Local control vs the cloud

RetroRick

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09-25-2026, 1:52 AM#1

My lights stopped working when the vendor's server went down. Never again. What's everyone running?

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09-25-2026, 3:06 AM#2

Ok this is a good point.

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09-25-2026, 4:02 AM#3

Ha, same here. Never thought about it like that.

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09-25-2026, 4:42 PM#4

Your dashboard is gorgeous. Mind sharing the layout?

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09-26-2026, 3:45 PM#5

Give them a fixed IP, that fixed my dropouts. I second this.

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09-26-2026, 7:52 PM#6

Give them a fixed IP, that fixed my dropouts.

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PaperLantern 47d ago #7

Great thread.

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09-27-2026, 10:25 AM#8

Start with one room and grow from there.

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WillowPine 47d ago+2 more #9

Zigbee for sensors, Wi-Fi only for things that plug in. Same thing happened to me last month.

AmberSpoon 46d ago+1 more #10

Hard disagree, but I respect it.

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Mine paid for itself in one winter.

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09-28-2026, 12:52 PM#11

Go local first. You'll thank yourself when the internet is down.

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09-29-2026, 4:12 PM#12

Hard disagree, but I respect it.

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09-30-2026, 3:29 AM#14

@RetroRick Your dashboard is gorgeous. Mind sharing the layout?

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