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What can the 'average Joe' start hosting, that will change their life? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I'm already hosting pihole, but i know there's so much great stuff out there! I want to find some useful things that I can get my hands on. Thanks!

Edit: Thanks all! I've got a lil homelab setup going now with Pihole, Jellyfin, Paperless ngx, Yacht and YT-DL. Going to be looking into it more tomorrow, this is so much fun!

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[–] 21 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Home Assistant. It's a rabbit hole, but it's great. I've got motion enabled lights, thermostats for "dumb" heaters, and I track device usage (tablet, xbox) of my kids.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    And it's so nice having zero dependence on the cloud. If the internet drops out, everything still works, including the mobile app.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 years ago (18 children)

    Not necessarily, I have devices that are cloud dependent. Locally in NZ there aren't a lot of options, all smart plugs are cloud dependent. Also things like weather integrations will stop working.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    It's up to you to make it cloudless, but Home Assistant is the only solution I know of out there that even allows this possibility. I refuse to use anything in my home that requires a third party app or cloud connection (aside from initial pairing so I can flash it with ESPHome or some other local-only firmware). Admittedly it complicates things, but the payoff is so worth it.

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