SmartThings to Home Assistant: Joining the Dark Side

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I just switched from SmartThings to Home Assistant for controlling my smart home. If you’ve thought about switching too, this video will help you see the highs and lows of using Home Assistant to help you decide.
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0:00 Intro
0:32 Why did I switch?
1:03 Integrations
3:50 Automations
4:50 The highs and lows
5:42 Using them both together
6:22 Overall thoughts
7:20 A disturbance in the Force
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Imperial Forces by Aaron Kenny
The End by EVA
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Disclaimer: Smart Home Solver was sent some devices for previous unbiased reviews. We purchased the SmartThings and Home Assistant tech with our own money. As always, our opinions are 100% our own and not influenced.

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@SmartHomeSolver 3 года назад

Thanks for putting up with all of the Star Wars references. We have been watching Star Wars on Fridays with our 6 year old daughter. She came up with the ending because she really wanted to use the Force. Don’t worry, she will be turned to the dark side eventually...

@hamsterbrigade 3 года назад

How else is Disney going to make more money on nostalgia unless you pass it on? We understand and the mouse house does as well.

@rigobertomuniz4332 3 года назад

Maythe4bewithyou.

@pointman0418 3 года назад

Do you know what the future holds for SmartThings at this point? New hardware? Been on the decline for a while but haven't seen anything new on the horizon. Thanks, love the videos.

@DIYtechie 3 года назад

Love it. Keep it up 👌🏻

@soghacker 3 года назад

Never apologize for Star Wars references

@AbeelSiddiqui 3 года назад

After seeing the title all I can hear in my head is paul hibbert going " HOME ASSISTANT HOME ASSISTANT HOME ASSISTANT ! ! !"

@kimberlyjacobsen4148 2 года назад

And he is also going to the dark side it seems

@JB-fh1bb 2 года назад

“Ooooooooh the Home Assistant!!”

@CCCC-tq8yo 2 года назад

Paul who

@datashed 3 года назад

I really appreciate that you blank out part of the word "Alexa" each time you say it. Some other channels have the tendency to activate the Echo Dot whenever I'm watching in the kitchen. Thanks much!

@BLCL 3 года назад

how could you do this, Reed. you were the chosen one! you were meant to elevate smartthings, not destroy it

@SmartHomeSolver 3 года назад

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering... Don't worry I will still be using SmartThings.

@onemartialartsguy 2 года назад

I'm not sure how many people notice, but I'm really impressed with the quality of your videos! Every scene, word, and follow-along is so carefully orchestrated. I know a ton of thought must go into just one video. Thank you!

@denniszhaunerchyk6191 6 месяцев назад

He is great at what he does!

@neekster28 3 года назад

I've recently gotten into HomeAssistant, and I was really looking for a video like this earlier today. It's almost creepy how good your timing was!

@jbhorner 3 года назад

Once I migrated from SmartThings to HA, I was so happy. The migration is a pain...as devices must be re-added, etc. But the flexibility, and the ability to run locally cinched it for me. Coupling this with NodeRed was the icing on the cake.

@TheJeeva143 10 месяцев назад

like the features, setup was difficult for some of my devices (August Door lock, ru-vid.comUgkxhB5YOMNj04GuoAosExygP4cH-dKeb4aB Bose speaker)... but all switches and outlets (5), thermostat, tankless water heater. Unfortunately all I can do is turn on/off Bose. It doesn't support volume or changing channels, but I believe that is due to the particular speaker I have.... Worth getting if you already have other devices to use it with... I don't sit around and ask Alexa questions much so that doesn't really matter to me....

@dibyadip 3 года назад

I have been using Home Assistant for 2 years now and once you get the hang of timely making backups, you are golden.

@CamiloSperberg 3 года назад

What I really like about Home Assistant is how it brings together channels such as dr zzs, paul hibbert, yourself, etc.

@ibennani 3 года назад

Glad you finally made it. Welcome to our growing community. Now I guess I'll see more videos with an even more interesting content. And thanks for all the content you've produced over the years.

@SmartHomeSolver 3 года назад

I appreciate it Ilias!

@DIYtechie 3 года назад

Love it. You really nailed the references. Home Assistant FTW. Zigbee is what will make you stay up all night, but once you get it to work, you will feel the power of local control. UNLIMITED POWER!

