This posts details how I ditched Liftmaster MyQ and switched to a much better, completely selfhosted and local way of controlling my garage door with OpenGarage, and the problems I ran into with both solutions, and how I overcame them. MyQ In my garage I have a Chamberlain Liftmaster Garage

Hopefully this fits here? Its self hosted, but not quite what the usual self hosted post would be. I’ve not seen any real reviews of these, so I figured I’d post

  • @[email protected]English
    1•6 months ago

    I use a Wemos D1 mini and relay with esphome, and a reed switch. Our door is a panel roller, so I’m looking to add a hall effect sensor to determine %age opened/closed, so I can do things like open just a couple of inches for airflow, etc.