Pre-Purchase questions

Yes, you can use the Alexa app for simple control of devices. You can also create Hubitat web-based dashboards that are accessible when away from home as well.

Hubitat does not have native Ring integration, yet. However, I actually use my Ring Doorbell with Hubitat by having an Alexa Routine (created in the Alexa app on your phone) triggered by my Ring Doorbell Motion (you need to have the Ring Skill enabled in the Alexa app on your phone for this to work.) In the new Alexa Routine, I have it turn on a momentary Switch/Motion detector virtual device using a virtual driver that I wrote for Hubitat.

The Hubitat device needs to have both Switch and Motion capabilities. The Alexa Routine simply turns ON the virtual device. The virtual device sets its switch attribute to 'on' and its motion attribute to 'active' for 3 seconds, and then changes them both back to 'off' and 'inactive' respectively.

You can then use Motion Lighting, Simple Lighting, or Rule Machine to have any light in the house turn on, and then automatically turn back off after two minutes. This setup has been working extremely well for many moths now. Using Alexa as a bridge between the two systems is much faster than trying to use IFTTT.

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