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Cloud services for controlling things inside your house are the worst (github.com)
submitted 2 years ago by besmtt@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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I recently moved away from MyQ to local control of my garage door and I've been loving it. I stumbled across the linked issue where MyQ shit the bed for roughly 3 days and it just confirms to me that the extra effort to move away from a cloud service was worth it. I'm down to just one last cloud service for something inside my house. My mind is pretty much made up that if I can't accomplish it locally, I won't do/use it.

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[-] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 6 points 2 years ago

Ditto here. I spent even less - a Wemos D1 mini and a relay, all housed snugly in a 3D printed case.

Has worked flawlessly for years now.

All I can say is, thank the gods for esphome and Home Assistant.

[-] xtremeownage@lemmyonline.com 4 points 2 years ago

And, the best part- Home assistant keeps getting better and better!

[-] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah - I'm kinda amazed at how much functionality I'm able to get from such good FOSS like HA. I just wish they had a once-off donation capability I could use. I'm not into subscriptions at all, so I usually make a donation each month to a different tech project that has made my life better.

[-] xtremeownage@lemmyonline.com 1 points 2 years ago

I pay for the subscription solely for the purpose of supporting it. Most of the functionality it offers, just isn't useful to me.

[-] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 1 points 2 years ago

Shame. I just don't do subscriptions.

[-] cravl@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago

You can make a one-time donation via GitHub Sponsors.

[-] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 1 points 2 years ago

Fantastic! I don't know why I didn't think to check GH Sponsors. I support plenty of other projects the same way. Thanks for sharing.

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