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LNXLink - Link your Linux computer into Home Assistant
(bkbilly.gitbook.io)
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
Just set up MQTT in home Assistant, why not?
But that requires a broker, right?
It does. I use Mosquito but I believe HA has a built in one too. Mosquito was easy enough to set up though.
Honestly MQTT is like the nervous system of my HA setup. I started using it with Tasmota when I Tasmotised all my cheap WiFi bulbs, then opted for Zigbee2mqtt for my ZigBee setup.
But I also have things like my bedside clock (an old phone running WallPanel), my doorway tablet (a Nexus 7 running Fully Kiosk Browser), my PC and even my alarm clock app on my phone, all running through MQTT.
I even had Tasker on my phone communicating with HA via MQTT before I gave up on that. It's really useful