Jumping into Open Source Home Automation – In 24 Hours

Jumping into Open Source Home Automation – In 24 Hours

July 15, 2026

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Rob Braxman shares his journey into open source home automation while prioritizing privacy.

I'm a newbie when it comes to Home Automation because of privacy invading features of the common big tech brands. But this time I'm doing fully open source, with vetted private elements only. I've avoided Internet of Things (IOT) devices because they are potential spyware in my home. But you can do Home Automation the Open Source way with no cloud dependencies of any sort. Follow me on my journey. Third Reality Lights https://amzn.to/4gIYcJM Reolink RLC-520A POE Camera https://amzn.to/4gIYcJM Third Reality Motion Sensor https://amzn.to/44E013s Reolink Doorbell Camera https://amzn.to/4bOIAB4 Zigbee Hub SMLIGHT SLZB-06U https://amzn.to/44yHfKY ---------------------------------- BraX3 Privacy Phone and the Brax Open_Slate is on https://braxtech.net ----------------------------------- Brax Virtual Phone, De-Googled Phones, BytzVPN, BraxMail, BraxRouters are available on https://brax.me ----------------------------------- Merch Store https://my-store-c37a50.creator-spring.com/ ----------------------------------- I'm the Internet Privacy Guy. I'm a public interest technologist. I'm here to educate. You are losing your Internet privacy and Internet security every day if you don't fight…

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Host: Rob Braxman

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Organizations: Braxtech, Brax.me, creator-spring

Products: Third Reality Lights, Reolink RLC-520A POE Camera, Third Reality Motion Sensor, Reolink Doorbell Camera, Zigbee Hub SMLIGHT SLZB-06U

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