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Top 3 C smart-home Projects
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Tasmota
Alternative firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 based devices with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Full documentation at
One way is to look for devices that have unofficial firmware available, so you can just overwrite the included software for something more under your control. For example, check out Tasmota, "an open source firmware for Espressif ESP8266, ESP32, ESP32-S or ESP32-C3 chipset based devices": https://tasmota.github.io/docs/
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OpenBK7231T_App
Open source firmware (Tasmota/Esphome replacement) for BK7231T, BK7231N, BL2028N, T34, XR809, W800/W801, W600/W601, BL602, LN882H, Realtek chips and more
Project mention: More than 135 open hardware devices flashable with your own firmware | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-03-17Looks good, but it'll probably take a while until it's anywhere close to the coverage of existing repositories:
https://templates.blakadder.com/ has almost 3,000 devices flashable onto Tasmota firmware.
For older Tuya devices there's https://github.com/tuya-cloudcutter/tuya-cloudcutter
OpenBeken https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App covers 800 of the newer generation Tuya devices.
And there's a large community adapting ESP32 devices onto https://esphome.io/
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C smart-home discussion
C smart-home related posts
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Replace Philips Hue Automation with Home Assistant's
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Smarthome Gefahren. Worauf soll man achten?
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A decent way to control Tuya (merkury) bulbs without Google?
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Custom on off times/Api
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What will happen to all the wifi connected Tuya cloud devices if Tuya were to shut down?
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ESPHome OpenBelkin?
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Milfra KS-602H wall switch test point ID? Anyone know which point is what to be able to flash?
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Index
What are some of the best open-source smart-home projects in C? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | Tasmota | 24,459 |
| 2 | OpenBK7231T_App | 2,172 |
| 3 | AmpliPi | 337 |