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What do you guys think of the idea of smart homes? I could make a basic setup using https://home-assistant.io to control my home temperature and lighting; the tools for doing this are everywhere nowadays and implementation doesn't seem too horrific anymore.
But setting aside what I "can" do, is this something that I "should" do? How can a person implement this without connecting any devices to the internet?
Thanks for all this info. I'm just planning out what I will use. This gives me a lot to dig into!
Really glad to hear it! Feel free to ping me if you have questions.
Edit: The Deconz is a good starter device, but it doesn't support nearly as many devices as Z2M. I got an Aqara Pet Feeder that Deconz doesn't support, but Z2M does, which is why I switched. You can't use Z2M with the ConBee.
This is the video I used to set up Z2M to work with the new controller.