Can you reccomend a led strip that can support 60 feet? Also the controller (magichome or zwave/zigbee)? Looking for Amazon link or similar and it's proving to be quite difficult to find one pre made as a kit.
Thx,
Tyler
You will probably have to use a 24V controller and/or repeaters. RGB Genie has some of these devices that may fit the bill. Their devices are supported by Hubitat.
@Gnant maybe you have a recommendation?
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Your best bet would be using a 24v LED strip set. Most of the Z-Wave and ZigBee controllers can handle that. You also did not mention if you wanted RGB or a single color, but I am assuming RGB. Mostly you want to search for 20m worth of LED strip...
Anyways, here are a couple examples (links from Amazon, but choose your favorite shopping experience once you know what to look for):
https://www.amazon.com/Govee-Ultra-Long-Changing-600LEDs-Options/dp/B07XJVQHPV/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=RGB+20m+LED+strip+24v&qid=1588182144&sr=8-5
Thanks all! The govee was the one I was originally looking at for a color rgb or rgbw ad then pair with the controller mentioned earlier...but I think in this case the rgb one.
Z-wave 
Plus if you go with a Z-Wave controller you can expect lots of assistance and support in making sure it is JUST RIGHT from @bcopeland. 
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Question on this. What does one use for a power supply. Not clear on that?
Which device?
The RGBGenie I showed above have their own supply, you use line voltage (120V in North America) as the input. Some like the Govee seem to have their own power adapter. Many others have to use a (fairly standard) 12V "wall wart".
so on the LED lights linked above, you would cut the plug off and connect the pigtails to the controller to control on/off and color?
Thanks in advance. First time using something other than out of the box solution
You can, but what I would recommend is just getting a couple of the 4 pin connectors to bare wires also and just plug them in instead. That way the strip is "undamaged" and you can easily swap things out if needed.
I do not know what you are actually planning on using these for, but another point of future proofing would be to look for an RGBW (RGB + White) LED strip instead. That way if you NEED white, you have it, and it will not be a blended white with the RGB LEDs. The only problem is deciding if you want a cool white or a warm white. There are strips that actually have both (so 6 wires instead of the 4 for RGB and 5 for RGBW) but they are harder to come by and most controllers only use one white at a time. Again, future proofing (and also a budget factor).
I'm assuming you will end up with multiple strips connected in serial fashion. If this is the case verify the first one is capable of passing through enough current for the remainder.
If not you might have to run some heavier wire to the downstream strips.
@lyonrt 60 feet is a lot of lighting. The issue you are going to need to overcome is voltage drop. This is not an issue with the LED controllers but instead is due to the resistance of the PCB copper layer in the strip lights.
As a rule of thumb, if using inexpensive strips, you can usually get about 7 or 8 meters out of 12v strips and 10 meters out of 24v strips before the lighting visually drops off. More expensive strips sometimes have a thicker PCB layer (and thus less resistance) so less repeaters are needed.
I would for sure recommend going 24 volt in your case. The RGBgenie unit mentioned above with the built in power supply is rated at 75 watts and isn't nearly power enough to drive a 60 foot run. If you post what strips you are interested in using, I am happy to help with the power requirements.
