anybody using homeassistant and having success? i feel like everything i try with it is extra complicated, but i’d love to hear others’ success stories.

  • Pulsar@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Stay way, it is way too addictive. If you are not careful you will end automating from window blinds to toilets.

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      3 days ago

      Can confirm. Started with replacing my Tuya lightbulbs. Last thing I automated was hydrometers for my house plants to tell me they’re thirsty.

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        2 days ago

        do you have tips for someone who hasn’t gotten there yet but would want to and has 20+ plants that would be nice to monitor? I already build an indoor HA automated lamp house for tomatoes (ESPhome)

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          2 days ago

          I guess I wish I had switched to zigbee earlier. I have been slowly replacing all my tuya wifi devices. Zigbee Home-assistant App and Zigbee2MQTT are both local-only. For Hygrometers, buy in bulk and expect 1 in 4 to be useless garbage. I get them on Ali for cheap.

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            13 hours ago

            Thanks. I would buy like 4pcs only and be disappointed, would not expect for 1 out of 4 to not work, thats good advice

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        2 days ago

        How will we achieve fully automated luxury communism if the house plants are thirsty and we don’t know?