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LrdThndr@lemmy.world 9 months agoA raspberry pi4, Home Assistant software, a zigbee dongle, and any zigbee-compatible smart bulb.
By default, the traffic never leaves your local network, and all your smart-crap still works if the internet goes out. At one point, it had a learning curve like a brick wall, but over the last year or two, they’ve done a spectacular job of improving the user experience. it’s still not perfect, but it’s far better than the commercial alternatives and won’t harvest your entire life for metadata it can sell.
Teal@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Thanks LrdThndr, I’ll be looking into this setup. :)