Comment on tech never works for long

irish_link@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• NeilNuggetstrong@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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.

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  • Holytimes@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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.

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    • Stitch0815@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      No

      I choose to believe in a brighter future

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    • merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Apache license, source on Github. If they piss off their users, someone will fork it.

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    • NeilNuggetstrong@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Go touch some grass and smell some flowers. Spring is finally here

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    • UnrefinedChihuahua@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’ll get angry if that happens, but they’ve shown no signs of heading that way. Chill out.

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• Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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?

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  • tyler@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It will automatically adopt almost everything. A raspberry pi is ok, but I would recommend a PC depending on how many things you have.

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    • errer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I run quite an extensive home assistant on a Pi. I think just grab whatever is economical, most cheap hardware will run it.

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      • tyler@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I ran mine on a pi for years. When I upgraded I was very upset I hadn’t done it sooner. Everything responded instantly.

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      • popekingjoe@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I run mine on an old Razer laptop with an 8th gen Intel CPU and its battery removed. Works a treat.

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    • Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Oh nice! Okay, thanks!

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  • th3lucas@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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!

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