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André Snede
André Snede

Reputation: 10045

Apple Home Kit - Server driven

Is it possible with Apple Home Kit and therefor Siri, to communicate with a server with intents rather than communicating with the device, like a light, itself?

I would like to say "Siri turn on the light in Room X", and the light fixture in the room to be controlled by a server, so the intent goes to the cloud rather than the light itself.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 210

Answers (1)

robertklep
robertklep

Reputation: 203359

You can use Homebridge for that:

Homebridge is a lightweight NodeJS server you can run on your home network that emulates the iOS HomeKit API

It works quite well. I use it, running on a Raspberry Pi, to control (from Siri and also from the "Home" app) a 433Mhz transmitter to control lights and other remote control devices in my home.

There are a lot of plugins that you can install to control devices, but it's also possible to create your own plugins to receive the intents and perform an action based on them.

Upvotes: 1

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