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Mozilla debuts implementation of WebThings Gateway open-source router firmware

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Re: Mozilla debuts implementation of WebThings Gateway open-source router firmware

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post #7

It's kind of sketchy to upload your floor plan...or is it just me?? https://iot.mozilla.org/docs/gateway-user-guide.html

You are uploading it to a device that runs locally on your network. The domain the docs mention are just for tunnelling - nothing is hosted in the cloud.

Oh I missed that part, thanks!

Re: Mozilla debuts implementation of WebThings Gateway open-source router firmware

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post #6

It's kind of sketchy to upload your floor plan...or is it just me?? https://iot.mozilla.org/docs/gateway-user-guide.html

It's uploaded to your device (router / raspberry pi / etc.), it doesn't go to mozilla or other 3rd parties.

Thanks! Totally did not pay enough attention.

Re: Mozilla debuts implementation of WebThings Gateway open-source router firmware

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My wish is to have the equivalent of Google home hub running locally.

Really my only use cases are:

* glancing at the screen to see the weather

* Asking it to turn on or off or change colour of Hue lights

* Timers for cooking

I've since unplugged my google box because I felt the sacrifice of privacy with an always listening box wasn't worth it.

At the end of the day the functionality I use isn't that complex and even basic voice recognition I'm sure doesn't require the internet.

So I hope that there will be or there is a platform I'm not aware of that runs it locally.

Certainly Webthings is answering a good chunk of the question.

Re: Mozilla debuts implementation of WebThings Gateway open-source router firmware

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post #10

I'm a happy HomeKit user with Apple's native solutions. WebThings Gateway claims HomeKit support. What does that mean? Does it replace my native Homekit gateway? Or can it do other stuff? I read the site and couldn't tell.

Seems like it does replace your native gateway; you have to unpair the devices from iOS and pair them directly to the WebThings.

https://github.com/mozilla-iot/homekit-adapter

https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/a-homekit-gee-i-wish/37065/6

Re: Mozilla debuts implementation of WebThings Gateway open-source router firmware

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post #10

I'm a happy HomeKit user with Apple's native solutions. WebThings Gateway claims HomeKit support. What does that mean? Does it replace my native Homekit gateway? Or can it do other stuff? I read the site and couldn't tell.

I need to know this as well. Can I use HomeKit automation with it and Siri commands from iPhone?

Re: Mozilla debuts implementation of WebThings Gateway open-source router firmware

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What's HN's thoughts on IoT? To me it looks like yet another buzzword from the "wouldn't it be neat?" crowd (the same people who previously gave us a lot of hype about Semantic Web and P2P social networks) but as before none of the applications are actually worth the hassle, this prevents critical mass from ever being reached, and in reality it's mostly just a way for appliance companies who are already overcharging me for non-repairable planned-obsolescence-ridden products, to overcharge me a bit more. I'm glad someone without a profit motive is taking a stab at it, but I still fail to see the actual uses of it being worth the hassle.

Re: Mozilla debuts implementation of WebThings Gateway open-source router firmware

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It's kind of sketchy to upload your floor plan...or is it just me?? https://iot.mozilla.org/docs/gateway-user-guide.html

If you use certain vacuum robots that might already have happened: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2017/07/25/ro... (Does anyone have a security/privacy overview of IoT things?)

Re: Mozilla debuts implementation of WebThings Gateway open-source router firmware

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post #3

They’re constantly coming up with new ways to make money with aggregated data mining. Mostly it’s about crating services by copying established OSS functionality but still - good job!

This a fully self-hosted OSS projected. You can run this on a Raspberry Pi.

Re: Mozilla debuts implementation of WebThings Gateway open-source router firmware

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post #13

My wish is to have the equivalent of Google home hub running locally. Really my only use cases are: * glancing at the screen to see the weather * Asking it to turn on or off or change colour of Hue lights * Timers for cooking I've since unplugged my google box because I felt the sacrifice of privacy with an always listening box wasn't worth it. At the end of the day the functionality I use isn't that complex and even…

Mycroft [1] looks promising for that use-case.

[1]: https://mycroft.ai/

Re: Mozilla debuts implementation of WebThings Gateway open-source router firmware

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post #13

My wish is to have the equivalent of Google home hub running locally. Really my only use cases are: * glancing at the screen to see the weather * Asking it to turn on or off or change colour of Hue lights * Timers for cooking I've since unplugged my google box because I felt the sacrifice of privacy with an always listening box wasn't worth it. At the end of the day the functionality I use isn't that complex and even…

There are a fair few people trying to create this. The one I've come across that looks the most promising is https://github.com/kalliope-project/kalliope/ .

I've not tested it but have had it in my starred projects for a while now.

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