Home Automation
Home Automation & Smart Home Setup on the Gold Coast
Take back control of your home with a private, locally-run smart home built around Home Assistant — no monthly subscriptions, no cloud lock-in, and your data stays in your house. Mobile Techs designs, installs and configures complete automation systems across the Gold Coast and Brisbane, and can manage most ongoing changes remotely anywhere in Australia. With over 18 years of industry experience, we build systems that are reliable, private and genuinely useful.
From a single smart light through to whole-home security, cameras, climate control and self-arming alarms, everything is explained in plain English — and every on-site visit includes hands-on training so you actually know how to use what we’ve built. Not sure where to start? Call 1300 644 588 and describe what you’d like your home to do, and we’ll design a solution to suit.
Home Assistant — The Core
Home Assistant Setup & Configuration
Installation on dedicated hardware (Home Assistant Green, a mini-PC, Raspberry Pi or your own server/NAS), initial configuration, device onboarding and a clean, easy-to-use dashboard tailored to your household. It runs locally and keeps working even when your internet is down.
Frigate NVR with Coral Edge TPU
Local, AI-powered camera detection using Frigate and a Google Coral Edge TPU accelerator — real object detection (person, car, animal, package) processed entirely in your home. No cloud, no per-camera subscription, with instant notifications, snapshots and recorded clips.
Node-RED Setup & Advanced Automations
Visual, flow-based automation with Node-RED for logic that goes beyond the basics — multi-condition routines, timers, notifications and integrations wired together in a way that’s easy to see and adjust later.
Secure Remote Access
Safely reach your home dashboard from anywhere without exposing it to the open internet — configured with encrypted tunnels or VPN, strong authentication and no risky open ports. Peace of mind, done properly.
Recommended Devices
We work with proven, reliable hardware chosen for local control, privacy and long-term support. Our go-to devices for each job:
Ambient Strip Lighting — Magic Home
Affordable, flexible LED strip control for accent, under-cabinet, TV backlighting and mood scenes, integrated directly into Home Assistant.
Door & Window Sensors — YoLink
Long-range wireless security sensors that keep working even in a power or internet outage — ideal for larger homes and sheds where Wi-Fi and Zigbee struggle to reach.
Cameras — Reolink
High-resolution wired and PoE cameras with local RTSP streams — perfect for Frigate, with no forced cloud subscription.
Indoor Motion Sensors — Aeotec Z-Wave
Fast, reliable Z-Wave motion, temperature and light sensing for presence-based lighting, security and climate automations.
Garage, RF & Infrared — Broadlink RM4 Pro
Bridge garage doors, 433MHz remotes and infrared devices (air conditioners, TVs, older AV gear) into Home Assistant — bringing legacy hardware into your smart home without replacing it.
Featured Setup Options
Auto-Doorbell for Delivery Drivers
A camera-triggered automation that detects a person (and their package) at your door and announces your presence or chimes automatically — a genuine help for delivery drivers with vision impairment who can’t see a doorbell button, and the end of “missed delivery” cards when you were home the whole time.
Location-Based Auto Arm/Disarm
Mapped zone (geofence) configuration paired with the Home Assistant mobile app so your alarm arms automatically when the last person leaves and disarms as you arrive home — no codes, no forgetting, no false alarms.
More Automation Options
Every home is different. Here are more ideas we can build — mix, match or add your own. This list is a starting point, not a limit:
Presence-Based Lighting
Lights that follow you room to room, fade on at night at a dim level, and turn themselves off when a room is empty.
Circadian & Adaptive Lighting
Colour temperature and brightness that shift through the day — warm and gentle in the evening, bright and cool in the morning.
Climate & Air Conditioning Control
Schedules, presence-aware cooling/heating, and temperature-triggered fans or split systems via Broadlink IR or smart thermostats.
Water Leak & Flood Detection
Sensors under sinks, near hot water systems and in laundries that alert you instantly — and can shut off a smart water valve automatically.
Smoke, Heat & Safety Alerts
Integrate smoke and heat alarms so a trigger can flash all lights, send phone alerts and unlock doors for a safe exit.
Smart Locks & Access Control
Keyless entry, time-limited guest codes, auto-lock at night and lock/unlock tied to your alarm and presence.
Garage Door Automation & Reminders
Open as you arrive, close automatically at night, and get a reminder if it’s left open — with full status in the app.
Blinds, Curtains & Shades
Motorised window coverings on schedules, sun position or temperature — close automatically on hot afternoons to keep the house cool.
Voice Control & Local Assistant
Control your home by voice — including fully local, private options that don’t send your speech to the cloud.
Energy & Solar Monitoring
Track power use, solar generation and battery status, and run high-draw appliances when your panels are producing.
Smart Irrigation & Garden
Watering schedules that skip a cycle when rain is forecast, plus soil-moisture-based zones.
Pool & Spa Automation
Pump scheduling, temperature monitoring and alerts for chemistry or equipment faults.
Home Theatre & Media Scenes
One tap to dim the lights, lower the blinds and fire up the projector and sound — movie night, sorted.
Vacation & Presence Simulation
Lights and blinds that mimic your normal patterns while you’re away, so the house always looks occupied.
Doorbell & Package Notifications
Snapshot alerts when someone approaches, a package is left, or a car pulls into the driveway.
Sensor-Driven Reminders
Freezer-door-left-open alerts, mailbox sensors, laundry-finished pings, and low-battery warnings across all devices.
Pet & Family Automations
Automatic pet feeders, kids’-device scheduling, chore reminders and dashboards the whole family can use.
Backup, Redundancy & UPS
Automatic configuration backups, battery backup (UPS) for your hub and network, and fail-safe local control so your home keeps running.
Dashboards & Wall Tablets
Custom control panels for phone, tablet and wall-mounted touchscreens — simple enough for guests, powerful enough for you.
Why Local & Private
A Home Assistant system runs locally, respects your privacy, integrates almost any brand, and keeps working when your internet drops — no vendor changing the terms on you.
Ready to make your home smarter? Describe what you’d like your home to do and we’ll design a solution to match — no jargon, no obligation. See how engagements run on our How We Work page, and current rates on the Bookings page.
