would start over?

Are there any good beginner guides that helped you?

Important points for me are

privacy (everything should be local, no Alexa-Karens in my home)
use of open source/free software
a good variety of smart things I can use (I don't want to be tied Apple-like to only one company)

Is there a golden way to build a smart home with these factors in mind?

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[–] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also….. the wall panels are SUPER cool, but mostly unnecessary once you hit iteration 3.

There’s nothing you need to touch!

So they’re great for “displays” or “cam views” at that point.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've got a bulb based system, but I have switches that will operate without Internet. I don't want to rely on my phone for everything if my Internet is out.

[–] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The bulb based system is painful when you hit a normal light switch and it doesn’t do what you expect it to do because the bulb is “intelligent”

Depends on scénario really, but yeah I’m getting away from “internet dependant”

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I rent, so I can't change switches. Luckily some of the switches I have cover traditional switches.

[–] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Fair enough!