NextDNS
nextdns
The NextDNS integration is used to integrate with NextDNS, a DNS service that protects you from security threats, blocks advertisements and trackers on websites and in apps, and provides a safe and supervised internet for kids on all devices and on all networks. The integration lets you monitor NextDNS statistics and control its configuration.
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
switch | Switch or outlet | |
binary_sensor | Sensor (motion, contact, leak, smoke…) | |
button | Button (as a switch) |
How it connects
Cloud polling
Goes through the maker’s cloud, asking it for updates every so often. Needs the internet and an account.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 913 (0.13%) |
|---|---|
| Quality scale | Platinum |
| Added in | Home Assistant 2022.8 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @bieniu |
Limitations from the docs
- There are no known limitations.
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
