Post #2533408
2026-05-12 01:26 UTC
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@Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 2026-05-14 14:03
The other guy gave a better explanation than I could have, but l will chime in emphasis that learning curve. I’m not great at computer stuff but I know my way around Linux and how to find a tutorial, home assistant is just not very user friendly. The ui is really pretty but not intuitive. Of wasn’t clear when I got into it that there’s a software and an OS version and they aren’t identical, the software is missing a lot of the things that the OS gives but the OS apparently isn’t great if youre running other things on your server, mine is set up primarily for jellyfin and I only wanted home assistant to take the stress of constantly dogging my kid about chores off my workload. Don’t let this dissuade you of you’re interested, I genuinely feel like it’s a great thing if you have the time to learn it, but it’s not something to start if you’re already struggling to juggle all your plates.
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@3abas@lemmy.world 2026-05-12 04:02
https://www.home-assistant.io/ Home Assistant IS the state of the art. Local and privacy first, very powerful and has a huge community that provides a huge catalog of integrations that fill the gap that official integrations don't cover. Incredibly customizable and capable. You can buy their official hardware, install it on a raspberry pi to make a dedicated hardware yourself, or install it on any computer. Their hardware has matured and is now in the polished luxury category, so I would only consider it if you start using it and know you're going to use it enough to justify it, just install it on a computer or Nas/(docker) if you have one and try it out. There is a learning curve, plenty of good YouTube tutorials and a very helpful community online though. Have fun!