@ricci tangentially... Why aren't there more PoE doorbells? It's such an obvious way to power the device and also get faster video feeds.
From a #sysadmin #security perspective, yes, an Ethernet jack on the outside of your house seems like a potential problem but a port based mac address lock down isn't that hard with managed switches.
I just hate polluting #WiFi with video feeds that could be wired. Good stuff though!
#homeAutomation #networking

@gentlemangeek @pluralistic Let me push back on the all smart homes/cloud syncing options "violate privacy all the time." I personally use services that don't.

For #syncing, there's #Syncthing (doesn't even need a server), #Nextcloud (you can self-host or pick a cheap, ethical host), etc.

For smart homes and #HomeAutomation, use #HomeAssistant with #ZWave or #ZigBee and you get a better feature set than the commercial options and complete control.

Oh my goodnes. #HomeAssistant has gotten TREMENDOUSLY better in the last few years. No more hand-editing of nasty YAML files unless you really want to. Beautiful auto-discovery of all sorts of things. It noticed my #ISY994 and automatically populated everything in my house from it. I intend to gradually migrate to Home Assistant as I integrate some #Hue devices (and also move my Z-Wave network from the ISY to the HA). Really impressed. #HomeAutomation