Local Tuya Setup: No More Cloud Lag in Home Assistant!
Cheap smart‑home gear is great… until the cloud goes down and nothing works 😅
In this video, I show how to make Tuya devices run locally in Home Assistant using Tuya Local, so your lights, heaters, and sensors keep working even when the internet doesn’t.
Get Home Assistant working when the internet is down
Get rid of of the cloud lag
You’ll learn:
• Why cloud‑based Tuya devices cause lag and failures
• How to install and configure Tuya Local (HACS integration)
• Linking Smart Life accounts and finding device IPs
• Fixing heaters, lights, and sensors for instant response
• Bonus: Zigbee Tuya Hub setup and MQTT integration
No more buffering, no more “cloud unavailable.”
Just fast, reliable smart‑home control.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:31 Not an advert for one of those sites either
02:01 Starting point with Tuya smart life
05:09 Installing Tuya local
10:12 Finding the IP address of a Tuya device
17:19 Adding a Tuya ZigBee hub/gateway
19:18 Is it Working
18:48 Fixing everything
Having trouble with cheap Wi-Fi devices in your smart home? This video tackles that common issue by showing you how to achieve local control of your Tuya devices with Home Assistant. I'll guide you through the integration process, ensuring your smart home automation runs smoothly without relying on cloud services. We'll cover finding IP settings and selecting the correct device type for seamless setup.