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> We've also talked about open sourcing a subset of the cloud infrastructure so that users could prop-up their own servers if they really wanted "remote control" of lights (which does matter to people).

As someone who runs his own home-automation server: Have you thought about something like a stand-alone server, that I'm able to turn off net-access for (open-source or not)? I'm currently looking for something like that, and I'm not aware of anything that exists.

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No because the lightpads themselves are clustered, full-featured Linux machines in the form factor of a switch, they serve that purpose [of a server] within the home so you won't need a server internally at all.

But if you needed any access to the lights from outside the home, you would. In which case you can either colocate one or prop one up on AWS to serve as the remote command bus. Plum provides that right now but I want to, at some point, enable folks to do it themselves.

Or if you really want to, run the server in-house and port forward. That could work too.

Is this you: http://plumlife.com/ ?

Interesting. The pricepoint is a little high, but I didn't know that they were full linux-clusters. I run my own home-automation server in-house, so I could use this. I see that the android-client is in the works. Is that still the case?

Yes that's us. Android app will definitely come (I'm the Director of Software and I'm an Android user) but it's going to follow the iOS app which is what we're focusing on / nailing down currently.

I make such a device. There are also expensive systems from AMX, Crestron, Control4 and others that presumably don't require an Internet connection. And you can run apps on a PC like LinuxMCE or Homeseer.

Interesting. Link? I would be interested in perusing your wares, sir!

http://www.nitrogenlogic.com/. The website needs an update and the ordering process could be better. It's a back burner project at the moment, but still available and getting occasional firmware updates as I find time.

https://youtube.com/tl880linux has demo videos.

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