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The original was posted on /r/nixos by /u/Inside_Test_8474 on 2025-09-07 07:22:35+00:00.

It makes a lot of sense - don’t you think?

Been in the smart home game since the beginning, and i can safely say I had the most fun developing this approach! Just my style - a over-engineered home automation system with the perfect amount of complexity (high).

I know I am not the only one who has done this kind of crazy setup.

I invite you to share similar projects please.

Here is mine:

Zigbee devices are defined as such:

house.zigbee.devices = {
  "0x54ef4410003e58e2" = { friendly_name = "Roller Shade"; room = "livingroom"; type = "blind"; icon = "mdi:blinds"; endpoint = 1; };
};

I define scenes as

house.zigbee.scenes = {
  "Chill Scene" = {
    "Light 1" = { state = "ON"; brightness = 200; color = { hex = "#8A2BE2"; }; };
    "Light 2" = { state = "ON"; brightness = 200; color = { hex = "#40E0D0"; }; };    
  }; 
};

Everything is handled by four different components:

Core (server-side)

https://github.com/QuackHack-McBlindy/dotfiles/blob/main/bin/home/zigduck.nix

Client Controller (from terminal + voice)

https://github.com/QuackHack-McBlindy/dotfiles/blob/main/bin/home/house.nix

Nix generated dashboard

https://github.com/QuackHack-McBlindy/dotfiles/blob/main/bin/home/duckDash.nix

And lastly - for parsing natural language (for an Assistant)

https://github.com/QuackHack-McBlindy/dotfiles/blob/main/bin/config/do.nix

Quite happy with how it works, runs like a charm and is reliable as a duck.