I'm adding RGBW LED strip lighting to my home office, and I wanted the option to eventually control the lights programatically. This was my first foray into hom

I'm adding RGBW LED strip lighting to my home office, and I wanted the option to eventually control the lights programatically. This was my first foray into home automation, and I settled on using Z-Wave for the communications. AFAIK, the typical design for Z-Wave systems is to route most/all control through a home-automation "hub" (IIRC the terminology correctly). I was alarmed at the number of hubs for sale that required connectivity to the outside Internet. I've decided to use a Raspberry Pi (with a Z-Wave modem) with a home-automation distro for my hub, and one of my main motivations was to avoid this huge external dependency / attack surface. I feel bad for people with less savvy or computer skills who don't realize the potential hell they're risking.