Author Blocks Smart Bulbs 24 Hours a Day, Shifts Control to Home Assistant
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Updated · How-To Geek · Jul 6
Author Blocks Smart Bulbs 24 Hours a Day, Shifts Control to Home Assistant
3 articles · Updated · How-To Geek · Jul 6
Summary
An hour-long rework moved cheap Tuya-compatible smart bulbs off the cloud and onto Home Assistant, letting them keep working locally even during internet outages.
Tuya Local enabled direct control over each bulb’s IP address on the home network, replacing cloud commands with faster, more reliable local responses.
Static IP reservations and HACS setup handled the integration, while router parental controls blocking internet access from 00:00 to 23:59 kept the bulbs from calling home.
The switch was driven by repeated failures in cloud-based control—sometimes only 2 or 3 of 4 bedroom bulbs responded—plus privacy and security concerns over low-cost Wi-Fi devices.