Hi, i have been using smart lamps from aliexpress for awhile now. But these lamps force me to connect to an android app that phones-home to Beijing. Without the chinese yeelight app, i cannot change the color of the lamps. I find that kind of creepy.

Is there a good smart lamp system that is privacy respecting and hopefully opensource?

One that is locked to my local lan instead of a chinese trojan horse that spy’s on me 24/7.

I’m an arch linux user and i know some basic python scripting.

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    1 year ago

    Shelly makes smart bulbs. They can be used only locally if you want or connect to homeassistant.

    I have some Shelly plugs and they’re great. If I ever buy a house, I plan to populate it with Shelly devices. I do want to try out Zigbee, but I don’t have a need yet as I rent right now.