Show HN: Control IKEA Lights Using Google Home and IFTTT
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Re: Show HN: Control IKEA Lights Using Google Home and IFTTT
#2Nice. I use Home Assistant for my Home Automation setup. https://home-assistant.io/
[Over 1,000 components](https://home-assistant.io/components/) are available with more added daily, including [IKEA Tradfri lights](https://home-assistant.io/components/tradfri/).
My Home Assistant config files can be found at https://github.com/brianjking/homeassistant-config if you're interested.
Cheers!
Re: Show HN: Control IKEA Lights Using Google Home and IFTTT
#3Nice. I use Home Assistant for my Home Automation setup. https://home-assistant.io/ [Over 1,000 components]( https://home-assistant.io/components/ ) are available with more added daily, including [IKEA Tradfri lights]( https://home-assistant.io/components/tradfri/ ). My Home Assistant config files can be found at https://github.com/brianjking/homeassistant-config if you're interested. Cheers!
That's cool. I mostly wanted a quick REST API to use with IFTTT, without a ton of dependencies. Home Assistant looks interesting. Maybe I'll give it a try sometimes.
Re: Show HN: Control IKEA Lights Using Google Home and IFTTT
#4One of the most amazing things about TRÅDFRI is that it’s actually well-designed. The software is minimalistic, and designed for security by default, it’s fault-tolerant, and it’s local by default.
A massive contrast to the silicon-valley node.js on each lightbulb products, reliant on cloud servers, with analytics everywhere; or the cheap chinese unsecured lightbulbs that are just days after purchase infected with Mirai.
A welcome change, indeed.
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#5One of the most amazing things about TRÅDFRI is that it’s actually well-designed. The software is minimalistic, and designed for security by default, it’s fault-tolerant, and it’s local by default. A massive contrast to the silicon-valley node.js on each lightbulb products, reliant on cloud servers, with analytics everywhere; or the cheap chinese unsecured lightbulbs that are just days after purchase infected with Mi…
I agree. I also really appreciate the build quality in the remote.
I am a bit disappointed by their slowness in supporting Google Home by default - hence my project. It would be a lot better if they actually open-sourced the code for the gateway.
Re: Show HN: Control IKEA Lights Using Google Home and IFTTT
#6Nice. I use Home Assistant for my Home Automation setup. https://home-assistant.io/ [Over 1,000 components]( https://home-assistant.io/components/ ) are available with more added daily, including [IKEA Tradfri lights]( https://home-assistant.io/components/tradfri/ ). My Home Assistant config files can be found at https://github.com/brianjking/homeassistant-config if you're interested. Cheers!
I'm currently rely on Google Home which allows me to remotely control things away from home. What are my options when I switch to Home Assistant? Can I still control things using Google Assistant? Can I still remotely control things without VPN back home?
Re: Show HN: Control IKEA Lights Using Google Home and IFTTT
#7One of the most amazing things about TRÅDFRI is that it’s actually well-designed. The software is minimalistic, and designed for security by default, it’s fault-tolerant, and it’s local by default. A massive contrast to the silicon-valley node.js on each lightbulb products, reliant on cloud servers, with analytics everywhere; or the cheap chinese unsecured lightbulbs that are just days after purchase infected with Mi…
How's the responsiveness/latency? I have a Hue setup with the old circular bridge and can't stand how unpredictable the delay is between sending a command and the lights responding.
Re: Show HN: Control IKEA Lights Using Google Home and IFTTT
#8I don't mean to diminish the work done here, but I can't bring myself to use any home automation that relies on internet and 3rd party services. The whole "I can't turn off my lights/adjust my thermostat/close my garage door because the internet is down" is a cliche these days, but also reality when you use services like these.
There's a difference between core and nice to have services (eg, ability to tell you the weather), but I consider light, door, and temperature control to be "core": having a dozen separate points of failure is just bad design. You could consider voice control nice-to-have, but if it works well, I have a feeling it would move to being core. If it doesn't work well enough to be used all the time (and thus irritatingly missed when it's broken), why bother?
I'm aware of Mycroft; anyone have experience with it or alternatives?
Re: Show HN: Control IKEA Lights Using Google Home and IFTTT
#9Nice. I use Home Assistant for my Home Automation setup. https://home-assistant.io/ [Over 1,000 components]( https://home-assistant.io/components/ ) are available with more added daily, including [IKEA Tradfri lights]( https://home-assistant.io/components/tradfri/ ). My Home Assistant config files can be found at https://github.com/brianjking/homeassistant-config if you're interested. Cheers!
I'm currently rely on Google Home which allows me to remotely control things away from home. What are my options when I switch to Home Assistant? Can I still control things using Google Assistant? Can I still remotely control things without VPN back home?
Yea, I can access Home Assistant away from home via my web browser. I have NGINX setup which allows me to connect to Home Assistant running on my Raspberry Pi. Home Assistant is setup with password protection along with fail2ban as well.
You can also set it up with a hidden Tor address, VPN, no remote access, Apache proxy access, etc.
I also utilize Google Home & Amazon Echo Dots which are integrated into Home Assistant. LIFX & Z-Wave for lights, door sensors, motion sensors, etc.
You can check out my configuration here: https://github.com/brianjking/homeassistant-config
Re: Show HN: Control IKEA Lights Using Google Home and IFTTT
#10Nice. I use Home Assistant for my Home Automation setup. https://home-assistant.io/ [Over 1,000 components]( https://home-assistant.io/components/ ) are available with more added daily, including [IKEA Tradfri lights]( https://home-assistant.io/components/tradfri/ ). My Home Assistant config files can be found at https://github.com/brianjking/homeassistant-config if you're interested. Cheers!
That's cool. I mostly wanted a quick REST API to use with IFTTT, without a ton of dependencies. Home Assistant looks interesting. Maybe I'll give it a try sometimes.
It's really easy to setup with a multitude of methods of setting it up. Several installation methods for Raspberry Pi, Linux, Windows, Mac, etc.