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I don't have mqtt in my home, so I assume this would not work for me, even though the computer is connected to the same network as the HA instance is?
Just set up MQTT in home Assistant, why not?
But that requires a broker, right?
It does. I use Mosquito but I believe HA has a built in one too. Mosquito was easy enough to set up though.
Honestly MQTT is like the nervous system of my HA setup. I started using it with Tasmota when I Tasmotised all my cheap WiFi bulbs, then opted for Zigbee2mqtt for my ZigBee setup.
But I also have things like my bedside clock (an old phone running WallPanel), my doorway tablet (a Nexus 7 running Fully Kiosk Browser), my PC and even my alarm clock app on my phone, all running through MQTT.
I even had Tasker on my phone communicating with HA via MQTT before I gave up on that. It's really useful