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Home Automation

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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

It is automation of the home, housework or household activity.

Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security.

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Looking for the best doorbell camera… preferably no subscription required.

Also, is wireless better? It seems like it would be?

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[–] SticklerX@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Check out the Reolink POE doorbell cameras. Great integration with Home Assistant, mine has been rock solid since install.

[–] verylittlegravitaas@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Do you have the doorbell button press and two way audio setup in HA? I haven't figured this out yet.

[–] SticklerX@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not yet, and I probably won't. I've never actually needed to talk to anyone through my doorbell, and if I want to I could just use the app.

I have my home dashboard mounted next to my front door, so I'm working on an automation that will swap it to the camera view as soon as someone pushes the button - like a digital peep-hole

[–] verylittlegravitaas@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I use the app as well. Half the time I'm not home so it's been useful to have two way talk thru my VPN.

I thought about doing something similar with a screen by the door!