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title: Smart home & automation articles
url: "https://relaypoint.ca/blog/category/smart-home"
site: RelayPoint Technologies
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# Smart home & automation

Lighting, shades, locks and climate that keep working when the internet does not.

- [Why we insist on local control for smart homes](https://relaypoint.ca/blog/smart-home-local-control.md) — If your lights need the internet to turn on, you have a problem waiting to happen. How local-first systems work, and which brands do it properly. (2026-07-22)