I own a couple TP-Link Tapo Wi-fi light bulbs. Currently, each family member installs an app on the phone to control the light bulbs. I wonder if there’s a way to do the same but in a browser (via docker app on my NAS). And because we may use smart devices of other brands in the future, it seems too much trouble to install yet another app on each phone.

  • LifeBandit666@feddit.ukEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Just throw it in a VM and try it out that way if you can. The Docker version is just the Home Assistant part but if you run the VM you can run HAOS which is the “Supervised” version that can install add-ons to. There is a way to run Supervised in Docker but it’s not supported (and when my version died it was devastating)

    • Konraddo@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Thanks so much for the advice. Easy of use is a major concern for family members, however. My plan is to open the web page on a tablet and put it in the living room then the family doesn’t need to use a phone. I’ll look into both options.

      • LifeBandit666@feddit.ukEnglish
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        9 months ago

        You can do that with Supervised too. I have a tablet on the wall, I’m the only one that uses it lol