It’s time to narrow down my smart home system and ONLY use the best! Here’s what I decided to stick with and why.
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Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB RAM:
Z-Wave & Zigbee USB dongle:
USB extender:
I also have a Home Assistant SkyConnect plugged in but I’m still using Zigbee and Z-Wave devices so I haven’t used it outside of testing:
Home Assistant Yellow:
Home Assistant Green:
Pixel Tablet with the Home Assistant dashboard I’m using:
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More about Alexa vs Siri vs Google, watch this:
More about Google Script Editor:
My smart home favorites:
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0:00 Intro
0:15 Too many systems 😬
1:32 On the chopping block
3:13 Best user-friendly system
4:53 Best hub (the brains)
8:17 My HA setup
9:47 Home Assistant Time Warp
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MUSIC
All of the music throughout is by Nihilore.
Spotify playlist:
Ending song is The End by EVA.
Hope this helped clear up any confusion on what I use! Another smart home tour coming soon, so make sure you’re subscribed 👏
The humor is spot on.
This video feels professional.
How did I just find this now?
Ok, this is all overwhelming, but I’m willing to try home assistant.. To start off, if like to keep voice control/automation simple… So am I correct in saying I need the home assistant green, with a zigbee USB dongle? I’m choosing to use Google with home assistant.
Do I really need an ssd starting off.. Could I get away with just using a micro sd card?