I am currently looking into openHAB for a possible solution for our home automation. I do have an unused laptop that could easily be used for this.

What I would like to have control over:

  • room temperature

  • shutters

  • some lights

  • smoke detectors

There are different devices manufactured by different companies for each of the above. So its a question of finding the best hardware.

All of this needs to be accessible via an app on my phone.

  • notifications for alarms (smoke detectors)

  • control stuff

Seems like all of the above is provided by openHAB combined with a VPN solution, which is great!

Updates on the selected hardware and the integration will be given here in the future, stay tuned!