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Why I'm a fan of open source home automation: https://home-assistant.io/blog/2016/04/05/your-hub-should-be-local-and-open/ https://home-assistant.io/blog/2016/0

• oh_sigh 9y ago
  You would still need hardware to communicate over the various smart home standards(433,bt,ir,zigbee,wifi,etc)
  • SEJeff 9y ago
    And that hardware doesn't need to communicate with the cloud, see things like this zwave usb stick (which works GREAT for zwave with home assistant and a raspberry pi): https://aeotec.com/z-wave-usb-stick https://aeotec.com/z-wave-usb-stick
    • oh_sigh 9y ago
      I agree! I personally have a z-wave stick, hue bridge, lutron bridge, a custom IR transceiver, etc automated w/ hass. But I can see the temptation to buy a one-size-fits-all device which can communicate with all those products(or at least their other hubs).