this is the most responsible idea. i love it

that’s a great idea re: music. i use a ton of Chromecast audios and, when Google “forgot to update the certs” I was SOL

This is so awesome. I this will be my light reading for the next week

It would have helped if I got her name right Andrea BoRman

YouTube channel

Here’s a list of self-host/foss/Linux YouTubers. Check them out. I’ve learned SO much from them:

• Veronica Explains
• Network Chuck
• Jim’s Garage
• Andrea Borman
• Awesome Open Source
• Techno Tim

I can add links to each but searching should find them easily

I have this exact same setup. Open Web UI has more features than I’ve been able to use such as functions and pipelines.

I use it to share my LLMs across my network. It has really good user management so I can set up a user for my wife or brother in law and give them general use LLM while my dad and I can take advantage of Coding-tuned models.

The code formatting and code execution functions are great. It’s overall a great UI.

Ive used LLMs to rewrite code, help format PowerPoint slides, summarize my notes from work, create D&D characters, plan lessons, etc

Roger. I’m leaning away from wifi

These are cool but I need something which will help my existing light switches too. I looked at aquara wall switches and they are nice but they seem to be around the $35-40 usd range

Ok. With Matter, I may consider cync again

I have looked at these and I am seriously considering them especially with newly-announced ZigBee compatibility… This is the trulyb"stealth" and I think cheapest option

Nope. These things are 5ish years old, Cync “direct connect”. I have a few Cync wifi bulbs and even 2 Bluetooth-mesh bulbs from wayyyy back

Ok. I also have the Sonoff 3.0 and it seems good so far. Might need to add that ZST to the cart

Tldr this house was wired funny

Here are some reasons:

1. automatic lights which follow us from bed to the toilet and back with minimal disturbance of each other and which return to pure dark without flipping a switch.

2. A hallway which have terrible switch placement. It has a 4-way switch and it leads to a room with another 3-way. 5 switches which should have been 3 can be consolidated using automation

3. I want automatic motion lights on stairs. Another annoying 3-way to get rid of

4. Kitchen has 9 light switches. I don’t want to explain why, but it’s not that big

5. TV area where scenes are important/want integratiom with other stuff

6.I want on/off automation on a few interior and all exterior lights for safety/security

I’m sorry. I’m still new on my HA journey (and marriage) so I’m sure there are unexplored integrations

Noted… Very good call ours. Thanks for all the details.

Help me out here. I happen to own a few cync bulbs as a carryover from my last home… The app has gotten better. But I feel like they have been extremely finicky. I am trying them on the custom integration and they are still finicky and seems like they break protocol. How do you get them to work over matter on HA?

Yep. This fits. Another endorsement for zwave, too

I’ll look into these. I hadn’t really considered ZWave but I don’t know enough about it not to do some more research. I picked ZigBee because we already have a tonne of Hue bulbs which I will slowly migrate to z2m.

You’re right, the cost of a Zwave USB shouldn’t be the deciding factor when the potential cost is in the hundreds for multiple switches.

I do know that I have neutral wires and have 2, 3, and 4-pole switches which I’m targeting for replacement

I’ve heard that these switches are the most “real” feeling smart switches but I worry about them needing Internet access and having them in HA is a hard requirement

I believe KASA need wifi to work. Or do they just work as dumb switches without a connection? I’m avoiding stuff which needs to communicate externally and would prefer a solution which won’t add to my LAN

Edit: but that price. Daaaaaammmmn