ULTIMATE Local Tuya Guide! - Holiday Lights in Home Assistant

XMCOSY sent over some string lights, and I got them working in Home Assistant! This includes color, brightness, color temp, and scenes. All without needing to ping to the cloud after setup.

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Rectangular Wall Light:
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⏰ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - XMCOSY Lights
02:34 - XMCOSY App
06:04 - Tuya Background
08:59 - LocalTuya
09:33 - Tuya Developer Account Setup
12:20 - Connect to LocalTuya
13:54 - Adding Devices
14:55 - API Explorer
15:59 - Configuring Devices
18:57 - Setting up Scenes
21:04 - Adding Custom Scenes
23:05 - Adding DYI Scenes