I quickly realized that the only rational (for me) home automation solution would be 100% cloud free, off the shelf hardware. No overly complicated, security poor Home Assistant, everything is mqtt
"Whole home automation integrators" offer this but are all very expensive and proprietary in their own ways. They've been around since the early 2000s at least. All hardwired, amazing when they work, and some even have a dedicated local technician on-call.
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