🏠 Smart Home Automation System

This project is a cloud-based smart home automation system that enables secure, remote control and monitoring of home devices. It features Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), device status management, and supports nested virtualization for room-level simulation on cloud platforms like AWS and GCP.

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🧾 Overview

The smart home system models a house as a virtual environment running on a bare-metal EC2 instance, with individual rooms simulated as nested virtual machines (VMs). Each room contains devices (e.g., lights, fans, AC, CCTV), and users can interact with these based on their access roles.

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📁 File Structure

File / Folder	Description
main_controller.py	Central control unit for monitoring and managing rooms and devices
firebase_config.py	Firebase initialization and authentication setup
rbac_manager.py	RBAC logic to define user roles and permissions
device_controller.py	Interface to control devices (on/off, status check)
room_vm_manager.py	Logic for room-level VM deployment and simulation
cloud_setup.md	Instructions for setting up nested virtualization on AWS/GCP
alerts_notifier.py	Push notifications and email alerts for critical events
user_interface/	Front-end (web/mobile) interface for user interactions
dashboard.html	Web dashboard for manual control and monitoring
mobile_ui.html	Mobile-friendly UI variant
README.md	Project overview and documentation (you’re reading it!)

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🔐 Features

• 🔁 Nested Virtualization on AWS and GCP
• 👥 Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) with Firebase Auth
• 📲 Remote device control via web and mobile interface
• 🔔 Real-time alerts and notifications
• 📊 Live device status and usage analytics
• 🛡️ Security system with access logs and alert triggers
• 🌐 Cloud-based deployment with scalable architecture

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🔧 Roles & Access

Role	Permissions
Admin	Full access (add/remove devices, users, rooms, etc.)
User	Control and monitor assigned rooms only
Guest	View-only access to public devices (e.g., CCTV in living room)

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🚀 How to Run

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/smart-home-automation.git
   cd smart-home-automation

2. Set up Firebase:

   • Create a project in Firebase Console
   • Add config details to firebase_config.py

3. Run the system:

   python3 main_controller.py

4. (Optional) Enable nested virtualization:

   • Follow cloud_setup.md for AWS/GCP nested virtualization setup
   • Deploy room-level VMs as per your design

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☁️ Cloud Infrastructure

• EC2 Bare-Metal Instance: Base host for the smart home environment
• Nested VMs: Each room as a separate VM
• Firebase: Auth, real-time database, cloud functions
• Cloud Functions: Event triggers for alerts, emails, device state sync

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🧠 Future Enhancements

• 🧠 AI-based user behavior prediction
• 📦 Integration with third-party smart devices (e.g., Alexa, Google Home)
• 🎯 Energy optimization analytics
• 🕸️ MQTT-based communication protocol support