A living list of the hubs, radios and sensors I trust, tagged by what keeps working when the internet doesn't. Updated as things get swapped in and out. Gifted units are disclosed as gifted; affiliate links may be used where I'd have bought the thing anyway.
What orchestrates everything, why it runs locally, and the single point of failure I actively plan around.
RUNS LOCALThe border routers and coordinators that actually hold a mesh together under real load, not just on the box.
RUNS LOCALMotion, contact and climate sensors that report sub-second and never phone home.
RUNS LOCALThe single cloud-dependent device I keep, why it earns its place, and the local fallback sitting behind it.
CLOUD — WITH FALLBACK