Tuya Zigbee Devices Don’t Need a Local Key (Wi-Fi Ones Do)
Read a LocalTuya guide and assumed you need a 'local key'? If your Tuya device is Zigbee, not Wi-Fi, you can skip that step. Here's the difference.
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Does Tuya/Smart Life Automation Work Without Internet?
Tuya's own developer docs define three automation tiers with different offline reliability. Here's which one your Smart Life setup actually runs on.
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SMLIGHT SLZB-06 Setup: Zigbee2MQTT Over Ethernet & PoE
Set up the SMLIGHT SLZB-06 Ethernet Zigbee coordinator in Zigbee2MQTT: TCP vs mDNS, PoE and USB-C power, offline firmware, and SLZB-06 vs SLZB-07.
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Does Tuya Send Your Data to China? What Actually Happens
The 'Tuya sends data to China' claim traces to a 2021 report. Here's what Tuya's own current documentation says about where your data actually goes.
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Smartmi Humidifier 2 in Home Assistant: Local, No Cloud
Set up the Smartmi Humidifier 2 (zhimi.humidifier.ca1/cb1) in Home Assistant with local polling, no Mi Home cloud. Includes the token-retrieval gotcha.
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Aqara Curtain Motor ZNCLDJ11LM: Zigbee2MQTT + Home Assistant Setup
Set up the original Aqara ZNCLDJ11LM curtain motor locally with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant, including the mandatory calibration workflow.
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Xiaomi GZCGQ01LM Light Sensor in Home Assistant (Z2M)
Pair the Xiaomi GZCGQ01LM light sensor straight into Zigbee2MQTT, no Mi Home needed. Entity set, calibration options, and two illuminance bugs to know first.
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Mi Home Local Execution vs Cloud Execution Explained
Some Mi Home scenes survive an internet outage. Others silently don't. Here's what actually decides local vs cloud execution, and how to check your own.
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Aqara Mini Switch E1 (WXKG20LM): Zigbee2MQTT Setup Guide
Pairing the Aqara E1 Mini Switch (WXKG20LM) with Zigbee2MQTT skips the hub. Here's every entity it exposes and how to automate it in Home Assistant.
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Aqara H1 No-Neutral Triple Switch (QBKG29LM) on Zigbee2MQTT
Pairing, entities, decoupled mode, and Zigbee2MQTT setup for the Aqara H1 no-neutral triple switch (QBKG29LM), and how it differs from the with-neutral version.