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Originally Posted by Barnes
I wouldn't rely on IFTTT especially for a lock, there can be a delay which would mean you can never guarantee it unlocks and locks at the required time if at all. I wouldn't rely on any cloud service to unlock a door to be honest. What if your door unlocks and the Internet goes down? It just stays unlocked until the next days lock applet runs.
A Zwave lock that has the features you're looking for and local processing through either a Smartthings hub or Home Assistant running on a Raspberry Pi would be your best bet.
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This is my solution. I've got smart things configured to turn on a bunch of my lights and unlock my doors when either myself or my wife comes home. I also unlock the door right before my nanny arrives in the morning, and you can configure a timeframe where you want to have a specific (or many) doors unlocked.
Love that thing.