• capital@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    This is why, going forward, smart home products I buy have to be zigbee or zwave so I can integrate it with home assistant.

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      11 months ago

      I thought this comment was trolling then I realized that zigbee and zwave are real brand names. You can’t make this shit up.

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        11 months ago

        Haha yeah they’re IoT protocols for smarthome stuff. But an open source software called Home Assistant can talk to it, so you can self-host your home automation without your home being subject to the whims of some fragile tech startup and by extension, their investors.

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          11 months ago

          Oh I see, that’s helpful and makes sense. I’m one of those newbs who took 15 hours to set up my own Jellyfin. Self hosting Home automation is a ways off in the distance for me haha.

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            11 months ago

            Hey, same! Glad it was helpful.

            And hey it sounds like after 15 hours you DID get it set up, so congrats! The skills learned will keep transferring to your next projects. If you’re having fun, you’re winning. :)

            Home Assistant has a pretty rad community and guides on which devices it can use and stuff. They’re trying really hard to be accessible to the curious. So hey, never know!