r/homeautomation is a subreddit with 4.6M members. The community frequently discusses smart, struggling, annoying, home, and automation, and they frequently recommend/review smart lock, doorbell camera, and smart switches, and the most common flair used is question, personal setup, project, discussion, and news.
A place to share and discuss all things related to home automation.
Popular Topics in r/homeautomation
#1
Smart
34 posts
#2
Struggling
22 posts
#3
Annoying
16 posts
#4
Home
14 posts
#5
Automation
11 posts
#6
Tired
8 posts
#7
Camera
7 posts
#8
Doorbell
6 posts
#9
Wifi
6 posts
#10
Smart Lock
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/homeautomation
Smart Lock
119 reviews
#1
Schlage
4.3★ from 18 reviews
#2
Yale
4.6★ from 14 reviews
#3
August
4.6★ from 9 reviews
Doorbell Camera
104 reviews
#1
Eufy
4.2★ from 19 reviews
#2
Reolink
4.4★ from 18 reviews
#3
Amcrest
4.5★ from 11 reviews
Smart Switches
79 reviews
#1
Inovelli
4.5★ from 12 reviews
#2
Lutron Caseta
4.8★ from 11 reviews
#3
Lutron
5.0★ from 7 reviews
Flair Used in r/homeautomation
#1
QUESTION
: "Automation that starts the dishwasher when the battery hits 100 percent, simple but effective"
86 posts
#2
PERSONAL SETUP
: "🪦 RIP Left Bulb. Gone but not forgotten. (Mostly because now the left side of the room is dark.)"
27 posts
#3
PROJECT
: "I turned a smart tv into an economic skylight calendar alternative that works with Home Assistant"
16 posts
#4
DISCUSSION
: "Today's the date - There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury"
11 posts
#5
NEWS
: "The U.S. Government has banned pretty much all robotic vacuums and mowers"
8 posts
#6
OTHER
: "What is this?"
7 posts
#7
HOME ASSISTANT
: "EchoMuse - Echo Dot Gen 2 Voice Assistant"
7 posts
#8
ZIGBEE
: "I sealed a motion sensor and mounted it in my mailbox. Now we get texts when the mail is here. Works even 30' from the hub!"
6 posts
#9
IDEAS
: "Logged every shade cycle for six months to see if the automation was earning its keep, sharing the numbers"
4 posts
#10
NEST
: "This is my all-new redesigned window opener. The last version used a belt that could only move 25 lbs before skipping teeth. This version uses a screw that has insane torque and can move all horizontal and hung (vertical) windows with ease!"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/homeautomation
Yearly
+46k members(1.0%)
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Last updated: August 30, 2026