Affordable Smart Home on a Budget | Aqara vs Home Assistant @lets-automate
Affordable Smart Home on a Budget | Aqara vs Home Assistant  @lets-automate
Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Can you create an affordable smart home on a small budget? Today we explore starting small and adding to your smart home over time. Smart light switches, PIRs and Door Sensors are a great place to start. You can then consider smart thermostats, robot vacuums etc later on.

I show you a Home Assistant and an Aqara option.

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Amazon:

Aqara M2 Hub: amzn.to/43V7dXE
Aqara Door and Window Sensor: amzn.to/3UdTCYa
Aqara Water Leak / Flood Sensor: amzn.to/4aOEB4I
Aqara H1 Wall Switch (High Quality): amzn.to/4cW101E
Aqara Roller Shade Driver E1: amzn.to/49EqRIK

AliExpress:
Aqara Smart Wall Switch E1: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dkjip8H
Aqara Door Window Sensor 4pk: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dm0zCBJ
Aqara Motion Sensor 4pk: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dlqf6ZT
Aqara Temperature And Humidity: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DeF9I65
Aqara Smart Wireless Switch (Button): https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdeiSW5

SONOFF Zigbee Dongle-E: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DESa21F

Spreadsheet to suggested automations and potential products: letsautomate.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/300-Dollar-Smart-Home-Equipment-v2.xlsx

00:00 Intro
01:05 Beginner Option - Aqara / Zigbee
02:36 What you can buy
04:22 Automations you can do!
07:43 Geek Option - Home Assistant / Zigbee
10:58 Outro

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