Setting up a HA without any cloud based integrations

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Hi folks,

I’ve had trouble finding reliable answers to this online but I’m basically trying to set up HA in a place where the internet is very spotty and not reliable so I want to keep things completely on the local network.

I can’t find reliable information on which devices I can/cannot buy. Do hue bulbs require external connections? Do aqara relays? Xiaomi devices? Tuya devices? Etc etc.

Is there a list or similar I can reference to get these answers?

The main things I need are IP cameras, in-wall relays, sockets and sensors (door sensors and temperature/weather sensors).

My second task will then be finding these devices in 220V since the country in question has 220V mains but that I’ll deal with later.

Thanks!

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All ZigBee and zwave devices should work locally, you need a coordinator/hub to connect these devices.

Tuya wifi devices are cloud based until you can flash them with esphome/tasmota which is a hassle itself.

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If you look at integrations, they all show an IoT device class :

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You want the one’s with Local Push and/or Local Poll

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Cameras: Look for support for ONVIF or RTSP
Relays, sockets, sensors: Zigbee or Z-Wave (avoid WiFi unless it can run ESPHome or Tasmota)

220V is easy - most of the world uses 230V +/- 6%

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A little thing to remember.
Raspis have no hardware realtime clocks, so you need a hardware add-on with such one.
You could go with an old laptop instead.