Re: smart plugs???

Mike Scott wrote:

I'm looking for a so-called "smart plug" to control from linux.

TP-Link Tapo  re linux is what I was looking for.
Here are two conflicting replies seen in a TP-Link forum:
https://community.tp-link.com/en/smart-home/forum/topic/528792

I would like to control two Tapo P100s using a workstation with Ubuntu 20.04 as OS. Is there a way to do that?

Yes:

Yes, you can. First you need to install a javascrit runtime Node.js https://nodejs.org/en/ Then you can install Homebridge which is a javascript server emulating Homekit API

https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge/wiki/Install-Homebridge-on-Debian-or-Ubuntu-Linux

Then you can install a Tapo plugin for Homekit to control Tapo
devices https://www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-tapo
 All installation details and download links are in the links I wrote
 above
 I used this combination both on Debian and macOS machines which worked well. Now I use Apple Silicon Macs which native iOS Tapo app runs just like an iPhone.

No:

Currently, our Tapo plug can only be managed by Tapo application.

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Mike Easter