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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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Hello,

I would like to start working with home automation/ smart home. I have not yet worked with smart home.

I would like to do without all products that have a cloud connection or must be connected to the Internet. I would like to have all network components in a separate subnet that would only be accessible via a secure VPN connection.

Do you think this is possible?

Do you have any product recommendations software/hardware?

or any tips or sources where I can learn more about this topic?

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[โ€“] riskyjbell@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I think homeassistant is what you want to use. Check out their website. They have several ways to deploy depending upon your technical abilities.

[โ€“] ceciltech@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Software: Home Assistant

Hardware: Zigbee hub (Sonoff)