Get DIY outdoor lighting tips.

Outdoor lighting used to be simple. Plug in a string, hang it up, done. Now you've got smart LED lights, WiFi controllers, smart home connection, and decisions about whether you want your lights to survive a power outage or talk to Alexa.

Corpus Lights explains the difference between lights that only work with one app and lights that work with open systems like Home Assistant. It tells you how to prep for installation, what wind and salt air do to different materials, and whether you can run holiday mode year-round without burning out your controller. The DIY section walks you through the parts and the wiring. The roofline section explains how to avoid the gutter. There's a price calculator that estimates cost by how many feet of lights you need and what you're lighting.

The answers come from what we hear on the phone and what we've actually installed.