Home Automation

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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

It is automation of the home, housework or household activity.

Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security.

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Is there a way to automate and make a smart home without compromising security or digital privacy? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So, I'm tired of all these companies having access to my information and data. I'm also trying to limit security concerns from hackers and general lowlifes. Is this possible? Is there anyone who teaches or guides on this (preferably on YouTube as im a bit of a visual learner).

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Home- assistant premise is to run everything locally as much as possible to avoid the dependence on cloud based devices and / or their cloud based services. There is a learning curve no doubt.. and can be a bit overwhelming at first but imo worth it.

There is a huge following and literally thousands of videos on YouTube going into detail on so many specifics. Maybe look into it..

https://www.home-assistant.io/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but certain devices I get will be able to run without having to sign up on that companies systems, so long as it's HA compatible?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Potentially setting off a war here, but isn't Home Assistant even in the process of adding Matter support to obviate the need for Zigbee and Z-wave in favor of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Thread?

That's honestly all I'm waiting for since all my smart devices support Matter and I'll slowly introduce more as more become available.