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Home automation suffers from the same problem. I'm hard-pressed to find a home automation hub that doesn't require "the cloud." You mean to tell me turning on t
by ashleyn 9y ago
Home automation suffers from the same problem. I'm hard-pressed to find a home automation hub that doesn't require "the cloud." You mean to tell me turning on the lights 5 feet away requires I go through some North Carolina data centre some 800 miles away? This frustrating trend is over-engineered and insecure.
- Dwolb 9y agoLutron’s wireless offerings work off local ISM bands. No cloud required.
- casenjo 9y agoI wasn't able to find a cloud-less home automation solution. Ended up going the semi-DIY route and installed Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi. It's not plug and play, but it beats having to rely on some cloud solution that'll disappear whenever the manufacturer feels like it.