Cheapest option to turn on a closet light with a switch outside the closet

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Thanks for the thoughts!

I had Hue bulbs and a v2 hub, and I really liked the integration I had with SmartThings, Alexa, and HA. I returned it to try out options that didn’t require the additional hub and currently am using Cree Connect bulbs (offhand I think they’re Zigbee?) that connect to my ST hub. The Cree bulbs work pretty well, but they do a flicker thing and aren’t in sync when they turn on/off or dim up/down while the Hue bulbs had no weird flicker and they synced their on/off based on the groups I created. I’m leaning hard toward going back to Hue but I really really hesitate due to “vendor lock-in”.

I definitely have stayed away from most of the cheap China bulbs for the exact reason you mentioned.

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Remove switch and cover with blank (light always ON)
Use ceiling mount motion activated switch

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01L7CORS0/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1490294099&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=mini+motion+sensor&dpPl=1&dpID=41go-WNO4gL&ref=plSrch

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I have a similar setup & I solve this issue by just flipping the switch as well in the automation.

You can also set up a secondary automation that watches to see if the lights and switches don’t match, and then corrects it if so.

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Yeah, that caveat was based on smart light with a dumb switch.