This is part 3 for my guide on how to control cheap wireless power outlets using a Amazon Echo and a Raspberry Pi. Part 1 covered Siri and HomeKit. Part 2 covered the Google Home which I plan on improving since ha-bridge works with Google Home. This tutorial assumes you already setup the outlets. Read More
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Use Google Home to Control Wireless Power Outlets
Update – Just published a better method
This part 2 for my guide on how to control cheap wireless power outlets using a Google Home and a raspberry pi. Part 1 covered Siri and HomeKit. Part 3 will cover the Amazon Echo. This tutorial assumes you already setup the outlets.

Use Siri to Control Wireless Power Outlets (Homebridge)
This is a follow up for my guide on how to control cheap wireless power outlets using a raspberry pi. This is part 1 of a 3 part series on controlling the wireless power outlets using your voice. Part 2 is on Google Home and part 3 covers the Amazon Echo.
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Setup Homebridge to Start on Bootup
I’ve recently been playing with Homebridge on my Raspberry Pi. I’ve setup my Harmony Hub and my wireless power outlets to be controlled by Siri on my iPhone. Overall it has been pretty simple to setup but I did run into an issue trying to get Homebridge to start on bootup. Homebridge suggest 3 different methods. Read More