@LucasKacherian 3 года назад

Yes, ZigBee on HA is a nightmare. I consider my HA installation less realiable than Smartthings only because of my ZigBee devices (lights now are working properly, but my Ikea blinds doesn't and I have some devices that I even wasn't able to pair in my ZigBee network, like some remotes, switches and motion sensors...)

@ptuxbury 3 года назад

Your last video convinced me to try Home Assistant. It was VERY inconvenient for me at first. Many hours watching RU-vid videos, and reading Reddit and Home Assistant threads to learn how it works. Now that I have it set up, I love it. I feel it gives me more control than SmartThings did, but maybe that just because I never had to invest this much time in SmartThings to get it to work. I used both systems for a few weeks, but then decided to switch over completely. I'm happy I did.

@SmartHomeSolver 3 года назад

That's great to hear you love it! Yeah once you get past some of those learning curves it opens a whole new world of what can be done.

@SmartHomeMakers 3 года назад

Hope you enjoy the transition ! It will be nice to get your opinions ! I moved a couple of years ago from SmartThings !

@ParamDinkar 3 года назад

Is there a way for home assistant to be controlled remotely? Not being on the same network?

@shaunwhiteley3544 3 года назад

@@ParamDinkar Yes a $5 a month easy way or a free but a bit harder to set up way.

@crazycorg1 3 года назад

@@ParamDinkar I’m not sure but I’m guessing port forwarding or custom vpn

@dodgecrickets7862 3 года назад

I pay £5 a month .. fast and easy .. no lag .. I’m starting with home assistant and I’m loving it .. you can do anything.. it’s great

@jamegrabham9992 3 года назад

I also moved 2 years + ago to HA from ST (Smart Home Makers) ...I just unplugged the ST hub recently...HA has come so far that it is just amazing me more and more...there are more and more integrations all the time...and it is FREE, open-source...let's keep it that way...:)

@bill_automated1226 3 года назад

Great video. I have experienced those HA highs and lows, and the deep spelunking of documentation and online forums to fix things. Keep up the great videos. I liked the dark side reference.

@briancrounse7473 3 года назад

Just fired up my Pi with HA 2 weeks ago, so looking forward to watching this!

@stevenolidis 3 года назад

How many nights I've stayed up trying to get something figured out. I chuckled when you mentioned this. 🤪

@shabazkilla 3 года назад

I recently made the switch from SmartThings to Home Assistant and was pleasantly surprised by how smooth it went. I grew tired of long existing bugs in the SmartThings app. The rate that updates are released for Home Assistant is a very welcome change. I also wanted to add that I laughed out loud at the Order 66 bit. I've been using an Alexa routine called Order 66 for years. I have all of my Alexa devices plugged into smart outlets and use Order 66 to power them all off. Keep up the great content.

@xXDeadJesterXx 3 года назад

LOL! Too Perfect... I just watched this on May 4th.....MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU!!!

@xtremeideaz 3 года назад

"the Dark Side" I love it!!!

@ALaModePi 3 года назад

I've basically followed the same path. I've run SmartThings for years and, about two years ago, I added webCoRE for far greater automation control and ActionTiles for a better front-end. Earlier this year, I started trying out Home Assistant. I started by simply using the SmartThings integration and all the things I was using actually made the transition. After working with it for a few weeks I started migrating my webCoRE automations over to HA until I no longer needed webCoRE at all. Then I started working on the front-end. YAML programming has a bit of a learning curve, but I've got a user interface I really like that has all the advanteges of ActionTiles plus a few things and none of the [AT doesn't understand this device] issues I had. Since then, I've added some WiFi-only devices that work with HA, but not SmartThings. More recently, I added a Z-wave/ZigBee dongle and a few other items that wouldn't work through SmartThings (even though it has both Z-wave and ZigBee protocols). As you say, HA does sometimes take some studying to figure out exactly how to work with a particular item. However, I've found the community really good on making suggestions that actually help.

@frogzard101 3 года назад

That into cut has me dying XD love it, keep up the fantastic content!!

@KeyBored101 3 года назад

I also have both systems running. I loved the beginning of the video

@codester_d 3 года назад

It gets deeper once you start getting into tasmota/Shelly/sonoff territory. You will never look back. 😅

@mathesonstep 3 года назад

Glad to see you've finally joined us

@VeNinjaK 3 года назад

I bought my first house and decided to make the switch myself. Home Assistant is insane, I feel like you can do anything with it if you really wanted to. Currently working on an MLB score updater for my dashboard.

