The Internet of things is no longer the “Technology of the Future.” We are living in a world of connected devices where every little device from smart watch to Wrist bands to Lamps are connected to the internet and sharing the data to the cloud platforms which makes them accessible from any part of the world via a Smartphone or a PC. This is the era of connected living; this is the era of the Internet of Things. IoT is the technology in which anything that can be controlled or monitored is connected to the cloud or Internet. Every individual device that is connected to the internet is having a unique address within the network. These IoT edge devices can communicate to other edge devices in the network and can be easily monitored or controlled with the help of a smartphone or PC. The Internet of things has numerous applications; however the most popular one is IoT based Smart Home Systems.