Heyho,

I am an absolutely beginner when it comes to Smart Homes, but have some knowledge when it comes to coding, Linux, Docker and Co.

So, I decided to make my home smart and bought some stuff and hopefully I am now able to connect it somehow, but I am missing a good explanation/tutorial.

If I understand correctly then I should install some software on my minipc, connect it to my ZBT-2 which then form a Matter Controller which then can be somehow connected to the Matter lightbulbs. Is that general notion correct or am I already off? If it is correct, does anyone know a good tutorial for it? When I try to google Matter Controller I often find ready made ones and nothing on how to set it up on my own.

I bought the MiniPC because I want to set up a small home server, too, but that is largely unrelated.

  • eutampieri@feddit.itEnglish
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    27 days ago

    If you use HAOS, then it’s a matter of installing the Matter (sorry) and Thread addons and you should be good to go. The official documentation explains this well.

    • VoxAliorum@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      27 days ago

      I am still flexible regarding the OS, but I thought about installing a “regular” Linux OS to give me a known environment for the home server side of things and install HA on top.