Cloud services for controlling things inside your house are the worst
Cloud services for controlling things inside your house are the worst
The problem This is the first time the MyQ integration has given me any trouble, and it started shortly after I opened the garage door today. I closed it 30 minutes later, but Home Assistant never ...
I recently moved away from MyQ to local control of my garage door and I've been loving it. I stumbled across the linked issue where MyQ shit the bed for roughly 3 days and it just confirms to me that the extra effort to move away from a cloud service was worth it. I'm down to just one last cloud service for something inside my house. My mind is pretty much made up that if I can't accomplish it locally, I won't do/use it.
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I am still using a DIY/homemade one I made back in 2020ish.
https://xtremeownage.com/2020/07/29/diy-garage-door-opener-home-assistant/
Still works perfectly. Less than 20$ of materials total. 100% local control. Locally compiled, open source firmware.
Would recommend.
Ditto here. I spent even less - a Wemos D1 mini and a relay, all housed snugly in a 3D printed case.
Has worked flawlessly for years now.
All I can say is, thank the gods for esphome and Home Assistant.
And, the best part- Home assistant keeps getting better and better!
Yeah - I'm kinda amazed at how much functionality I'm able to get from such good FOSS like HA. I just wish they had a once-off donation capability I could use. I'm not into subscriptions at all, so I usually make a donation each month to a different tech project that has made my life better.
I pay for the subscription solely for the purpose of supporting it. Most of the functionality it offers, just isn't useful to me.
Shame. I just don't do subscriptions.
You can make a one-time donation via GitHub Sponsors.
Fantastic! I don't know why I didn't think to check GH Sponsors. I support plenty of other projects the same way. Thanks for sharing.