@withoutawire224 3 года назад

Great video. Welcome to the Home Assistant community. I also still use my Smartthings hub, but I have the V3 3 pack specifically for network traffic management, which HASS doesn’t give me. The two work really great together, but I would not install HASS for any of my non-technical clients, that would mean a lot of travelling and online troubleshooting….

@cameronmacdonald772 3 года назад

IFTTT pushed me to Home Assistant, and I'm so glad I did. I'm running HA+Smarthings, but slowly migrating to HA only. The more I migrate, the better it is! It's much brighter on the dark side.

@DominusEstOK 3 года назад

I am actually putting the final touches on my migration as I type. Great stuff!

@Iisakkiik 3 года назад

Great so see home assistant get some good coverage!

@dharmilr 3 года назад

Really love your content. Thanks for doing all the research for us 🙂. I currently use very basic level home automation where the lights are automated . I am now looking at buying sensors to take it to the next level . I also have a home assistant set up on a VM, ...just wanted to try it out but couldn’t do much with it coz I need the sensors to automate and run scenes and right now I just use HA to turn the lights on and off. Would u recommend buying the aeotec hub or just buy the conbee II stick for the door and motions sensors . M I thinking of buying the hue motion sensor and sengled door sensors. Once again ,keep up the good work and thank u.

@WillieSublet3 3 года назад

I have been thinking about switching for a while and you have now convinced me. If the person that started my full smart home journey is giving the thumbs up.... i'm in

@SmartHomeSolver 3 года назад

That means a lot to hear that Willie!

@jasonspriggs4352 3 года назад

Really excited to hear about your experience on this! Recently also made the jump

@TjFruichantie 3 года назад

Okay, you've convinced me to try out Home Assistant. Used your link to purchase my Raspberry Pi and got it today. Now to get it set up and try things out! :D

@amywhitaker3961 3 года назад

Love the scene at the end! Those darn Rebels are everywhere!!! 🤪

@Similee 3 года назад

I've not been able to find any SmartThings products around locally or online as frequently. So this makes for a beautiful fresh start. I'm excited. I already have a few items installed and automation is definitely on the next tick mark to check.

@ch0lito 3 года назад

I started less than 8 month ago with the ST Hub V3, got it on eBay, got 10 water sensors, 10 multipurpose, 10 Motion sensors, 5 buttons and 3 cameras so far... Little by little... I have a guy that accommodates prices for me... Yes is an investment but little by little you don't feel it

@rrmistry0765 3 года назад

Love the intro, that was awesome ❤️

@BudsSmartHome 3 года назад

Nice video Reed. I'm actually contemplating going to the dark side... coupled with SmartThings of course!

@shailong3254 2 года назад

Love the Star Wars theme. So good!

@scottbronder 3 года назад

Glad u are on board

@uwhynot 3 года назад

I'm loving Home Assistant....it took some time to get the customization right. Love to see a video on HACS.

@RC-st9ow 2 года назад

Hey Reid, thanks for all the AWESOME CONTENT!!!! Any plans to do an in depth step by step series on how to install and set up Home Assistant? I like most am very interested in having home assistant run my home. However, watching all of the videos an reading all of the horror stories has me cowering in the corner! Just like all of the other followers to your channel I find you easy to understand and trust that you actually know what your talking about lol. I'm sure a lot of your subscribers would love and appreciate a video series such as this, most of us would be happy to sit through a 30 min step by step instructional video. I know that's easier said than done, especially for someone with a life and a family..... but I can certainly say if you were to do something of the sort, it would be VERY WELL RECEIVED!!!!!! p.s..... I'm pretty sure even Paul Hibbert would come on over to the dark side lol

@Killerjerick 3 года назад

Well, just bought a Rasberry Pi and SD card to start my path on Home Assistant, been watching your videos for a while, and I've slowly been convincing my parents to buy smart products, we've got a full smart back verandah (porch) for BBQs and have been on the search for light switches, and other similar devices.

@MikeHarris1984 2 года назад

I made the switch over time converting everything over... so much more to do... HA is soooooo good

@aleesjaved 3 года назад

Thanks really helpful!

@andrew4420 3 года назад

I recommend installing Node-Red, Visual Studio Code, Samba Share. Its far simpler to keep/maintain your automations in node-red than messing with Automations and such in native HA. Far less jumping around and you can tie in node-red modules to do a lot more if you need it.

