Your smart home devices will outlast the companies that made them if you ditch the cloud
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Cloud-dependent smart home devices are vulnerable to remote bricking when companies shut down their servers, as seen with Belkin Wemo, Insteon, and Revolv. The solution is a local-first smart home ecosystem using protocols like Zigbee and Z-Wave, open-source firmware (ESPHome, Tasmota), a self-hosted hub like Home Assistant, and an isolated IoT VLAN with firewall rules blocking WAN access — making devices immune to corporate shutdowns and extending their lifespan indefinitely.
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