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What can the 'average Joe' start hosting, that will change their life? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I'm already hosting pihole, but i know there's so much great stuff out there! I want to find some useful things that I can get my hands on. Thanks!

Edit: Thanks all! I've got a lil homelab setup going now with Pihole, Jellyfin, Paperless ngx, Yacht and YT-DL. Going to be looking into it more tomorrow, this is so much fun!

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[–] 39 points 3 years ago (1 child)

And it's so nice having zero dependence on the cloud. If the internet drops out, everything still works, including the mobile app.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 years ago (21 children)

    Not necessarily, I have devices that are cloud dependent. Locally in NZ there aren't a lot of options, all smart plugs are cloud dependent. Also things like weather integrations will stop working.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    It's up to you to make it cloudless, but Home Assistant is the only solution I know of out there that even allows this possibility. I refuse to use anything in my home that requires a third party app or cloud connection (aside from initial pairing so I can flash it with ESPHome or some other local-only firmware). Admittedly it complicates things, but the payoff is so worth it.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Yeah you are right, think all other alternatives require the cloud. I've just started with HA so I'm still pretty new to it. I've found some good Zigbee plugs on Aliexpress that pair well with ZHA. Over time I can replace the un-flashable cloud based smart plugs from TP Link and Brilliant.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Look for z-wave or zigbee plugs. You'll need to buy a hub, but unless NZ has banned the protocol, it should get you smart switches, outlets, thermostats and more.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Yeah, I've recently bought a HA SkyConnect & some plugs from AliExpress and they work well. Whenever I'll be in Australia I'll get some Ikea stuff too. Locally the only Zigbee option is Hue which I find too expensive.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    There should be plenty of zigbee stuff in the market, right? Ikea and Phillips stuff are mostly zigbee and can work with homeassistant + zigbee dongle (zha). Some tuya switch and smart plugs are zigbee too and can pair directly to homeassistant + zha without using a cloud account.

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