@darthg3545 2 года назад

i can see you will become a great sith someday ... ty for the video . keep up the good work

@KAJ1701A 3 года назад

I absolutely love the Star Wars references… I toyed with home automation about 15 years ago. Now, I’m ready to jump back into it. I would like a powerful system with a good range of compatibility and allows for future updates and expansion. I look like Home Assistant is probably the best choice. I’m guessing that if an item like a bulb or light strip says, “hub not require”, doesn’t mean that it won’t work with a hub. I’ll be looking at the available products, but I want a clean, professional look; not just plugs in all the outlets throughout the house. I have enjoyed watching your videos and found them very informative. Your home automation setup is, “Impressive… Most impressive.” I look for to more videos from you and would welcome any advice you might have. “I won’t fail you. I’m not afraid!”

@SlackerLabs 3 года назад

Welcome to the Smartthings to Home Assistant group! Ran the the two platforms side by side for a while too just using smartthings as my device hub. Now it’s time to start automating the weird stuff!

@nzhook 3 года назад

When I started you needed that knowledge and time to diagnose and debug. But over the last few years it's getting a lot easier to setup and with more people jumping in it may make it so even Skywalker Hibbett will to come to our side too.

@SmartHomeSolver 3 года назад

I agree it's been getting easier as it grows. Hibbert must be turned to the dark side.

@ch0lito 3 года назад

Thanks Reed for the detailed and instructive video as you always you, I am barely new to ST, less than 8 month I got my 1st ST Hub, and I love it , but with your video, it makes me wonder about Home Assistant, and your friend Paul love it as well hahaha. I am a little bit scared because I have almost 0 knowledge about codes, don't feel the urge or the initiative to learn about it right now, I don't know why feel so lazy about that piece... But I will see if I can try Home Assistant, thanks to you and Paul H. God Bless you Both.

@jamegrabham9992 3 года назад

@markkempton4579 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing your journey. I'm way behind you and just now thinking of moving from Amazon to SmartThings, primarily to be able to add Zigbee devices like the IKEA smart button. I think I'll still stick with that path because I don't have the patience to deal with what you're describing with Home Assistant.

@LarsSanden 2 года назад

That automation you show with the days of the week in it is something I messed around with for hours trying to just figure out how to turn a light on at a certain time only M-F. I was using the Triggers section and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't let me set a day of the week! I'm hoping this makes it work the way I want. Overall Home assistant has been really good for getting devices connected, but finding documentation that is current and correct can be very challenging. One person told me they didn't want a second job, that's why they didn't go with HA... I'm finding out why they said that.

@on-site4094 3 года назад

Great review

@oguzcav 3 года назад

Hi, amazingly, im right now in the middle of this same transition from ST to HA. Struggling with PI untill 2 am like everybody i guess :) Thank you for the resources!

@SmartHomeSolver 3 года назад

I appreciate it Oguz! Haha the struggle is real but hopefully I try and help make it a little bit easier.

@brentreinders4759 3 года назад

The ISY-994i still has more powerful automations IMO. I use HA, Smartthings and the ISY at the same time but most of my automations are with the ISY. Just so powerful. Great video though! There are definite advantages to HA in native integrations but the automations can't be matched compared to the ISY so I just tie all three together. The ISY does have a antiquated interface and the lack of a mobile app to do programming is a limitation but you can't beat it for automations. For me it's like the Tasker of Home Automation. Keep putting out the great videos! Love to see a new one pop up on my feed.

@ntech742 3 года назад

nice. great content as usual.

@DerekHolmes 3 года назад

I just made the same switch. I've not missed any ST features yet, 6 weeks in. It's been fantastic

@kaimanson3174 3 года назад

How do zwave and zigbee devices connect to HA?...coming from ST?...

@dusantodorovic8936 3 года назад

I waithing for more videos about homeassistant in future👍

@antonsframe 3 года назад

Your timing is almost scary. Literally tried to expose home assistant to the internet last night until 3am. Am starting to think if it's really some kind of dark force involved there. Awesome video btw and they're getting better and better

@SmartHomeSolver 3 года назад

Thanks Anton!

@rmbumc 3 года назад

i like the ron swanson funco pop, i see you are a man of culture as well

@MNSweet 3 года назад

Love the starwars title sequence opening.

@ronm6585 3 года назад

Welcome to the Dark Side Reed. Thanks for sharing.

@SmartHomeSolver 3 года назад

I appreciate it Ron!

