Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Building a locally controlled smart home alarm doesn't need to be difficult, and chances are you already have much of the hardware required to do so! In this video we take a look at how you can use Home Assistant and Alarmo to create a powerful, locally controlled alarm system with no subscriptions or contracts!

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Alarmo GitHub:
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0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Hardware recommendations
4:32 - Squarespace
5:43 - Installing Alarmo
6:14 - General configuration and adding sensors
9:03 - Pin codes and adding alarm panel to dashboard
10:04 - Actions and notifications
13:03 - Automation to set alarm on geolocation