Open source smart home system (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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Is there a good open source smart home system? What do you guys use? Which brand to buy?

How is OpenHAB?

I tried home assistant but I can't manage to get it working with my reverse proxy.

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[-] Linuturk@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

Keep trying with home assistant. It's the best in my opinion.

[-] Sidewalker@lemm.ee 19 points 10 months ago

I’m going to add to the chorus of voices here advising you to stick with homeassistant. It is hands down the best open source home automation platform.

If you need help with reverse proxy let me know if you’re using nginx. There are a few header configurations that are required for the home assistant interface and I’d be glad to share my nginx configuration file.

You could also pay $6/month for nabu casa and they will proxy everything for you in the cloud.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 5 points 10 months ago

Caddy (OSS & free) is possibly the easiest reverse proxy to install and configure, and gets and manages SSL certs with literally no configuration.

[-] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks

I'm using nginx proxy manager. It would be great if you would share the config

Paying a remote proxy doesn't make sense if my setup works for all but home assistant

[-] thejevans@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

It's not just a reverse proxy that they offer for that price. They also do the hard work of building a connector for google and other smart home systems, and they host parts of the voice assistant pipeline if your hardware isn't capable. Finally, the money helps to fund more cool HomeAssistant stuff.

[-] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

👍🏻

I frequently donate to open source stuff. I'm down for paying stuff. I just want to host it myself if possible

[-] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago

One of the great things about Home Assistant is they give you full control over everything, so it's entirely up to you how much you rely on local vs cloud infrastructure. It all just comes down to how you configure individual settings and plugins.

Their subscription plan is great because it allows them to continue open source development without relying on commercial sponsorship, so there's no ecosystem bias or advertising or anything crazy like that. A great open source project.

[-] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

We solved it, thx!

[-] lps2@lemmy.ml 16 points 10 months ago

What issues are you having with your reverse proxy? Home Assistant is light-years ahead of any other option

[-] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Misconfiguration because of wrong X-forwarded-For wit nginx proxy manager. Thx! And there are no add ons.

[-] Fisch@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

For addons you need to install HACS

[-] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

I'm just installing it, thx. Yet I don't know how that'll help me with the proxy

[-] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

You also need to enable websockets iirc.

[-] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

Is enabled 👍🏻

[-] rambos@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Have you added this to your configuration.yaml

http:
  use_x_forwarded_for: true
  trusted_proxies:
    - 172.21.0.2

Where 172.21.0.2 is NPM docker IP

Its the only thing I had to do to make it working. Cant help much if something else is required

[-] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

I'm in. Thank you! I added a couple of different IPs now. Internal, external. No idea which one worked. But I'm in. Thank you!

[-] rambos@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Glad it worked. Cheers 😉

[-] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

So I switched from OpenHAB to HA a few years ago. There's just no comparison, particularly in terms of support and add-ons.

[-] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

Thanks!

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 7 points 10 months ago

Open source does not come with an easy button unfortunately. No matter what we suggest will leave you needing to tinker and play with things.

Home assistant really is the best option from all angles. Just have to keep tinkering.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

HA kinda does come with an easy remote access button. It costs a monthly fee. Although of course the remote proxy part isn't open source.

[-] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I use home assistant and found some instructions on how to set up a free-tier cloudflare reverse proxy to access it from outside my home. Works like a charm.

[-] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Got a link to that?

[-] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I think this is what I used: https://pimylifeup.com/cloudflare-tunnel-on-home-assistant/

[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Going to preface this one with an /s

You can hire a maid to assist you around the house. She can turn on and off the lights via voice command, open the blinds in the morning, lock the door when you leave, adjust the heat throught the day, open the garage door when you pull in, and so much more. You don't even need a camera to protect against pirates, for when a package arrives - she can bring it inside right away.

The privacy implications are amazing compared to other options. There's only one person watching you and you know exactly who it is. She won't sell your data to "third party partners". Most you have to worry about is her gossiping about you with her friends who are sick of hearing about some random dude on Lemmy all day.

Traditionally, there is a subscription fee. If you don't want to pay, you're best (leagl) opton is to have a kid and train them well. That will last you until you're at the age when you can't stand up and walk to the light switch, but then you can upgrade to a nurse paid for by the child who is too busy training their own child to bother with you.

[-] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 3 points 10 months ago

Home assistant. It is simply the best option right now. Especially for amount of integrations. What are you using for a reverse proxy? I can send you my labels if you are using traefik.