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Anytime a smart home startup shuts down someone makes the ‘cloud is bad’ argument on HN. It shows that you have never actually talked to a paying smart home use
by jasonlaramburu 9y ago
Anytime a smart home startup shuts down someone makes the ‘cloud is bad’ argument on HN. It shows that you have never actually talked to a paying smart home user. All industry surveys show a top 3 reason people buy smart home gadgets is ‘peace of mind’ ie being able to check in and control the home when they are away. Since few Americans have a static IP address, ‘peace of mind’ is only possible with a cloud service.
- Kalrune 9y agoYou can build an end simple end user system with DDNS and OpnenVPN on the home router without going with static IP or cloud based services (outside DDNS obviously)
- jasonlaramburu 9y agoHaving done this, I can tell you many smart home users do not even know how to change the password on their WiFi router. Installing OpenVPN is a non-starter.
- acidburnNSA 9y agoWhat if someone packaged openvpn on a $50 box with home assistant pre intalled and had gui wizards to set everything up? Seems pretty doable to me. Just needs a founder.
- jasonlaramburu 9y agoDefinitely doable. Also really easy to knock off if it became succesful.