HomeAssistant.io

[CaptainComedy]

Have you guys used this?

I'm using it for my smart home at the moment (not that I have anything to use it with)

it's basically a website that acts as a smart hub - I've installed it on my raspberry pi, it seems ok so far however I think connecting to anything might be a bit of a hassle - at the moment you have to get into yaml files to configure the sites setup - not very user friendly, not very clean either, but still it works and seems to be working well - I don't have to buy a Samsung smart things hub as a result but wondering if I'm missing out on smartthings as a result...

 

[CaptainComedy]

There's a lot of useful documentation to get you into it - at the moment I only have a chromecast, which it picked up automatically, but I've also set it up to auto renew ssl and block external ips based on failed attempts

 

[CaptainComedy]

yep, really looking forward to doing more with it - and because it's a standalone system (not needing hardware) you can multi-purpose the device for other things - my PI will also be controlling my TV, the ambilight behind the TV, home security... quite a bit of stuff eventually