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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/portalqubes on 2025-10-21 00:27:40+00:00.
Been moving my house over to local control bit by bit, and today’s outage was a reminder why.
When cloud services fail, your house shouldn’t.
Cloud-only gear might be cheap or convenient, but if the internet dies, so do your lights, locks, and sensors. None of that should depend on a server you don’t own.
If you want resilience, stick with local-first devices. Home Assistant has good references here:
Local protocols with example coordinators/brands:
- Zigbee (USB SMLIGHT SLZB-07, PoE SMLIGHT SLZB-06M)
- Z-Wave (USB Zooz 800 series, Aeotec Z-Stick 10 Pro)
- Bluetooth (USB BT dongle or ESP32 with ESPHome BT proxy)
- YoLink LoRa (via local hub)
- WiFi (local-control devices such as Shelly and Tapo)
- Thread (newer hubs/devices such as Eve)
- Lutron Clear Connect
Don’t let an outage take down your home.
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