keeplocal

Keeplocal allows you to control the cloud connectivity of your local smart devices.

Installation

Get the source code:

git clone https://github.com/mfucci/keeplocal.git
cd keeplocal
npm install

Build and install:

npm run build
sudo npm install -g

Network preparation

On your local device:

• switch to permanently use a static IP
• manualy specify DNS / gateway IPs
• make sure that you can still access the internet

On your router:

• WARNING: this will temporary disconnect all your local devices using dynamic IPs
• disable IPv6
• disable the DHCP service for IPv4

Usage

Start the daemon:

sudo keeplocal daemon

List all the devices connected on your network:

keeplocal list

List all the devices connected on your network:

keeplocal list

Rename a device to identify it better:

keeplocal rename <device_mac> <name>

Prevent a device to access the cloud:

keeplocal gate <device_mac>

Give back access the cloud:

keeplocal ungate <device_mac>

Automatically start on boot

Install the service configuration:

sudo cp conf/keeplocal.service /etc/systemd/system/

Activate and start:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable keeplocal
sudo systemctl start keeplocal

Check status and logs:

systemctl status keeplocal

Advanced usage

Keeplocal actually declares the device running keeplocal as the router for gated devices, so you can use bash route command to whitelist specific servers.

Uninstall

Turn back on the DHCP server on your router.