Home Assistent matter hub

[pearl pelican]

Hey

Is the Home Assistent matter hub von t0bst4r still the best method to control HA with Alexa without the need of Nabu Casa? or are there any other good solutions? why u guys think of the HomeKit integration (and siri) a good alternative when i dont want to pay for nabu casa?

[gilded tendon]

a quick google thingy says it is still considered as one of the best local hubs.. dont know for sure how far this is thrustfull though. I dont use matter...nor Alexa. But i do use NabuCasa, and i am satisfied and more than happy by their offer including online encrypted backups, better voice control etc. and ofcourse...supporting HomeAssistant

😉

[pearl pelican]

yeah i asked because on the github from t0bst4r its says that he saerches a maintainer ....what do u use as voice assistent?

[gilded tendon]

VoicePE and RespeakerLite, flawless

i made the choice to step back from 3rd party thingies a while ago (as far as possible), to much issues, subscriptions, cloud needed things etc.

both integrated well in home assistant

and fully local..

[light tinsel]

https://github.com/Luligu/matterbridge-home-assistant-addon works quite well, I used to use the t0bst4r hub.

[fickle beacon]

Or you can configure the Alexa Skill manually. The Nabu Casa integration is the same, but without all the "fun" https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/alexa.smart_home/

[pearl pelican]

interesting cool ...for now i think i will stay with 3d party 😄 thx

[pearl pelican]

ah okay so if i do that its basicly the same right? maby i do that xD and have that "fun" xd thx

[pearl pelican]

ah okay cool...so its basicly the same as the one from t0bst4r? will look into it

thx guys 😄

[pearl pelican]

do i understand right i need the addon and the plugin?

[light tinsel]

You install the add on and then add the plugin from the addon web interface