The controller and the device (node) are the same Go executable. It can be
simply scp'ed if desired.
The device has no local configuration beside the MQTT server name, which
defaults to the host dlibox so if you setup your controller hostname to
dlibox, you litterally have no configuration to do on the devices.
Uses a derivative of the Homie
convention which is well designed.
The tweak is that it's the controller that tells the device what nodes it
shall present. This simplifies management.
Communicates over MQTT, which is a stable protocol and a stable
implementation.
Secure
No internet connectivity is needed nor used. Everything is local on the LAN.
What is in your house stays in your house.
Devices deployed via bootstrap apply Debian security updates automatically
every night.
Usable
Web App served directly from the controller. Everything is accessed via this
Web App. It is installable on mobile phones to use it like a App. It makes
it trivial to make dashboards with old tablets.
Featureful
Can drive multiple strips of LEDs like the APA-102 in a fully synchronous
manner, thanks to
github.com/maruel/anim1d. anim1d permits
to create complex animations that are synchronized across multiple nodes.
This permits very long runs of LEDs strips that are fully synchronized by
using multiple computers, one per few hundred LED.
Supports general 'home automation' like sensors and displays.