SMART Outdoor Lighting! (Govee and HomeKit!)

I finally setup smart outdoor lighting at my home with Govee outdoor lights. I integrated them into my HomeKit setup so I can use them every day with my smart home!

Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights

Govee Flood Lights

Sponsored by Govee

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*UPDATE 5/2/2023*
The Govee plugin has been updated (v 9.0.0) and scenes now work reliably again in Homebridge.
Updated Scene Mode Instructions for the Govee Plugin

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Products Seen in Video:

Govee Permanet Outdoor Lights 100ft

Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights 150ft

Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights 50 ft

Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights 16.4ft

Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights 16.4ft Extension (x3)

Govee Flood Lights

Pitaka iPad case

Pitaka Wiress iPad Charging Stand

Pitaka 4 in 1 Wireless Charger

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Chapters
0:35 Govee & HomeKit Options
2:00 Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights
3:18 What's in the Box?
3:50 Planning
5:40 Instalation
7:28 Final Results
7:46 Music Mode & Scenes
8:38 Everyday Use
9:48 HomeKit Integration (Homebridge)
11:52 HomeKit Automations
12:18 Final Thoughts

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[cd]

I honestly thought this looked quite tacky but then I saw your accent lights that you use on a typical day. Love it, very nice!

[TheBradLloyd]

These lights and your house look amazing, Shane! Having permanent HomeKit compatible lights would be a game changer and you must be so excited you no longer need to deal with installing and removing seasonal holiday lights. Great video!

[ShaneCreates]

***UPDATE 5/2/2023***
The Govee plugin has been updated (v 9.0.0) and scenes now work reliably again in Homebridge. 


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[mikebedford]

Awesome look! Love the fact that you can dial them up or down, depending on scenes for occasions and also HomeKit is possible.Really hope HomeKit gets a big update at WWDC this year to remove so many work around, including the dated 1080P limit!
Great work Shane

[mckinney]

Thanks for the video. Are you able to provide me more details around running the wiring through your wall of your garage into the soffit?

[DorothyW-Brown]

This was an Awesome Demonstration. I’m getting these

[bertrandmauge]

Awesome! I just hope it will be soon available in France. Merci

[gregf]

I think they're a great idea, Shane! Thanks for telling us about them. Something I'd definitely be interested looking at later this year 🤩

[DrippinWetDetail]

“The little lights aren’t twinkling”. Great video thanks for sharing

[BSDjunkie]

Shane…getting a little insane in the membrane! 🥳

[uniqueflh]

Great video Shane. I really dig the subtle, everyday lighting scene...that looks super cool.

Along with all the other silly ideas I have, doing some lighting like this has always been on my list but I have never really sat down and looked at how I could route the wires/lights for proper appearance & coverage. Might have to give it some more consideration.

Thanks, as always, for the content. Hope you and the family have a great Holiday!

[Mike_The_Hog_A_Nator]

My Buddy just had his home built & had a company install RGB Lighting strips under the ledge around the whole home.
It's high dollar but it's beautiful!
You never have to change your lights again for all holidays, sports events or just looking cool & security. Run it all by his phone! It's awesome but not not like these..
You cannot notice the strips mounted under the roof ridge. Very innovative.

[RossBoyd-ic]

Great video Shane. These lights are great and I bought the 30m set just before Christmas which do look amazing. I'm still working out all the scenes and creating my own which is handy when you don't want to light up the street. I ended up with a 5m section that wasn't required on the front of the house so I thought it would be great to add another short set up on the rear of the house.
Annoyingly when I looked for another power and wireless adapter Govee don't actually sell them separately and I'm not going to spend another £200 for another 15m which i wont need. Contacted Govee customer support and they told me they don't sell them separately which was a big surprise.

[christianbonfiglio]

Shane at this section of your video @9:03 could you tell me how your able to turn on/off specific sections of lights?

I figured out how to turn off certain sections of lights but there are four lights connected per section. In your example you were able to narrow it down to one or even two lights. How were you able to do that.

[BrandonDoyleMN]

Nice unboxing trick! It does get below negative 4 here in MN but they’ve held up

[PattyKuluCakes]

These lights are I like how you put the accent lights on the corners of your house. It makes the house look more expensive. Add these lights to your home intruder automation. 😆

[chrisstrider]

These would be great for back garden lighting

[nealt]

Great video, I was waiting for them to be on sale and I have a 2 story house. I like the drawn out image and using a peice of cardboard to space them better, it'll hopefully make my install less stressful

[keithschneider]

This is a review I have been waiting for! I've been looking at the Govee flood lights to add lighting to the back yard and the string lights like you did. Lots of great things I didn't think about in planning.

[leebannister]

Question - how far out did you install the lights? 10cm/4in?