However, a home automation system often comes with a hefty price tag.
Fortunately, there are other cheaper ways to automate your home without spending much.
We have also shared how you might build DIY smart switches and sensors that work with Alexa.
Why Use Alexa for Home Automation?
For this project, we built and installed a contact-lesssmart DIY water level sensorbased on a cheap ultrasonic module.
However, Home Assistant is a rather advanced way of automating your home.
Luckily, there is a much easier way to do home automation using the Alexa app.
The advantage is that you dont need to set up any smart home automation software or server.
The only downside is privacy when compared to Home Assistant.
Tuya is one of the manufacturers of smart devices that offers free-to-brand devices and its own cloud solution.
Many retailers sell Tuya-manufactured products after rebranding in offline and online markets.
After the purchase, implement the required app and set up your devices.
Also, test them with the Alexa command and verify that they are working.
To discover and add devices to Alexa, you have to say:
Alexa, discover devices.
However, these options are good enough for basic automation and trigger your smart devices, appliances, etc.
for your everyday needs.
Heres how it’s possible for you to set up automation in the Alexa app.
to automate your house.
For instance, to build a smart switch, you need a D1 Mini and a relay module.
They all integrate with Alexa with WeMo or Philips Hue emulation which is built-in Tasmota firmware.
