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I've been considering adding a wireless door lock to my place, but my home automation platform is entirely self hosted and doesn't reach out to the net for basically anything.
My home automation consists only of (self-hosted and fully local) Home Assistant and some smart outlets I've flashed with ESPHome open-source firmware. I found some Nanoleaf Matter/Thread smart bulbs a few days ago on clearance, but even though I got them super cheap I'm debating on whether to return them because i'm not sure if I can trust them without being able to flash an open-source firmware.
with matter devices, you can possibly do some fun networking, and block them from reaching the outside world completely. then you just need to trust your firewall
I'm running HA too, but I'm rocking zigbee stuff with a bit of zwave for outside stuff. Works so well (when I properly program it anyway 🤣)!
It's funny to me that we trust RF enough for garage doors but not front door locks.
I like the SwitchBot Lock because it sits over the existing thumbturn rather than completely replacing the lock. It still looks like a normal lock from outside, unless you get a keypad of course. I got one with a keypad so my dog sitter can come check on my dog and take her out while I'm at work.
It's not internet enabled by default. You can buy a wifi gateway from SwitchBot, but instead I have mine connected to Home Assistant using Bluetooth via a Bluetooth proxy.