<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">If you want to set up a FOSS system, HomeAssistant is very good. I never had success with Z-Wave and/or Zigbee interfaces on an HA host, but interfacing with a hub is easy enough. <div><br></div><div>I found myself leaning towards devices which offer (Apple) HomeKit compatibility, as this is a well-known standard that’s supported by HomeAssistant and requires totally local communications. A lot of vendor devices currently don’t play well on other hubs, and while Matter and Thread are supposed to address that, I’m not holding my breath.</div><div><br></div><div>I have Phillips (Signify) Hue (lights, motion sensors, switches), Ikea Tradfrei (lights), Ikea Dirigea (blinds, soon to add contact sensors), Tado (heating), Meross (smart power strips, leak sensors, smoke alarms), Eufy (cameras), Sonos (speakers), and Neatamo (weather station). I will probably add a Homebridge instance to add my Dyson fans and LG appliances.<div><br></div><div>In the end, maintaining an HA instance got to be a bit much, so I migrated to Apple Home on an AppleTV, which has been okay so far. It has a higher partner acceptance factor, and the streamer is way easier than maintaining a separate Kodi instance and playing commercial service whack-a-mole. You are trading freedom for convenience, of course, and HA was totally capable of doing everything I wanted.</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Travis</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 7 Feb 2024, at 10:52, John Hearns via GLLUG <gllug@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">I guess you could start here <a href="https://www.home-assistant.io/">https://www.home-assistant.io/</a><div>I use Alexa enabled devices. You do need a Zigbee hub for a lot of devices, this is a low power network.</div><div>I have the stupidity of having two hubs, one for lights one for heating.</div><div>I was in a conversation at FOSDEM regarding a new standard for wireless home networking, Matter</div><div>Dont know much about it</div><div><a href="https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/01/25/matter-livestream-blog/">https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/01/25/matter-livestream-blog/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 7 Feb 2024 at 10:45, Chris Bell via GLLUG <<a href="mailto:gllug@mailman.lug.org.uk">gllug@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello,<br>
There are several brands of "Smart Home" devices available. Most can provide <br>
an "App" for a mobile phone, but I have not seen much evidence of <br>
interoperability. Are any recommended for use with Linux control software? Any <br>
links from the RaspberryPi series? Thanks for any information<br>
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