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Several of my friends that used to be on the SmartThings bandwagon have migrated to self-hosted Home Assistant and are much happier. I haven't made the jump mys

• belval 5y ago
  While I understand not everyone has time to tinker with it, to me Home-Assistant is really the only way to do smart homes in a way that brings value because of its flexibility with a real programmable interface. For example, I was able to code an action to start my espresso machine (which has a 20 minutes preheating time) by hooking it at the "first look at phone" event in the day. To me this is obviously something I would never agree to share with a company selling ads, but since it never leaves the premises it's pretty cool.
  • _huayra_ 5y ago
    While I'm on the HA bandwagon, I've recommended Hubitat to some less tech-tinkering-inclined family members with good success: https://hubitat.com/ https://hubitat.com/
  • lostlogin 5y ago
    Automating the coffee machine is amazing - it was my first foray into Home Automation. It saves time, it works great and can also be done before you get home at the weekends. The just-audible click at 6am followed by the sound of the boiler heating is very satisfying, even 5+ years after setting it up.