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by whilenot-dev 30 days ago
That one was pretty obvious to everyone, open hard- and software is a must for the longevity of (internet of) things that cost < USD 1000. It's the sad reality we settled on in our weird economic system, and every once in a while someone needs to relearn it the hard way: No company is going to offer support for cheap things, so it must be done by an open (source) community.

I've settled on a ZigStar Stick for my always-on Raspberry Pi and stick to compatible devices[0] only. I even just stick to the dashboard of Zigbee2MQTT[1], as Home Assistant[2] feels too bloated for my use cases.

Self-hosting and open source will certainly win in the case of smart homes.

[0]: https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/supported-devices/

[1]: https://flemmingss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/zigbee2mqt...

[2]: https://www.home-assistant.io/