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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ZeroTrust Your Home - The Ultimate DIY Smart Home Solution (alien.top)

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Introducing an open-source, auto-configured home automation system based on Home Assistant. The system sets up a robust, secure infrastructure in minutes, ensuring top-notch security and privacy.

It's user-friendly, cost-effective (around $50), and offers out-of-the-box support for a broad range of IoT devices including ZigBee, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.

The project is available on GitHub: https://github.com/lucadibello/zerotrust-your-home

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

It's a live listing still taking bids with 3 days to go.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/355204395401

You can get one for £200 delivered in the UK with identical specs so it's a good deal cheaper than you think. That said it's not as cheap as a US machine but they have a market of 5-6 times as many desktop machines.