Home Automation with Linux that doesn't rely on the cloud
Using Home Assistant, Docker and Ansible we talk about automating your whole house without relying on the cloud.
Presented by:

Alex Kretzschmar
Red Hatter. Podcaster.
The trouble with any 'smart' device such as a Nest thermostat or Hue light bulb is that they require an internet connection and a company to be in business running a server that they connect to. As we have seen with Logitech a company can change it's focus at anytime.
If the product you just bought requires a cloud service to be available to function, you don't own it.
2019 is the year I am taking back control of my smart devices by bringing as much 'smarts' back inside my LAN as possible. To do this I've recently been experimenting with Home Assistant which I have running a docker container on my media server.
- Date:
- Duration:
- 45 min
- Conference:
- LinuxFest Northwest 2019
- Language:
- Track:
- Jupiter Broadcasting
- Difficulty:
- Easy