WebThings

@WebThingsIO
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An open platform for monitoring and controlling devices over the web. Formerly Mozilla WebThings.
Websitehttps://webthings.io
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/WebThingsIO
GitHubhttps://github.com/WebThingsIO
WebThingsMar 5
Ben FrancisMar 5

New blog post: Putting the Web back in the Web of Things https://tola.me.uk/blog/2026/03/05/putting-the-web-back-in-the-web-of-things/

We spent over a decade standardising the Web of Things, but I believe it’s still missing a key component it needs in order to grow. 🧵

Putting the Web back in the Web of Things

We spent over a decade standardising the Web of Things, but I believe it’s still missing a key component it needs in order to grow. I this blog post I provide a deep-dive retrospective into the last 10+ years of standardisation, how the Web of Things is being used today, and what I believe it is sti

Ben Francis
WebThingsFeb 11
Thank you to Amazon for sponsoring the WebThings project through the AWS Open Source Credits Program for a further year. This helps pay for critical back end infrastructure the WebThings community relies on.
WebThingsDec 19

New blog post: Announcing WebThings Gateway 2.0 https://webthings.io/blog/2025/12/19/webthings-gateway-2.0/

Build your own smart home hub. The WebThings community are very excited to announce the WebThings Gateway 2.0 release, with a new groups feature and @w3c @wot standards support.

Announcing WebThings Gateway 2.0

The WebThings community are very excited to announce the WebThings Gateway 2.0 release.

WebThingsNov 6
Ben FrancisNov 6

New blog post: Introducing the Web Thing Protocol https://tola.me.uk/blog/2025/11/06/introducing-the-web-thing-protocol/

A dedicated real-time protocol for the Web of Things.

Introducing the Web Thing Protocol

I am excited to share that the W3C Web Thing Protocol Community Group has published the first draft of the Web Thing Protocol WebSocket sub-protocol, a dedicated real-time protocol for the Web of Things.

Ben Francis
WebThingsMar 24, 2025
Thank you to @Docker for another year of sponsorship through the Docker-sponsored Open Source Program. This helps the WebThings community develop and distribute WebThings Gateway and supports our back end infrastructure and toolchains.
WebThingsMar 19, 2025
Robert Winkler from Deutsche Telekom demonstrates an LLM-based agent controlling smart home devices described using W3C Thing Descriptions by a pre-release version of WebThings Gateway 2.0. https://youtu.be/gcpHYtqTBbA?si=SaWyvYauGkxSB7JE&t=1236
Meetup 25: An Introduction to Eclipse LMOS

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WebThingsMar 12, 2025
Ben FrancisMar 12, 2025
The Open Home Foundation Matter Server used by Home Assistant now has Matter certification, which is great news for any open source software project using the #Matter smart home protocol https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/03/10/matter-certification/
Home Assistant officially Matters

Home Assistant gains certification, but also a powerful tool for any open source project

Home Assistant
WebThingsFeb 3, 2025
Ben FrancisFeb 3, 2025
New blog post: My Vision of a Smart Building Operating System. #SmartBuildings #WebApps #WebOfThings https://tola.me.uk/blog/2025/02/03/my-vision-of-a-smart-building-operating-system/
My Vision of a Smart Building Operating System

A whole building operating system, built on web technologies, which weaves together every sensor, actuator and human-computer interface in a building into a seamless user experience.

Ben Francis
WebThingsJan 29, 2025
We are delighted to share that Amazon will be sponsoring the WebThings project through the AWS Open Source Credits Program for a further year. This helps pay for critical back end infrastructure the WebThings community relies on.
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