@JamesScholesUK 3 года назад

I recently installed homeassistant on my media server, primarily because of the Google Assistant plex integration. Initial setup was suuuuper easy and I was really impressed. Then yesterday I spent ages bashing my head against poorly documented packages with out of date tutorials. Not going to be fully switching any time soon

@dariusjemmott5846 3 года назад

I might make it today

@benbigh 3 года назад

Would love to see a video on the Denon integration. I have a Marantz that uses the same integration. I was trying to set up automations with Alexa to change the Marantz settings depending on what the source was. Was not having good luck.

@EdwinPWeston Год назад

Started with HA one year ago, not knowing where ST was headed. One week in, had a complication working on my Apple Watch, never looked back. Just disconnected my ST hub last week. The developers at HA are both visible and transparent, if you catch my drift. Can't wait for tomorrow to see what 2022.11 has in store.

@DIYReid 3 года назад

It was the best decision for me when I switched. It does get frustrating every once in a while, however, so did Smart Things. Smart Things just felt like when Samsung took over that it lost its touch and it wasn't actively being worked on anymore.

@user-zr7kz4vs7c 3 года назад

Great video!!!

@Dman1292 3 года назад

Love the intro

@SmartHomeSolver 3 года назад

Thanks!

@JamesMeikleAustralia 3 года назад

Zigbee buttons you end up having to (use the?) force your automation off a zigbee event at worst, which is pretty easy to work out with the native tools. I haven't tried the native automations since the revamp (using Node Red, thanks Rob!) so I'll see how you go, thanks for the content.

@dariusjemmott5846 3 года назад

Amazing

@twobluestripes 3 года назад

I need to start over with HA. I have dreams of security mode, guest mode, i’m home mode, away mode, etc for setting up multiple automations and security features for my parents’ rental property/2nd home!

@folkelehr4422 3 года назад

About the Ikea Tradfri switches. They work fine for me using a Conbee II Zigbee stick. So they can be used through HA. Propably works with your Zigbee stick too.

@SmartHomeSolver 3 года назад

I first tried it with the Conbee II but for some reason it kept disconnecting. I think it might have to do with my external SSD plugged in to a USB port. I think I'm just going to use my SmartThings hub for them though since Brett commented on here and showed me how to do it.

@folkelehr4422 3 года назад

@@SmartHomeSolver Whatever works is the best solution ;-) About the Conbee II stick. I had to put mine on usb extension cord since it was otherwise sitting directly next to a usb 3 port which was interfering with the frequency of the stick.

@octobyte 3 года назад

The best HA functionality for me: the zigbee integration with an external device. You can use your ikea button to turn on your TV (For example) great!

@kamouzgar 3 года назад

Thanks for your helpful videos! I was just wondering, do Wifi based smart devices work in Home Assistant?

@TheDanhib 3 года назад

Great video! Thinking of converting to the dark side. Currently have ST, Alexa, Aqara and random ZigBee devices. Can your current smart home setup run as normal while gradually implementing Home Assistant, or do you have to start again from scratch? Thanks

@cartman75 3 года назад

I did the same you talked about. I switched to Home Assistant but I left my Smartthings connected integrated into Home Assistant. I use Smartthings to bring over devices into Home Assistant that is not natively supported like my zigbee devices. I haven't upgraded to the USB zigbee dongle yet.

@joeneubauer3208 3 года назад

You can make those IKEA switches work with HA. Create a smart things virtual switch (those are seen by HA). Use a ST automation to turn the virtual switch on or off when the ikea button is pressed.

@Tuno85 3 года назад

Home Assistant FTW! Running on Kubernetes on Intel Skull Canyon with Conbee II Zigbee stick. No problem.

@MaxGoddur 3 года назад

Did you happen to find an affordable camera that works out of the box. I am fairly new and read the suggestions online only to find out later yes it will work but what they don't mention is if you have to flash the device to get it working in the HA environment or it requires some sort of hub. Thank you great video.

@MrTry2me 3 года назад

Hey Reed, following all the videos for a while, and i like to see one particular video, what about the skeleton of your smart project? All the hardware from the simple cables cat6 u re using, passin by the access points, the brain of home assistance, to the very end of all smart devices ?

@NeilNatic 3 года назад

I wanted to switch from ST to HA but Webcore is so much easier to do advanced automations with compared to HA native or Node Red. Basic automations are quite easy but once you need a variable or anything more advanced it takes a developer to understand it. I still just use ST with Webcore and integrate into HA. I do use HA for the dashboard. Everyone in the house interacts with smart devices through the dashboard on tablets or HA app on mobile instead of ST. I have to really give it to HA devs for making the dashboard super easy to setup. Way more functional and looks incredible

@Nunners42 3 года назад

“Home assistant... home assistant” accompanied by images of a certain Paul thrusting inappropriately!

