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… Related My old phones replaced three smart devices in my Home Assistant setup And it's all thanks to the cool sensors included in modern smartphones The idea that changed everything From a "useless laptop" to “what if it ran something useful?” I had been frustrated for a long time trying to stabili… …
… That flexibility also changes how you think about reliability. When the same machine hosts multiple small services, you’re not chasing performance for bragging rights. You’re trying to avoid a setup where every minor addition turns into a resource negotiation. …
… Power reliability matters. …
… I intentionally kept the setup minimal. …
… AI control sits on top of your basic setup. …
… The problem with traditional smart home setups There is just not enough context The biggest problem with traditional smart home setups is that they were never actually designed to understand the home. …
… That alone made the whole setup feel calmer and more polished. …
… Instead of creating a seamless network, the extender made the whole setup feel patched together with duct tape and wishful thinking. Latency went up, roaming got messy, and reliability became a coin toss. …
… I wanted an all-in-one solution to run a clean, open-source setup, backups and more. …
… It’s not a typical “remote access” setup for my home network. …