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Re:Harmony Link will no longer work after March 2018 by Kalrune on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @01:40PM (#15655506)
You can build an end simple end user system with DDNS and OpnenVPN on the home router without going with static IP or cloud based services (outside DDNS obviously)
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Re:Harmony Link will no longer work after March 2018 by jasonlaramburu on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @02:15PM (#15655878)
Having done this, I can tell you many smart home users do not even know how to change the password on their WiFi router. Installing OpenVPN is a non-starter.
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Re:Harmony Link will no longer work after March 2018 by acidburnNSA on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @08:48PM (#15659060)
What if someone packaged openvpn on a $50 box with home assistant pre intalled and had gui wizards to set everything up? Seems pretty doable to me. Just needs a founder.
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Re:Harmony Link will no longer work after March 2018 by jasonlaramburu on Thursday November 09, 2017 @01:21AM (#15660291)
Definitely doable. Also really easy to knock off if it became succesful.
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