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by hedora 423 days ago
Yeah. I want a weather station, automated blinds and automated window openers. (We have European style 2 way tilt windows. They can tilt open a bit and still be secure against burglars).

The weather station would be for solar load, outdoor temperature, precipitation and (most importantly) wind.

They’d all be coordinated with a local docker container or something like that.

Anyway, if this existed when we built the house, I’d have paid at least $30K for the system, installed and configured. I doubt I’m the only one. It’d be nice if it could control the furnace / ac too.

Edit: also, skylight openers, which are surprisingly inexpensive, except the software integration sounded like a nightmare.

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What is missing with current offerings? Between Matter and Zigbee devices, having Home Assistant as broker and coordinator, all of that is feasible today with nothing calling home if you're willing to put in some work.