Ok, I'm ready to bite the bullet. My current basic architecture is SmartThings running devices and Google as a voice interface mostly. The only thing really straight google is music on Youtube and chromecast devices.

But SmartThings app has shit the bed recently. Gemini seems to have a severe learning disability. I've been patching and working around all kinds of issues. Oddly I can use the Home app from Google to control color changing Zigbee bulbs through SmartThings, but not the SmartThings app now.

I have literal dogs breakfast of devices. All kinds of manufacturers and all protocols. Zwave plugs and switches, Zigbee sensors and bulbs, wifi cameras, no thread yet, but might as well plan for the future. On wifi there's refrigerator, washing machine, hot water heaters, irrigation, leak sensors, thermostats.

So my plan is to install a HomeAssistant server and run parallel with my current system as I migrate, debug, and learn. Does this make sense to everyone?…