Re:Run Your Home on a Raspberry Pi
by billfor on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @11:13AM
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If you don't have any need for bleeding edge devices, Openhab still works on a rpi4 as an alternative to HA. I like that I can just install it as an apt package onto an existing rpi with other things and java just does its stuff, rather than dedicating the entire rpi4 to it or running in a container.
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> I like that I can just install it as an apt package onto an existing rpi with other things and java just does its stuff, rather than dedicating the entire rpi4 to it or running in a container.
If you try Home Assistant again, you'll probably like Home Assistant Core. No separate OS or container needed, just a Python virtual environment. That's how I have it installed. I have to do the updates and backups manually (rather than it self-updating automatically / through the UI) but I find that preferable to dealing with an extra machine, VM, or container.
+1 for OpenHab. I have tried HA several times, but always cone back to OH for its super simple ui and app layout editors. Apt install is also nice.
Also, plugging in a half-decent zigbee controller usb dongle and receive native zigbee controls in the system, no need for a bridge like mqtt