tuya-local VS Ubiquiti

> https://github.com/make-all/tuya-local

Just a small warning: make sure to check whether your device needs to be added to the Tuya cloud to get a local API key. I was only able to get "my" lamp working locally after registering it via the app and creating a developer account.

Another option can be flashing it with Tasmota: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Tuya-Convert/

IF you use Home Assistant, this integration (local-tuya) lists the BHT-002 as a supported device for local control. I have NOT tested it though, and in my opinion it is not worth it.

Looking at the Home Assistant integration for local network control of Tuya Smart devices, it's a pretty long list. Could be literally any kind of device: https://github.com/make-all/tuya-local

Another neat idea is to connect all “smart” equipment to an isolated vlan and separate wifi that can still be seen by your normal network devices.

For example if your wifi was called “Home”, an additional “Home-IoT” is for every device.

The IoT devices can then be set to not sniff your network, or even connect out if you want.

A good example of this is in this EdgeRouter setup guide, which is a pretty decent guide on how to plan a home network for more than just basic home browsing.

https://github.com/mjp66/Ubiquiti/blob/master/Ubiquiti%20Hom...

One extra step I’ve learned to follow is to verify if needed, could the hardware be permanently redirected to a local server, and worst case reflagged with a different firmware or it can be redirected to remain local. The latter is sometimes easier if it’s a Tuya based device, which a lot of these unknown devices are.

https://github.com/make-all/tuya-local

One of the main things these “smart” devices do is use your internet connection. It’s wise to create a dedicated _IoT suffixed wifi which can’t access your network or devices, but at the same time your other devices can ping them.

How?

This is a pretty solid guide of a home network setup here. It can be running a $50 EdgeRouter X or translated to other devices.

https://github.com/mjp66/Ubiquiti

I followed this guy on Youtube and this guide on github to set up an Edge Router X. It was cheap and does all this, but was harder than I thought it would be to set up, even with a video guide.