Going to ignore the author and say: yes, HomeAssistant is indeed a viable and reasonably secure (if self-hosted) alternative. Whenever buying a "smart" light/s

Going to ignore the author and say: yes, HomeAssistant is indeed a viable and reasonably secure (if self-hosted) alternative. Whenever buying a "smart" light/switch/outlet, I always make sure it can be flashed to Tasmota so I can keep my home automation as self-hosted as possible. Hue's descent was inevitable and lights/switches/outlets have long life spans. Don't trust your smart devices to corporate whims.