Local Control of Tuya Devices // No Cloud Needed // LocalTuya

Today we take a look at the LocalTuya project for Home Assistant. this really cool project will allow you to locally control your Tuya based devices either by using a developer account or manually grabbing the security keys.

This means that at the minimum all you need is to allow your Home Assistant instance to talk to the to your cloud but your devices do not have to.

I take you through the background of the project, how to get your developer keys, and setting up a few example devices.

Let me know if this works for devices in the comments.

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▶ Timestamps ⌚:
00:00 - Opening
00:19 - Project Introduction
02:22 - Tuya Developer Keys
05:15 - Set up Local Tuya Integration
07:18 - Add Smart Switch
09:26 - Find Device PD_IDs
12:31 - Add Fan / Light Combo
15:35 - Closing

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[TalismancerM]

"This is not your email address"....the most useful words I've heard this year. Thanks!

[gurtelem]

The console let's me select the Device Log Query but it says it's deprecated. What's the alternative once they remove it from the console completely?

[bitminerer]

Thank you for making this video. I have purchased 2 LED RGBW BTF Lighting LM053 tuya based light controllers and after watching this I am so glad I did not continue down the path of trying to get these to work. I think I will be sticking with my Z-wave+ devices and going with Shelly which after paring with the USB stick (Z-wave) or power it on (Shelly) it just appears in Home Assistant. Tuya devices must have been designed for the clinically insane who like the mundane minutiae of overly complex Rube Goldberg methods for turning on and off a light bulb. Thank you you have saved me time in my life that is better spent ... well doing anything else.

[xXVarsitytatusXx]

This video helped me a lot! I've been trying to add in my Smart Life devices since I got my HA a few months ago, but never got around to it. Without needing a HA Cloud account and fees, this solution seemed too good to be true. After watching both of these videos (including creating the dev account for tuya) I got both my devices into HA and are working flawlessly with no cloud account need or extra $$$! Now to try and experiment with some automation with the new Tuya switches (turn on lights) and my Ring camera when it senses motion. Thanks again!

[Steve]

This is a great new resource for Local Tuya. I set up mine a couple of years ago before some of these resources were available (or they were more limited). Mine was done by guesswork and trial/error.

Thanks - this is very useful. Well done. I might have to reconfigure some of my devices to make sure I am getting everything I need. I have cut mine off from the internet and they are all still working as expected, although the Zemismart wifi blinds are a bit hit and missing with their position reporting.

[brianjohnstone]

Great content as always.

Can I give some constructive feedback. Background music is the bane of my life. If your hearing is not 100% it can make it a real struggle to pick out the narration. I'm not anti atmospheric music as such and your video deals with it well as it is just added to intro / exit chapters. For me if it was a touch quieter it would add ambiance rather than an audio distraction.

I've followed your channel for about a year now and really appreciate your videos. They are easy to follow and packed with great information. You have covered many of the topics that interest me with HA and I look forward to future videos.

~Brian

[hillebrandstreet]

Well done your video is one of the best for local tuya setup ... I only needed a refresher as its been a while and it was perfect with all the new updated info too Thank you

[ChrisMajestic]

OMG you're a lifesaver!! There was absolutely no way I was going to be able to decipher the codes from my new Tuya Range Hood. Thanks bro!

[_CaptainBlackBeard]

Dude! Thank you so much. Finally fixed my smart plugs for my night time automation with help from this video.

[rohscx]

Super useful. I was ready to write my hardware off until I found this video. Many many thanks 🙏

[fabridrx]

Thank you, your video helped me to figure out how connect my tuya devices and start to explore the IoT world!

[metarichard]

Great video, you finally helped me fix an issue that was stopping my Tuya lights working with scenes in HA! Hours of frustration fixed thanks to your Dev. Tools tip in the Browser! Thank you!

[carterbeaton]

This video is clutch for me as I’m just starting with HA. Thank you for making it. I have the Feit Costco switches and they work great through this integration. Also I set them up as a light not a switch to get dimmer control. I had the localTuya set up before but could only see the device ID not the name. After adding the Device Query Log and using the UUID instead of a user I had added, I could then see the Name of the device and all of the info for the device was auto populated. Find the “code” was also key especially for color lights (also Costco) and some guys based fans.

[oberlurch]

The tip with how to obtain the ID is great. Thank you!!!

[Kadscar-in]

Thanks Man, I could not undertand any documentation and I was stuck on User ID. Saved me ❤

[raresr]

u are awsome !
searched for a solution for local network command to my Tuya devices for ages

[ixdas]

thanks a lot that really helped me I was trying to get the local key for 3 days

[justthatjoeguy]

This is so useful! Kind of a pain to get setup but once its setup its great! I was able to take some "dumb" strip lights, get a tuya controller, set it up in Tuya, then connect it to Home Assistant with Local Tuya. That opens the door for so many other projects. Thank you for this video!

[jcdock]

Thanks for this video. I decided to reinstall homeassist and the way I use to get the id's doesn't exist anymore. You have saved me many hours of struggle!

[BaderDa]

Thank you for this tutorial!
I was about to give up to set up my plug with HA.
Thaaanks!!!