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From: Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid>
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Subject: Re: smart plugs???
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:30:44 -0800
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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.

-- 
Mike Easter