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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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Need a Smart Doorbell & Lock that plays nicely with Google Nest Hub – suggestions? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by canaroc@alien.top to c/homeautomation@selfhosted.forum

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Hey everyone,

I’m on the hunt for a smart doorbell and lock combo that really gels with my Google Nest Hub. My Eufy setup's not doing the trick, and even my old August gear felt like it was missing a beat.

I’m looking for:

Direct video feed to my Pixel when the doorbell rings, with the added convenience of lock controls on the same screen.
Auto-display on the Nest Hub when someone’s at my door, with the ability to lock/unlock right there.

Also, I'd love a lock that supports:

Fingerprint
NFC
Phone access
Code
Physical key

Anyone have a setup that can do all this? Your advice would be a game-changer!

Thanks!

/canaroc

NOTE: Not a native English speaker, this post was improved by ChatGPT :)

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

Nest doorbell, and august locks with a keypad has done great for me!

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

This is what we have, but I don't have a smart lock on my front door because it's not our main door.

I just tell the person to go to the side door if I want to let them in.