Ultimate Guide to Start & Build a Smart Home

This is a basic introduction 101 of Smart Home Automation. It gives a high level overview of the various components needed to help you get started and plan for your smart home journey.
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MY SMART HOME SETUP
► Voice Assistant: Google
► Light: Aqara switches, Yeelight bulbs
► Sensors/switches: Xiaomi, Aqara
► IR Remote Control: Broadlink
► Hub: Xiaomi, Aqara
► Vacuum: Xiaomi Roborock S5

My 5 Step Guide to Smart Lights:

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None of the products mentioned are sponsored. All opinions expressed are my own and do not represent any other parties.
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[tuphung]

Found your channel saves a lot of time for me.

Not many channels specify for Asian cases.

The summary picture is really informative. Keep up the work :)

[nmp]

Thank you so much for simplifying.
Able to understand without cracking my brain 🧠😄

[john-markiliev]

Amazing video. Really enjoy your video chanel. Good work Alex 😁

[soklantan]

Hi, Alex. I just started subscribed and followed your channel. I wanted to set up my house as Smart Home and I'm glad I saw your videos.

[FSRain]

Very easy to understand! It's exactly why I find that smart homes is yet easy to do it ourselves at lower price coz all the manufacturers are not very aligned... Most want ppl to get the whole system the way they built it

[shLNG]

Great video! Thank you for the super fast reply :) I don't have my own house yet, but definitely will revisit your videos when i do!!

[jc]

Hi Alex, Thanks for making this video, very useful for newbies like me. Thumbs up!

[robinschrag]

ever considered using home assistant? it is the perfect solution to connect all those different brands and services.

[KEBRS]

excellent explanation of the ecosystem. thanks for taking the time to make this!

[gklupnn]

Thanks a lot for ur sharing, extremely informative and u have made smart home so easy to understand in layman term, bravo !

[philipramadas]

Thank u for drawing it out in order for me to understand the big picture.

[dezardify]

Great Video! As a young adult, this inspire me to make a smart home in the future to come. Seems like Xiaomi is leading the pack with the tech and price point.

[SpaceStrike]

Video idea: Uses of Smart Plugs(some common some uncommon)

[djbwhizz]

Great video! Really helps as it narrows down our limitation here on this side of the world. I’m in Malaysia by the way. Questions:
1. Why do u choose Aqara instead of other ecosystem like Tuya, SonOff and the likes? Some brand like Tuya seems to have similar devices at cheaper price.
2. AC - how do you turn the main power ON/OFF? Do u use a smart plug for 30A device?
3. Most of ur automation is done in Google Home or in Aqara?
4. If we have multiple brands and protocol of switches (Aqara-Zigbee, Tuya-Wifi, broadlink-Wifi), how would the automation be setup? Are all of them done in Google Home?
5. Global version Aqara Hub - would it work with Aqara device only? Can Xiaomi device be paired to it as well?

Thanks again for taking time to answer the questions.

[GiantEagle]

Very good explanation especially for older people

[rokheng]

Hi, is there anyway that I could turn off Ewelink app notifications automatically when I reached home and turn on again when I'm leaving home. It would be very helpful since I used the Sonoff motion sensors as part of my home security in conjunction with Google assistant and android phone. Thanks .

[phph]

if using a smart switch, but a normal led day to warm light, will it be able to dim or i need a smart led light to be able to dim?

[patrickleeproperty]

Hi alex excellent videos but isit possible for u to give some personal guide to the set up of my smart home?

[xlambda]

Very good summary. Hope to see more of your videos

[camane]

Thanks for the video...! Looking forward to your future uploads.