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9 months agoYou can simply use a DNS provider like Cloudflare DNS along with ddclient
You can simply use a DNS provider like Cloudflare DNS along with ddclient
For real, saves so much space that would be used for VM backups.
Aside from that, I have anything important backed up to my NAS, and Duplicati backs up from there to Backblaze B2.
Fwiw the TP link bulbs usually have a local API that Home Assistant has an integration for. You can use that and block their internet access - unless they’ve removed that feature. I only used one of these briefly because someone gave it to me. Usually just use cheap ZigBee bulbs. I would throw that one out though as someone else said it’s likely been compromised already…