Domoticz is a home automation system for managing connected devices and collecting information from household sensors. It provides a central interface for controlling lighting, heating, electrical equipment and other smart home devices without requiring separate applications for each manufacturer.
The software supports numerous hardware interfaces and communication protocols. It can bring together locally connected equipment and networked devices, allowing users to monitor their home and control compatible systems from desktop and mobile browsers.
Domoticz also includes automation tools for creating scheduled and event-driven routines. Historical data collection provides insight into energy consumption, environmental conditions and the behaviour of connected devices.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Control lighting, switches, smart plugs, thermostats and other connected equipment.
- Support for more than 150 hardware types and interfaces.
- Integrations for Z-Wave, Zigbee, MQTT, RFXCOM, 1-Wire and Philips Hue.
- X10 device control through the Mochad gateway.
- Monitor temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind, UV radiation and air quality.
- Track electricity, gas and water consumption using compatible meters.
- Support for smart meters, solar energy systems and consumption monitoring.
- Responsive HTML5 interface for desktop, tablet and smartphone browsers.
- Automatic discovery of supported sensors and switches.
- Timers and schedules for controlling equipment at specified times.
- Visual automation using Blockly.
- Advanced event-driven automation using dzVents.
- Graphical wizard for creating supported dzVents automation scripts.
- Extensible plugin framework for additional hardware and services.
- Push notifications and configurable alerts for device events and sensor thresholds.
- Historical logging and graphical presentation of sensor readings.
- Support for virtual devices, scenes and user-defined variables.
- JSON API for integration with external applications and scripts.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: www.domoticz.com
Support:
Developer: Domoticz team
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Domoticz is written in C++ and JavaScript. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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