Home Assistant was Trey’s answer for a local first smart home
Phil and Rohan are joined by Trey from Tallahassee, Florida, to explore his local-first Home Assistant setup. From an X10 beginning and a MyQ API shutdown to Zigbee migrations, Trey has seen a lot!
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Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:00 From X10 to Home Assistant
00:06:00 Zigbee migration and device choices
00:10:00 Smart lighting and cat alerts
00:14:00 Automation philosophy and voice control
00:18:00 Voice assistant TV pausing
00:20:00 Zigbee, Thread and Z-Wave
00:24:00 Batteries and dual Zigbee networks
00:28:00 UniFi networking
00:30:00 Garage and freeze automations
00:34:00 IKEA blinds and local AI
00:38:00 Local LLM voice pipeline
00:42:00 Backups and outdoor camera plans
00:46:00 Indoor cameras and privacy modes
00:50:00 Frigate, recognition and smart locks
00:54:00 Ring keypad and closing
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Hosts
Phil Hawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
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