HomeAssistant for the win! Not everything needs to be connected but for those things I would like to control I want CONTROL. So only my server (not even the nubucasa servers) control it!
Big difference between “smart home stuff” and stuff compatible with home assistant. You host home assistant yourself on your own hardware and everything is connected in one interface. You only need one app, or one webpage. No shady actors get access to your home, you control everything.
Give it a few years and home assistant will have ai built in, mandatory telemetry, be coded with ai, and have a bunch of angry nerds arguing about every update and censoring everyone they disagree with.
I want/need to switch over from Google home to home assistant . So, how difficult would it be to migrate over? We mostly have smart plugs and a Google nest thermostat.
Is a raspberry pi adequate for this, or do I need a mini pc?
I did not own a Raspy so i needed new Hardware anyway. I use a Home Assistent Green now. Very easy setup and it does not need that much energy compared to a PC. Works well!
HomeAssistant for the win! Not everything needs to be connected but for those things I would like to control I want CONTROL. So only my server (not even the nubucasa servers) control it!
Big difference between “smart home stuff” and stuff compatible with home assistant. You host home assistant yourself on your own hardware and everything is connected in one interface. You only need one app, or one webpage. No shady actors get access to your home, you control everything.
Give it a few years and home assistant will have ai built in, mandatory telemetry, be coded with ai, and have a bunch of angry nerds arguing about every update and censoring everyone they disagree with.
Go touch some grass and smell some flowers. Spring is finally here
I’ll get angry if that happens, but they’ve shown no signs of heading that way. Chill out.
No
I choose to believe in a brighter future
I want/need to switch over from Google home to home assistant . So, how difficult would it be to migrate over? We mostly have smart plugs and a Google nest thermostat.
Is a raspberry pi adequate for this, or do I need a mini pc?
I did not own a Raspy so i needed new Hardware anyway. I use a Home Assistent Green now. Very easy setup and it does not need that much energy compared to a PC. Works well!
It will automatically adopt almost everything. A raspberry pi is ok, but I would recommend a PC depending on how many things you have.
I run quite an extensive home assistant on a Pi. I think just grab whatever is economical, most cheap hardware will run it.
I run mine on an old Razer laptop with an 8th gen Intel CPU and its battery removed. Works a treat.
Oh nice! Okay, thanks!