Your smart home will betray you (unless you do this)

If your smart home relies on the internet to turn on lights, you might have a problem. This video explores the journey from cloud-dependent smart home devices to local control with Home Assistant, making your smart lighting and other smart technology more reliable. We discuss why a local-first approach to automation, particularly with protocols like Zigbee, offers greater stability and privacy and most importantly we show you how to set it all up. # Links to things mentioned in this video: ## Other videos: ### Foxy's Lab Why I'm worried about the future of smart homes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKfNogl679c What the heck is Zigbee2MQTT?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZwzQI25K78 What the heck is a homelab?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpkw4AvTCsA&t=1029s ### Other excellent people How to set up ZHA in home assistant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqmOeLktUt8 ## Hardware products Note: I actually DID manage to find some Amazon Ikea products so I DO have affiliate links for those ones. However unless you want to specifically support my channel, I still suggest you go to the Ikea website for your country as it looks like they sell them directly for a lot less if they are having a sale. Raspberry Pi 5 8GB full kit (board, case, PSU, micro SD): https://amzn.to/3NB7hYT Home Assistant Green (UK Link): https://amzn.to/4s8jZxg Home Assistant Green (US Link): https://amzn.to/3Nx0oYC Beelink Mini PC: https://amzn.to/4bF2H58 Sonoff Zigbee dongle: https://amzn.to/4utxLft Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 (UK Link): https://amzn.to/4s9aON1 Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 (US Link): https://amzn.to/46VnO0l IKEA Dirigera Hub (UK Link): https://amzn.to/47G98SY Aqara M3 Hub: https://amzn.to/4b7uNpt Hubitat Hub: https://hubitat.com/products Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition: https://www.home-assistant.io/voice-pe/ IKEA TRÅDFRI (Zigbee) bulbs (with remote control!) (UK Link): https://amzn.to/4b7oQZE Innr Zigbee bulbs: https://amzn.to/3Nytl6w Aqara door/window sensors (Zigbee version): https://amzn.to/4lsBt57 Aqara motion sensors: https://amzn.to/4bE9KuO IKEA Zigbee smart plugs (Direct links to the Ikea website are geographic, so just go to https://www.ikea.com and find the 'smart home' section and it's all there. The Zigbee stuff is a baragain right now, careful of the matter stuff at the moment, I'm sure it's fine but I've not tested it yet so can't recommend just now. Innr smart plugs: https://amzn.to/4ryeo2m Services/software Home Assistant (main site): https://www.home-assistant.io/ Home Assistant Cloud (Nabu Casa): https://www.nabucasa.com/ Zigbee2MQTT website (device pairing guides): https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/supported-devices/ # Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:50 Why cloud dependent smart homes are a time bomb 05:14 What you can do to fix it 07:25 Step 1: Get a hub 12:05 Step 2: Get a Zigbee Coordinator 13:20 Step 3: Audit what you already have 16:10 Step 4: Start with one room 19:30 Step 5: Replace your voice assistant (Optional) 22:10 The honest part 23:47 Recap and Outro --- # My links: My website: https://www.foxyslab.com My blog: https://foxleigh.me Discord: https://discord.gg/tPdaADbM2N Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/foxyslab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexfoxleigh/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxleigh81 GitHub: https://github.com/foxleigh81 # Gear + stuff I use My studio kit, homelab builds and recommended gear are listed here: https://www.foxyslab.com/resources # Support the channel If you like my videos and want to help me keep making more of them, Patreon is the best way. You also get Discord roles, behind-the-scenes chats and your name in the credits depending on the tier. If you just want to send a one-off tip then you can do that over at ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/foxleigh81 If you want to support me but you can't afford to donate money then simply engaging with my videos with a like or a comment goes a long way, I'd be especially grateful if you shared a link to my videos to someone else. However you choose to support me, I will be very grateful :) Disclaimer: Some links in this description are affiliate links. If you buy through them, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support the channel! Transparency: Unless stated otherwise, all products were purchased by me. Opinions are 100% my own.