How's the Internet of Things era going? As a #privacy and #freesoftware nut I always found the barrier to entry not worth the cost,
It sounds like Home Assistant is maturing nicely - but are you still paying a lot for hardware? Like I couldn't even find a lightbulb on Amazon that I could tell is compatible
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I don't have any desire to have #smart lightbulbs, but I can say that the good temperature/humidity/motion sensors go for 32,18€. However, you need a raspberry pi or something similar to bridge the bluetooth to MQTT.
You can get cheaper, closed source hardware cheaper, but it is hit and miss on whether they let you configure your own server or force you through their #cloud crap.
Most my experience with #IoT is temperature related, but I'd be happy to chat if you'd like. I use #OpenHAB instead of #HomeAssistant, but based on the documentation and setup guides that I've seen, they're really very similar APIs.
For context, I maintain an open source thermostat (both hardware and software), so I've done some experimenting in this space. 😄
