How can I help build this community - Lemmy.World
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Hi, I recently made the switch to Lemmy from Reddit. But r/homekit is one of the communities I miss the most. What can I do to help build this community up? I’m happy to make posts, comment, and upvote. Is trying to poach people from r/homekit a bad idea? I would love to get to know everyone better. Here’s some info about my smart home. - I’m using Apple Home, and my primary hub is a 4K Apple TV 4K Ethernet, which I chose for the Thread radio. - I’m almost exclusively using Thread devices, and most of those are Matter over Thread. - Most of my lights are Nanoleaf Essentials (Matter over Thread), and despite people hating Nanoleaf, they have been much better lately. - For more advanced lighting, I’m using WLED, which is a DIY project for controlling addressable light strips. - My WLED lights are bridged into HomeKit via Homebridge, though I’ve considered switching to Home Assistant. - I’m using a Deco mesh router with two nodes, and it’s been amazing for the relatively low cost. - Outside of Apple Home, I use Ring, which I’ve bridged into Apple via Homebridge. I hate the Ring subscription, but their hardware is solid. Excited to get to know everyone!

I love Apple Home. It has its flaws, but— just like Lemmy— I love trying out bleeding-edge tech like Thread, Matter, mesh based routers and sick lighting. I also mess around with Homebridge, and I’ve considered trying Home Assistant. I’ve learned a lot, and I want to collaborate with other home automation enthusiasts. I’m going to try to post more to that community, but I wanted to put this out there if anyone is interested in collaborating with me to build up that community.

  • zelifcam@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I think what you’ll find is HomeKit’s best feature is being a front end for home assistant. Which is where most people end up on their journey.