I have zigbee and wifi smart home based on Home Assistant, zigbee2mqtt and ESP Home. It is completely local, no internet required and works perfectly. The automation is done in Node Red. If I need to do some action from the internet, I do it through wireguard VPN (one click on my Android phone).
I especially like that zigbee is not even able to make connections to the internet itself. I "own" the devices.
I understand that VPNs are hard for average users, but centralised, potentially insecure server infrastructures, generally situated in China, pose a significant security concern.
I especially like that zigbee is not even able to make connections to the internet itself. I "own" the devices.
I understand that VPNs are hard for average users, but centralised, potentially insecure server infrastructures, generally situated in China, pose a significant security concern.