@Benhm3 Z-Wave is also an Open standard and with the new ZWA-2 there is a new open source peace of hardware made for #HomeAssistant. So, do you really need to change anything at your configuration?
I think it is a good idea to use Matter over Thread and Z-Wave too, like placing your bets on two horses.
@InsiderTreat Have you tried #HomeAssistant stuff yet? :D
Well, it finally happened. I got bit by the #HomeAssistant bug.
HA all the things!
Oh and VMSave is down, of course. And my blog. Jfc. #Kubernetes #HomeAssistant #Jellyfin
Welp. #Kubernetes fucked me in yet another unexplainable way and I don't have time or inclination to figure it out.
Current priorities:
1. Get #HomeAssistant and friends up, probably as a VM. Thankfully I have backups.
2. Get #Jellyfin up. This involves restoring a Jellyfin Longhorn backup, syncing it somewhere temporary, and then installing Jellyfin somewhere with access to a GPU.
That's probably all I'll have spoons for tonight. Ugh. What a mess.
Smart Home Bollocks: Smart Heating Edition
We’re now a three #Zigbee network family 
Let’s see if the #Tradfri bulbs work better with a Tradfri hub than the #Hue one. One would hope so…
I’ve got the hub configured, with one bulb on it. Integration with Alexa and #homeAssistant was quick and easy…need to set some time aside to move more over and reconfigure everything.
After a 6 month wait my kickstarter Unfolded Circle remote 3 turned up. It reminds me of the Logitech Harmony elite but no cloud or annoying re-syncs all the time. Native network, Bluetooth and IR for common devices and a two way #HomeAssistant integration for everything else. Pricey but I’ve been looking for a replacement for Harmony for ages.
New #automation implemented.
When the well pump pumps water (=power consumption > 2 W) these party lights go on.
This way I know if someone aka my son forgot to close a faucet in the garden.
Sometimes #HomeAssistant makes no sense.
I want to make a button start playing an internet radio station.
I made a script. Speak the name of the statoon, play station.
Easy.
If I "run action" on the part to play the station, it plays.
If I run the script, it speaks, and then... nothing.
Makes no sense.
Oh, the latest #ESPHome 2025.8 release notes specifically mention ESP-NOW. I assumed it was already in there, but I guess not!
This would be a much better protocol to use with the Everything Remote, as it would be a lot more energy efficient and lower latency.
Any #Matter and #Threads experts willing to Explain Like I'm 5 what I have to throw out and replace with to get my #HomeAssistant off ZWave and modernized? Maybe with as much open source and as little surveillance-capitalism as I can reasonably expect?
My #Kwikset Obsidian locks are killing me.
Slowly improving my workspace. Bought a used desk and chair and just set everything up. Love the green chair, fell in love with it when I saw it and just had to have it. Both desk and chair are from a Dutch brand. Also pondering about a new project: changing the height of my desk using #HomeAssistant.
(details: California has non-bypassable charges, which are not counted as part of NEM, of about $0.031/kWh imported from the grid, so an overnight charge will only be offset by ~90% of the power I export during the day. In a NEM3/wholesale reimbursement tariff, the benefits are _considerably_ higher. #HomeAssistant)
tinkerers with too much time on their hands have finally figured out how to set the current draw on my EV charger, so now I can get #HomeAssistant to make our car only charge off excess solar energy when we don't need an urgent full charge.
Even on NEM2 in California, there's still a $2.46 out of pocket cost for every 100% charge of our car. That's not nothing!
Using Frigate, I added a card to #HomeAssistant that shows when each delivery truck has driven by, so at quick glance we can tell if an expected delivery is probably at the door.
There is a Mail and Packages integration that uses e-mails to let you know when a package has been delivered, but it's a bit slow. I guess I could also use that info in the display of the card.
Something like "FedEx drove by and a package was delivered"
(D.Burch) 
