Zero-Subscription Smart Lighting: a C$19 Zigbee dimmer that talks to Google & Alexa
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I put a cheap 1-channel dimmer behind a dumb wall switch in my son's room and asked a simple question: can I control it by voice — through both assistants — without paying anyone a monthly fee? The answer is yes. Here is everything it actually took.
$0 / month · Home Assistant · ZHA · OpenTofu · Cloudflare Tunnel · Watch the 60-second demo