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openHAB is a powerful, secure, and free open-source home automation software developed and maintained since 2010 by one of the largest communities of open-source developers in the world.
It supports more than 2000 devices and services!
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Secure and free open-source home automation software
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I started my Smart Home journey with Philips Hue and automated it with Stringify until they decided to shut down in 2019. Then I was left looking for an alternative. I found a couple of platforms but I went for openHAB because of its great reviews, the fact that it was open-source, and it was possible to connect to your local instance via the Internet securely, without paying for any kind of...
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Secure and free open-source home automation software
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