Smart home devices should work without the internet

Re:Smart home devices should work without the internet by f1shy on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @12:02PM (#50443098)

My take currently. Exactly thos. Buy Sonoff things, Raspberry Pi, and do some vibe coding. All local first.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Smart home devices should work without the internet by rixrax on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @01:13PM (#50443982)

Same. But instead of rPi get a cheap N100 etc. 'real' PC with M.2.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Smart home devices should work without the internet by cryptoegorophy on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @01:51PM (#50444513)

What’s wrong with rpi?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Smart home devices should work without the internet by subscribed on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @02:36PM (#50445192)

It's now crazy expensive for what it is. It's still okay if you prefer low power standby / rare use but other than that probably not so much.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Smart home devices should work without the internet by ssl-3 on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @02:46PM (#50445345)

Everything is now crazy expensive, if buying new.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Smart home devices should work without the internet by XorNot on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @02:19PM (#50444922)

Also use static IP addressing on your home network.

Your router is a point of failure, so an internet outage making it go weird doesn't mean you want all your stuff becoming on manageable).

IoT is honestly one of the best ways to rapidly learn SRE concepts.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Smart home devices should work without the internet by ssl-3 on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @03:14PM (#50445696)

[delayed]

[ Parent | on HN ]