I have tried Home Assistant several times. Each time I try it, I get it installed on a VM under my Proxmox hypervisor and start configuring my devices. I’ll use my most recent try as an example. I have several Wyze WiFi power switches, and two “Smart Life” (Toya internally) combination thermometer/switch devices. The Toya devices integrated with HA after I signed up for a Toya developer account and did a bunch of configuring. I was able to read the temperature values, but switching the devices on/off did absolutely nothing. I didn’t even try the Wyze devices; apparently Wyze doesn’t integrate with HA.

I’m not opposed to buying new “smart home” devices, but I want something that actually works properly. What I’m looking for are:

  • Devices that don’t require internet access and an external API; I want to control them directly over my LAN.
  • Devices that have built-in integration with HA.

Is there a list of devices that just “work” with HA? I’ve looked at the list of available integrations that “technically” work, but they often require signing up for API access with a 3rd-party company and jumping through hoops to get the devices working. I want something where I can assign it a static IP or DHCP lease and HA just talks to it. I was able to get my BlueIris DVR integration working, and it can double as a motion sensor, so I’m specifically looking for plug-in switches, thermometers, sensors, etc.

  • lemming741@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m happy with my ESPHome (maintained by the same entity as HA), Shelly (cloud is optional), and Caseta system. I’m glad everyone else is happy with their dongles but I didn’t want that. 2.4 ghz is crowded enough as it is.