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Home Assistant is open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server. Available for free at home-assistant.io

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If you would start again, how would you do it? (feddit.de)

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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?

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[–] mokosai 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've also learned that I can't stand battery operated motion sensors!

Have you found any plug-in motion sensors that you use instead? It looks like they are generally much more expensive than the battery powered ones, which doesn't make any sense to me.

[–] ArbiterXero 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have! The Tuya zigbee presence sensors.

They are WAY better because they detect presence rather than motion, so they stay on even if you’re not moving.

The m100 Check if you’re getting the 5ghz or 22ghz

Not sure which I recommend, I’m waiting on the 22’s now for a room that’s bigger than 6M

The 5ghz’s can’t sense more than 6 metres

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These are using mmWave radar, so look for those type of devices if you want sensors that can detect whether you're in the room while stationary. Most of the cheap sensors use PIR which only detects motion.

[–] ArbiterXero 2 points 1 year ago

That’s correct! I actually work in the mmW radar field, it’s super fun!