Local-first smart home · Braga, PT

Build a smart home that doesn't need the cloud to work.

Apple Home, Matter, Thread, Zigbee and Z-Wave — tested for reliability, built around local control, with the failure points nobody puts in the marketing. Home Assistant only where it earns its place.

Not "smart home made easy." Smart home made reliable.

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SYSTEM_STATUS.log MONITORING
Lights · Thread
Border router LOCAL
Fires with the internet unplugged.
Doorbell · Wi-Fi
Vendor cloud CLOUD
Dead when their servers hiccup.
Sensors · Zigbee
Local hub LOCAL
Sub-second, no round trip.
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Most smart homes break for the same three reasons. Sort these before you buy another device — it'll save you a rebuild later.

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