Hi! I am seeking advice for a new HA installation. Is HA Yellow still the way to go? I want to have it simple and need support for Matter and Zigbee...
THX!
#Yellow still the way to go?
flat sequoia
bleak scaffold
The Yellow is an ok starter platform
If your setup remains small then it'll probably stay ok, though most of us would recommend a second hand small form factor PC or laptop as a better option at the same price point
flat sequoia
It is for a small flat...instead of using an aqara m3 which would not allow to connect e.g. bulbs from innr
I would have a raspberry on spare but I find it hard to get a skyconnect stick lately here in Germany
bleak scaffold
You don't need to buy the SkyConnect 😉
Also, SD cards have a short lifespan, so we don't recommend a Pi on an SD card
Pi on an SSD is fine
flat sequoia
Yeah, Pi&SSD but what is the recommendation for Thread/Zigbee then?
bleak scaffold
There's masses of good options for Zigbee coordinators, including those from Tube and SMLight - see the pins in #zigbee-archived
For Thread, buy another stick, or even better, buy a Thread Border Router
torpid sailBOT
bleak scaffold
See the list there
bleak scaffold
The multi-protocol firmware is:
- Broken
- Abandoned
- See (1)
With or without the SkyConnect, you needed a second device/stick anyway
(and it's been broken for a long long time - but there's still people out there who push it as the solution)
flat sequoia
got ya