Newbie in Home Automation - Please help

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  • Bluecherry

    Bluecherry surveillance system (server application)

    That Dream Machine thing looks super awesome; but for cameras, I think it's massively overkill and a waste of money. I'd go with a cheap switch (just make sure it's gigabit) and set up a Blue Iris or Blue Cherry server on a NAS or NUC or something. I do tend to make quite techy-DIY choices though - I'm sure there are options with less faff.

  • esphome

    ESPHome is a system to control your ESP8266/ESP32 by simple yet powerful configuration files and control them remotely through Home Automation systems.

    No worries! I use Sonoff TX switches, flashed with ESPHome. They've been great so far.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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