This paper describes the theoretical and practical part of the realization of a smart home surveillance and control systems. The technological progress that led to the automation of systems and processes, which facilitated the everyday life in the modern world, is briefly described. The principles of the IoT concept, cloud computing, centralized data processing and wireless communication protocols are explained. The concept of a smart home is described, as well as possible surveillance and control systems that are implemented in it. Arduino platform is described along with components used in smart home realization. In the practical part, through the implementation of the control and surveillance system, the simplicity of application as well as implementation in the household is shown. One of the systems is realized in the form of fire alarm as a surveillance system. The second system is realized as a light and air condition control system with the measurement and display of humidity and air temperature. Also, the development of the application using the MIT App Inventor is portrayed and explained.