Wife and I are building a new home so I've been researching home automation.

I came across this article that impressed me for it's relevance and level of detail.

 

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/03/how-to-achieve-smart-home-nirvana-or-home-automation-without-subscription/

 

 

Yes - this article created a lot of buzz over night. I tried HA a few years ago - but settled with homekit and homebridge, (being an apple consumer) it does everything I want - I do think HA is amazing, all the things you can do but I just feel you could get lost as you push further and further down the rabbit hole with all the scripting and automations.

 

I am in the same place as you, we will start to build in the next year, but I already have everything sorted - I haven’t touched a light switch in years, mostly down to automations and motion sensors.

Good luck whatever you do, I think home automation is pretty cool, the hardest thing is convincing the wife.

 

2 hours ago, recom273 said:

the hardest thing is convincing the wife.

 

My Wife Asked Me why I spoke so softly in the House. I said I was afraid of Mark Zuckerberg is Listening! (¬‿¬)

She Laughed.

I laughed.

ALEXA Laughed.

SIRI Laughed.

Google Laughed.

Take a look at Hubitat. Its very flexible. No subscrition and it runs everything local which is great in thailand. It also has a huge helpfull active community and development team. My house is totally automated based on this.

18 minutes ago, NVass said:

Take a look at Hubitat. Its very flexible. No subscrition and it runs everything local which is great in thailand. It also has a huge helpfull active community and development team. My house is totally automated based on this.

Where can I buy Hubitat in Thailand?

I bought direct from hubitat in the USand it arrived in 2 weeks no issue at all. Just select which z wave frequency and plug you want. I use uk.

I've been using Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi for over a year.  I've tied in my LAN, TV, aircons, AC outlets, solar power meters and LED lights (flashed with the Tasmota firmware).  I have scripts for different scenes, triggers when I leave and arrive based on my phone leaving or joining the Wifi network, and a voice control system (for $5/month).  You have to commit to a deep-dive in the underlying tech, but the power is there to provide a ton of functionality.  If you're not afraid of super tech, it's a fun thing to invest a lot of time in.

 

I have made several YouTube videos on it.  Due to TV policy, please PM me and I'll send you the links.