• Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show
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    1 year ago

    cloud based thermostat is a wide term. You need to be a little more specific.

    Like Zigbee, Z-wave or Wifi? All of those can be cloud. I don’t have any thermostats yet, but I am considering getting some Zigbee ones, because those can connect locally to my Home Assistant instance.

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      1 year ago

      Yes, I chose a wide term on purpose. I’m curious to see what all people use.

      I’m currently using an ecobee, but want to a selfhosted server rather than third party for HVAC.

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        1 year ago

        You can connect the ecobee to home assistant using HomeKit which runs local. I’ve got a nest and google once got rid of the api over a year before having a replacement ready so anything local is no go with them.

      • thejevans@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        Many thermostats that have Apple HomeKit integration can be entirely locally controlled through Home Assistant. Ecobee’s thermostats fall into this category. I use a Sensi ST55 that I got from my utility company for $1 that works the same way.