For Wifi, use solid AP, not the cheap, faulty and insecure one embedded in your Internet provider’s router. Don’t be cheap on dependable hardware (smoke or water leak sensor), but there is good arbitration to make on others, like cams, Dahua is cheap but great. If you’re serious about automation, now on, anything you buy is either supported already in HA or has an API you can tinker with. Exceptions are my car (VW group has severe limitations here) and Neato, which stopped supporting their product and API. Since I started home automation, I’ve only ordered products with API access. I never switched to the over hyped “matter” protocol and before I include a new one, it’s gonna go through solid scrutiny. I chose Zwave and had no issue, it’s aging well and still is kicking. This can be true for other protocols, so if you are to invest $500 in detectors or relays or lights, be sure to pick something resilient over time. Less headaches, fewer integration issues, etc. Now Zigbee is also used a lot for lighting and Zwave is less prominent on that front but more or less, they are supposed to cover similar use cases. This is mainly because Zwave is standardized and manufacturers have to comply to the requirement of the Zwave consortium, whereas Zigbee leaves a lot to interpretation. 3/ Agree on the next steps to take, next automation to build. 2/ Keep a physical button (or way of doing whatever you’re automating) if your HA is down or malfunctioning. 1/ Try to bring victories for them as much as for you. Whereas when HA serves the purpose of making their life easier, it’s all well accepted. If your partner (or kids) just get pissed once at automation, it could become a deal breaker in terms of time & investment. I cannot stress enough how your Significant Others approval is critical here. (most of time) you’ll get timely & helpful answers and it’s an inspiration source for others, in one word: share (questions, pain & victories)Īka Home ApprovaI Factor in HA community. You progressed on the learning curveĦ/ Post your solutions or questions, because the amazing gold mine that is this forum is incredibly useful to everyone.
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Whatever.ģ/ Select and buy the proper product to do the job, using the right protocolsĤ/ Install (just) the necessary integrations & components, then create your dashboards or automationĥ/ Enjoy a victory. Say AC automation or home security, energy consumption dashboard, automating your remotes or curtains. Don’t hesitate to share your own experience and tips for newcomers.ġ/ Install HA using HAOS (the most supported, easiest, straightforward way into HA)Ģ/ Identify your first great work. So here are 20 points, without a specific order, but with a number so we can exchange on them in comments. HA is part of our family life, and we couldn’t imagine running, securing, and enjoying a large house without it. To date, 150 automations are making our lives more comfortable. So, beyond the “if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it”, here are some things I learned from eureka, WTF moments, and miserable failures. I’ve an IT education and DIY mindset, but HA evolved so much over the years that those aren’t required anymore IMHO.
Not yet part of the elite, still quite experienced. In Karate, I would self-rank myself as a brown belt.
After using it for around 5 years, I felt like sharing some bits of wisdom about HA.
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