Sure, but I was talking about the basic concept of how things work in general to keep it simple for OP.
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bitfucker@programming.dev 2 months agoTechnically there is. If the device uses BLE or the phone has some built in hardware shenanigans. There is also a local gateway via ble. I’d argue a simple gateway is not a “server”. Scheduling can be done by the device via internal non-volatile storage and RTC
ad_on_is@lemmy.world 2 months ago
towerful@programming.dev 2 months ago
Gateway is a more specific name for a server.
Like web host is a more specific name for a server.
A server isn’t anything fancy, it just serves a service.
If that is just a relay between your phone and local devices, that’s what it’s serving