Hello!

As stated in the title I’m moving to a new house soon™ that will change my home assistant instance a lot.

I was wondering what would be better… Start from scratch or adapt what I have? I have some information in HA that I want to preserve but most of it could go away.

Have you any experiences in this situation? Any insights?

Thank for reading!

  • zumi@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I would start from scratch, BUT I would reuse pieces as they made sense. Copy over things as needed, but not wholesale.

  • phx@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I’d archive my current setup and then start a new one, but port over config as needed.

    A bigger question is, what about the hardware? Generally once is supposed to include anything hardwired with the sale of a house but I can’t really see a new owner wanting a bunch of custom IoT stuff tied to wireless instances and a control system that no longer exists (and neither would be giving them your Linux controller and router likely be great).

    In my place I’d probably end up having to pull a bunch of smart switches and plugs that are running custom firmware and replace them with their “dumb” counterparts

  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I started from scratch when I moved. No regrets. Fair warning, I also upgraded/replaced a lot of stuff, so it made sense to start over.

    • Fenixin@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      2 years ago

      That is why I’m thinking about starting from scratch. I’m going from a small flat to a house and everything is going to change A LOT. I’d like to move HA from the pi4 to a small home server but that’s for later, I have too many thing in my plate right now.

      Thanks for your input!

  • _jj_@feddit.chEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Starting from scratch can indeed be a rewarding way to learn something new and expand use cases. However, it often involves significantly more work and could lead you down a complex rabbit hole. What about ensuring that you have enough room for wiring and opting for as much open technology as possible, then progressing from where you stand?

    It would be interesting to learn about your current setup, technology, and use cases.

    Best of luck!

    • Fenixin@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I’m really thinking about starting from scratch. The rabbit hole kind of scares me but at the same time it’s exciting 😂.

      I think I have room to grow in the new home and I always try to get things with local integration and as open source as possible.

      My setup right now is in a small flat, with 3 or 4 automations and a very small amount of sensors. The new home is going to be very very different. I have a lot of plans, maybe too many of them. So maybe staying from scratch is the way to go.

      Thanks for your input