Nexus Home
Local-First Smart Home Platform

Awaken
your home.

Open-source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by Raspberry Pi 5, Zigbee mesh — and zero monthly fees.

$0

Monthly fees

100%

Local & private

24/7

No internet needed

9:41
Nexus HomeLOCAL
14 devices online · All secure
GARDEN
Soil moisture
68%
Valve
Closed
CLIMATE
Living Room
22.1 °C
Bedroom
20.5 °C
SECURITY
Front Door
Locked
Motion
All clear
LIGHTING
Patio
Off
Living Room
On · 60%
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Why Nexus

Built different, by design

Every smart home platform on the market depends on a cloud you don't control. We took the opposite approach.

Zero Subscriptions

Pay once for hardware. No monthly Ring, Nest, or SmartThings fees — ever. Your system keeps running long after the payback period.

$0 / month

Total Data Sovereignty

All automation logic, device state, and history lives on your Raspberry Pi 5. No vendor has access to your home's data — ever.

Air-gapped capable

Offline Resilient

Internet outage? Router failure? Your home keeps running. Zigbee mesh communicates device-to-device with no cloud in the loop.

Truly local

Infinitely Scalable

Start with a single garden valve. Add lighting, climate, and security as you grow. Zigbee mesh extends range through smart bulbs acting as hops.

1 device → whole estate

System Architecture

How it all connects

Every request stays on your local network. No cloud hop, no latency spikes — just fast, private, reliable control.

USER INTERFACECORE PROCESSINGZIGBEE MESH
Mobile AppiOS / Android
Web BrowserHome Assistant UI
Raspberry Pi 5Home Assistant OSAutomations · Dashboards · Local APIZigbee USB Dongle (coordinator)Local LANLocal LANZigbee 3.0 meshSmart ValveIrrigation controlSoil SensorMoisture probeSmart BulbLight + range hopMotion SensorSecurity / presenceClimate SensorTemp + humidityHOPHOP= Smart bulb acting as Zigbee range extender ("hop")

The "Hop" advantage

Zigbee smart bulbs double as mesh repeaters — each one extends coverage by 10–15 metres. A string of porch lights can carry your garden valve signal across a large property with no Wi-Fi extender required.

Live Digital Twin

Every zone. Always aware.

Hover over each area to see what your system monitors in real time.

Living RoomKitchen / DiningMaster BedroomGarden / IrrigationPatio / OutdoorHub / Security↑ hover any zone to inspect it

Zones

All sensor data is processed and stored locally on your Raspberry Pi. No data leaves your home network.

Modular Pricing

Build your system. See your savings.

Every package starts with the hub. Add only the modules you need.

🖥️

Nexus Hub

Included in every package

$260
· Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB) + PSU + Case$215
· Zigbee USB Coordinator Dongle$45

Add-on modules

Your Estimate

One-time hardware cost

$358

$0/month forever after

Equivalent cloud subscriptions over 5 years

Cloud platform fee$15/mo
Irrigation cloud$8/mo
Total (5yr)$1,380

You save

$1,022

over 5 years vs cloud subscriptions

Get a Quote for This Build

Professional installation available. Prices indicative — final quote on survey.

The Real Cost of Cloud

Cloud costs grow. Nexus doesn't.

The average household with a full smart home setup pays over $51/monthin subscriptions. Over 5 years that's $3,060— for data you don't own, on servers you don't control.

Cumulative cost over 5 years

One-time hardware vs. ongoing subscriptions

Now
Yr 1
Yr 2
Yr 3
Yr 4
$505
$3,060
Yr 5
Nexus (hardware)
Cloud subscriptions

Nexus breaks even with cloud subscriptions in ~10 months — then saves you money every single month.

Typical cloud subscription stack

What homeowners unknowingly pay every month

Ring Alarm (security)$10/mo
Nest (thermostat cloud)$8/mo
SmartThings platform$10/mo
Rachio (irrigation)$8/mo
Philips Hue bridge sub.$5/mo
Other cloud fees$10/mo
Total monthly$51/mo

5-year subscription cost replaced by Nexus

$3,060

returned to your pocket instead of cloud providers

Get Started

Ready to own your home?

Tell us about your property and what you want to automate. We'll send a detailed quote within 24 hours.

24-hour response

Receive a detailed quote within one business day.

Free site consultation

We assess your property layout, Wi-Fi infrastructure, and Zigbee mesh requirements.

Transparent pricing

Hardware cost itemised. No hidden "installation subscriptions" ever.

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