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What do you guys think of the idea of smart homes? I could make a basic setup using https://home-assistant.io to control my home temperature and lighting; the tools for doing this are everywhere nowadays and implementation doesn't seem too horrific anymore.

But setting aside what I "can" do, is this something that I "should" do? How can a person implement this without connecting any devices to the internet?

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[-] rackmountrambo@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

I like that the ZigBee and z-wave devices don't need internet, but the biggest reason in my opinion is the relay function where they extend the network, and the binding options so they work even if your hub or wireless goes down.

[-] flynnguy@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, the mesh features is really nice.

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