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Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by CBLT »

ce4 wrote: post #147
snapetom wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Man, so glad it isn't just me. I've had so many problems with my SD card corruption on my Pi/HA setup, it's ridiculous.

The Pi3 can boot directly off usb, alternatively just have the boot partition config (fat filesystem) on microSD point to the real rootfs on ssd/spinning hdd. I have a raspbian cups fileserver thats ignoring all this and keeps running for 3 years on the same cheap sd: have it set up to offload almost all writes to tmpfs to reduce wear: /tmp, /var/run, /var/tmp, /var/log, the cups spool folder and more (/var/spool/*).…

> /var/log mounted on tmpfs

I would never do this at my job, even if I ship logs. I might do this on cheap hardware at home though.

> Noatime

What makes noatime better than relatime?

Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by syntaxing »

HarveyJJ wrote: post #18
syntaxing wrote: post #11

Is there an on-device voice assistant for home assistant? I looked at snips.ai but debating if this fits my use case. I just need something to turn on/off my lights (and adjust color) and maybe play music through my TV.

I use snips regularly, set it up for music and lighting control just like you haha. I really enjoy how easy it was to setup - have a ton of Pis sitting and gadgets sitting around. Are you looking to get their maker kit? Or use your own setup?

I plan on using my own setup, I'm might get there eventually when I actually buy a Philips Hue set...Do you have any good tutorial? I saw the two on Snips' medium blog but I am not sure if there is anything else out there?

Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by mediocrejoker »

raman325 wrote: post #163
mediocrejoker wrote: post #154

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I've struggled with this as well. I actually find the YAML harder to write than a full programming language would be. For example, conditional logic such as "Turn on this light when the sun goes down only if this person is home" get complicated quickly. The breadth of options and plugins available is impressive but the documentation presents a lot of small snippets and not many explanations of how to design a coheren…

See my reply to the parent

Thanks, I hadn't heard of AppDaemon. It looks a lot like what I found lacking the last time I tried to set up Home Assistant.

Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by jabberlope »

snapetom wrote: post #139
alias_neo wrote: post #93

I've been using Home Assistant for a couple of years now. I won't go too much into what I use it for, there's a bunch of info about that, and the guys on the Discord have entire public repos full of all their cool automations (on Github). What I would share is that in the couple of years I've been running it, I've been through a dozen Sandisk and Samsung MicroSDs on my Pis _even though_ I was running my time-series d…

Man, so glad it isn't just me. I've had so many problems with my SD card corruption on my Pi/HA setup, it's ridiculous.

I had this issue and it turned out to be fluctuations in the power source. Purchased an official RPi brick, and put the root filesystem into read-only mode and the Pi became much more resilient. (https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=161416)

Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by secabeen »

Lightbody wrote: post #54

Since this comment thread involved a lot of people talking about their smart devices, I’ll just put out a PSA: don’t bother with cheaper zwave light switches and dimmers :) if you’re looking for a high quality decent price option, just get Lutron Caseta. Or if you want higher end / better style, get Lutron’s RA 2 Select hub (basically Caseta++) for $100 more and then you can use Caseta dimmers or higher end Maestro d…

HomeSeer is also very good.

Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by webXL »

For me it still has the same frustrations as Smartthings or some other cloud based solution, but having more integrations and deeper insight as to what's happening, when, where and how is the big selling point for me. That and the speed... Push a button, lights come on instantly!

Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by wjdp »

monocasa wrote: post #141
wjdp wrote: post #127

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Had a SD card die in my Pi a few months back, good to know HA was the cause. Now running on a proper box.

HA wasn't the cause, just consumer level SD cards are shit. Get an "industrial" card.

Couldn't quite find the phrase for it. HA isn't at fault, but does cause shit SD cards — which are the norm — to fail.

I was unsure if it was a random failure or attributable to my use of the card. The parent comment cleared that up for me.

Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by monocasa »

wjdp wrote: post #178
monocasa wrote: post #141

Earlier quoted context omitted.

HA wasn't the cause, just consumer level SD cards are shit. Get an "industrial" card.

Couldn't quite find the phrase for it. HA isn't at fault, but does cause shit SD cards — which are the norm — to fail. I was unsure if it was a random failure or attributable to my use of the card. The parent comment cleared that up for me.

I mean, I'm not being pedantic about root cause. Like I've seen name brand cards fail while in read only mode. It has nothing to do with HA, and everything to do with the cards.

Re: Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

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Post by joshu »

alias_neo wrote: post #93

I've been using Home Assistant for a couple of years now. I won't go too much into what I use it for, there's a bunch of info about that, and the guys on the Discord have entire public repos full of all their cool automations (on Github). What I would share is that in the couple of years I've been running it, I've been through a dozen Sandisk and Samsung MicroSDs on my Pis _even though_ I was running my time-series d…

Have you looked at high write endurance cards?
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