I finally started documenting all the home automation devices and apps I use, with the main goal of everything running locally! Here's a fun list to browse through if you're looking for some holiday shopping ideas! https://aaronparecki.com/home-automation/

aaronpk

I finally started documenting all the home automation devices and apps I use, with the main goal of everything running locally! Here's a fun list to browse through if you're looking for some holiday shopping ideas!

https://aaronparecki.com/home-automation/

2019-12-02 12:03 am

tiffany

@aaronpk yay! Glad I'm not the only one 😉

2019-12-02 1:42 am

tiffany

@aaronpk I'm going to read it tonight if I can stay awake. I'm looking forward to seeing what you're doing with it!

2019-12-02 1:43 am

tiffany

@aaronpk you're in an apartment as well? Sweet!

2019-12-02 1:44 am

aaronpk

@tiffany Yeah it definitely has its challenges for smart home automation!

2019-12-02 1:45 am

danj

@aaronpk ooh, gonna give this a read! I’m just getting in to home automation. 🤓

2019-12-02 2:00 am

tiffany

@aaronpk the stuff you've shared I'd have never thought of and are on my list to buy.

Thank you so, so much!

2019-12-02 2:24 am

tiffany

@danj definitely a good read and plenty of recs too

2019-12-02 2:24 am

aaronpk

@tiffany awesome so glad to help! I look forward to hearing how it works out!

2019-12-02 2:47 am

danj

@tiffany Yes! I’m happy Hue makes the list, because that’s probably what I’ll start with. 🤓

2019-12-02 3:44 am

gerwitz

@aaronpk thanks! I have similar priorities as you, so this has helped me make a few decisions.

You mention UniFi Video but not what your camera setup looks like?

2019-12-02 4:48 pm

aaronpk

@gerwitz ah yeah I forgot to add cameras there! I'll add that section soon. The short version is I'm all in on UniFi video, I have a few of their cameras, and I installed their software in a VM.

2019-12-02 8:05 pm