@mifraburneo 3 года назад

Hey man! I can’t believe I haven’t seen your channel before! I’ve been using home assistant for a while but mainly for smart switches with sonoffs and google home speakers but I’m coming back to the Apple ecosystem and everything is a mess! I want to expand my home automation system but I’m totally lost! I have an Apple TV, like 5 homepods, I’m getting some Zigbee sensors but I don’t know if I should sell everything and go with Alexa? Or go back to Google? I’m liking how Alexa integrates with home assistant and i love that I can turn on and off things with my Apple Watch but I don’t want to end up with a Google Nest Hub and some echo dots and a chromecast and my iPhone and maybe also a google pixel and the Ring security system. It would be AWESOME if you could do a video recommending the best solution for Home Assistant users to get the best of every world (Apple, Google and Amazon) GREAT channel and content, thanks!

@lesleopold9893 3 года назад

Just getting in to smart electronics and I appreciate your advice. I’ve purchased a Schlage smart lock. I thought it would just set up to my iPhone easily. After install it would not connect to my IPhone. I called Schlage tech support only to determine I need another electronic device. They said I need a ZWave device to make it work. Would the devices your discussing address the fix needed?

@mfadetoblack 3 года назад

Finally got it running on my qnap as a standalone VM. Now I still need to figure out how to set it up. The auto discovery hasn't picked up much bu I am wondering if I am missing add ons. I also still need a zwave/zigbee stick.

@jdb6284 2 года назад

Hey Reed, could you please make some basics HA automations videos? Also a couple of advanced ones? It's really hard to find decent guides on this.Thanks

@owenjohnson5030 2 года назад

I’m moving to a new home soon. I’ll be leaving SmartThings behind and going to the HomeAssistant dark side platform. (No, I’m not leaving my smart equipment behind). I’ve been learning home assistant to get ready. And I’m also going to install a UniFi network since I will have 1GB fiber at the new place. Already ordered 2 Access Point 6 Pro units. Snagged those as soon as came back in stock. Trying to decide between the UDM PRO or the SE.

@sal8372 Год назад

Nice

@carltimmons3198 Год назад

hi i am new to Home Assistant and really enjoyed your video. my issue is hardware. i wanted something easy like HA Blue but this is out of stock and not available. Can you recommend a suitable alternative to get me started

@derekl_ 3 года назад

How topical! I've been considering making the switch from SmartThings to Home Assistant for a while now. SmartThings was great at the beginning but once Samsung bought it, it has been on a steady - and rapid - decline.

@frederick_l 2 года назад

Hi, I realy like your videos. But how did you connect you Samsung Smart TV, without Smartthings?

@lvevan 3 года назад

Take us through a step by step process bro! It is a beast to get set up in docker but like you said when it works it is glorious.

@ch0lito 3 года назад

@Smart Home Solver I support this comment Reed, please step by step for us the people that are not that Smart Solver as you hehehe.

@SmartHomeSolver 3 года назад

Okay that sounds great. I agree it is a beast and I'll try to make it easy. Soon I'll have everything set up and I can share how it's all done.

@ch0lito 3 года назад

@@SmartHomeSolver Thanks 👍, will be waiting!

@scottv4429 Год назад

Not sure if you read comments from an older video, but if you do would you consider a more detailed video about the switch? Love your videos btw. If it were not for them my spouse approval factor would be only eye rolling.

@DigitalBenny 3 года назад

Watching this from USA and wondering how there can even be a choice between the two when there's no SmartThings to be had 🤔

@JD45093 3 года назад

Hey, Reed. Do you have a guide that you used to get your LG ThinQ Washer and Dryer setup in Home Assistant? I would love to get mine integrated!

@pr5440 3 года назад

Which Zigbee stick did you use because the ConBee stick is working flawless without any difficult configuration, it is now one of my core items in HA.

@Big1John 3 года назад

I spent most of this weekend installing/playing with HA. One of the problems I'm running into is HA seems to be changing so fast that many tutorial YT videos that are just a few months old are obsolete. That said, I'm really not sure I want to plow this deep into this. I enjoy automation as a hobby, not an addiction. I'll continue to play with it and after I get my first automation(s) working, I may press on. I've been a computer geek since the 8086 days but the "old dog/new tricks" thing is starting to rear its ugly head.