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I’ve been a user of HA ever since I got a X10 firecracker plugged into my Slackware server under my dorm room bed. I’ve hated that they’ve turned HA into a serv

by yardie 7y ago

I’ve been a user of HA ever since I got a X10 firecracker plugged into my Slackware server under my dorm room bed. I’ve hated that they’ve turned HA into a service. A lot of these cloud HA companies are going with the cheap razors, expensive razor blades business model. And when things don’t work out leave you will with a pile of expensive broke equipment.

andybak 7y ago
I'm sure it will be blindingly obvious in hindsight but I don't know what "HA" stands for. "Home Appliance"?
- detaro 7y ago
  home automation I'd guess.
- jmiserez 7y ago
  Home automation most likely.
- bookofjoe 7y ago
  Home Assistant?
- jlgaddis 7y ago
  Home Assistant: https://www.home-assistant.io https://www.home-assistant.io > Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server.
joshlittle 7y ago
I have been using X10 and Insteon devices for years. I have no plans to upgrade the system to newer zigbee/zwave hardware; though I have added some IP Based devices too for things like smart bulbs such as Lifx. I control everything with a Universal Devices ISY-994i controller and have set up a Polyglot node server to tie it all together. This gives me flexibility because I can always expand the isy-994i to support Zigbee or Zwave; and polyglot node server is open source. It’s very nice to be protected against forced IoT obsolescence due to cloud API Reversioning, Company failures and mergers, etc. some of my smart home IoT devices are over 20 years old; no plans to upgrade them. Best of all, nothing requires the Internet to work.