It seems that there are a lot of things to consider before even buying the first smart device. How would you start when you would start over?

Are there any good beginner guides that helped you?

Important points for me are

  • privacy (everything should be local, no Alexa-Karens in my home)
  • use of open source/free software
  • a good variety of smart things I can use (I don’t want to be tied Apple-like to only one company)

Is there a golden way to build a smart home with these factors in mind?

  • noobnarski@feddit.deEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I started with a bunch of Tuya devices that are almost all flashed over to tasmota etc. by now.

    What really got me to actually start with home assistant though, is the exterior blinds controllers I bought. They kept losing wifi after a few days until I rebooted them, but they were hardwired, so every day I would have to turn off a circuit in my house with everything connected to it.

    I flashed them with openbeken OTA and now they almost always work and, even if they didnt, they have already rebooted and are working again.