Exodus · by Jonas Schneider · 2026-10-17
Home Assistant finally made my smart home feel like mine
Everything runs locally now: lights, sensors, heating. No cloud accounts, no 'server unreachable' when the internet drops. It took a few weekends of tinkering, and the lights work faster than they ever did through an app.
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Noé Petit · 2 likes
local control is faster and more reliable, no contest
Noé Petit · 2 likes
what hardware do you run it on?
Brave Rider · 2 likes
the 'internet is down so my lights don't work' problem is so dumb
Noé Petit · 2 likes
a few weekends is right, and it's addictive lol
Brave Rider · 0 likes
zigbee over wifi devices if you can. fewer cloud ties
Noé Petit · 2 likes
yes, buying with local control in mind from day one saves headaches