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A pressable button that toggles the light state achieves the same thing without the need for a motor.

But they don't physically show their state, don't persist across power outages, and are much less satisfying to operate.

I usually look at the lights instead of the switch to determine if the lights are on.

I haven't experienced many outages recently, but I'm fine with lights off until I turn them back on as a default. Its also possible to just have the lights revert back to their previous state as an automation in HA, although it seems like a waste of time to program instead of turning lights back on as you need them.

Yeah this. Shelly relays can work that way.

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