Diesel Posted July 10 Posted July 10 18 hours ago, Blackbird said: Are you referring to this https://www.amazon.ca/Hubitat-Elevation-Home-Automation-Hub/dp/B07D19VVTX ? If so Im confused, If I need another device to run zigbee and zwave, what is the purpose of the synology NAS. If I used a RP4 or a Odroid, would I still need a hub like this to run zigbee or zwave divices? Thanks Using a Hubitat for your zigbee and zwave devices is just one option. You don't have to use one. I had one before I started with HASS so I used that as my zigbee & zwave hub. It's very stable and works well for everything I've thrown at it. Very active community & device driver development. If you do decide to go with it get the current C-8 model. If you go the RP4 route you'll still need to buy zigbee and zwave radios. My advice would be not to buy any hardware just yet. Instead get the HASS VM installed on your Syno first over a cup of coffee. Go thru the initial HASS setup, and add the ISY integration to get all your Insteon devices added to HASS. You can also add the integrations for any WiFi, Network, and cloud devices you may have. HASS will detect a bunch of devices on your network that you can add (ex; Hue, Apple TVs, Android, Samsung, LG TVs etc). Learn how it all works to see if you like it. Spend some time on the HASS community forum and ask questions. It's a very active place with a lot of helpful people. Once you get a good feel for HASS and you know you like it, then you can either get USB dongles for zigbee & Zwave radios and pass them thru to the VM, a Hubitat, or something else. If at that point you're convinced to go the RPi route, just create a HASS backup and restore the config on the RPI and you pickup where you left off in minutes. Good luck Quote
Blackbird Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 5 hours ago, Diesel said: Using a Hubitat for your zigbee and zwave devices is just one option. You don't have to use one. I had one before I started with HASS so I used that as my zigbee & zwave hub. It's very stable and works well for everything I've thrown at it. Very active community & device driver development. If you do decide to go with it get the current C-8 model. If you go the RP4 route you'll still need to buy zigbee and zwave radios. My advice would be not to buy any hardware just yet. Instead get the HASS VM installed on your Syno first over a cup of coffee. Go thru the initial HASS setup, and add the ISY integration to get all your Insteon devices added to HASS. You can also add the integrations for any WiFi, Network, and cloud devices you may have. HASS will detect a bunch of devices on your network that you can add (ex; Hue, Apple TVs, Android, Samsung, LG TVs etc). Learn how it all works to see if you like it. Spend some time on the HASS community forum and ask questions. It's a very active place with a lot of helpful people. Once you get a good feel for HASS and you know you like it, then you can either get USB dongles for zigbee & Zwave radios and pass them thru to the VM, a Hubitat, or something else. If at that point you're convinced to go the RPi route, just create a HASS backup and restore the config on the RPI and you pickup where you left off in minutes. Good luck Can the zigbee and zwave radios be plugged into the synology nas? Quote
Diesel Posted July 10 Posted July 10 1 hour ago, Blackbird said: Can the zigbee and zwave radios be plugged into the synology nas? Yes, as I mentioned a couple of posts ago, in Synology VMM you can pass through USB devices to virtual machines. But due to the great development and driver support on Hubitat, I think your life will be a lot easier going that route...but first setup and play with a HASS VM without making any hardware commitments and see if you like it. Quote
Blackbird Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 2 hours ago, Diesel said: Yes, as I mentioned a couple of posts ago, in Synology VMM you can pass through USB devices to virtual machines. But due to the great development and driver support on Hubitat, I think your life will be a lot easier going that route...but first setup and play with a HASS VM without making any hardware commitments and see if you like it. Thank you Quote
Blackbird Posted August 27 Author Posted August 27 On 7/10/2024 at 6:36 AM, Diesel said: Using a Hubitat for your zigbee and zwave devices is just one option. You don't have to use one. I had one before I started with HASS so I used that as my zigbee & zwave hub. It's very stable and works well for everything I've thrown at it. Very active community & device driver development. If you do decide to go with it get the current C-8 model. If you go the RP4 route you'll still need to buy zigbee and zwave radios. My advice would be not to buy any hardware just yet. Instead get the HASS VM installed on your Syno first over a cup of coffee. Go thru the initial HASS setup, and add the ISY integration to get all your Insteon devices added to HASS. You can also add the integrations for any WiFi, Network, and cloud devices you may have. HASS will detect a bunch of devices on your network that you can add (ex; Hue, Apple TVs, Android, Samsung, LG TVs etc). Learn how it all works to see if you like it. Spend some time on the HASS community forum and ask questions. It's a very active place with a lot of helpful people. Once you get a good feel for HASS and you know you like it, then you can either get USB dongles for zigbee & Zwave radios and pass them thru to the VM, a Hubitat, or something else. If at that point you're convinced to go the RPi route, just create a HASS backup and restore the config on the RPI and you pickup where you left off in minutes. Good luck I installed HA on my synology and I am very happy so far. Without your recommendation I wouldn't have thought of using my NAS. Thanks again Quote
Diesel Posted August 28 Posted August 28 6 hours ago, Blackbird said: I installed HA on my synology and I am very happy so far. Without your recommendation I wouldn't have thought of using my NAS. Thanks again Glad you're happy. My pleasure. Quote
Blackbird Posted August 29 Author Posted August 29 (edited) On 8/27/2024 at 8:18 PM, Diesel said: Glad you're happy. My pleasure. 1. Have you used a usb hub connected to your Synology NAS, if so which one do you use? 2. Have you connected Bluetooth to the NAS for HA devices? Edited August 29 by Blackbird Quote
Diesel Posted August 30 Posted August 30 17 hours ago, Blackbird said: 1. Have you used a usb hub connected to your Synology NAS, if so which one do you use? 2. Have you connected Bluetooth to the NAS for HA devices? 1. No, you can search reddit or synology forum for specific models, but just about any externally powered 3.x USB hub should work fine. 2. I don't have any bluetooth devices in my HA. But if I did, BT is generally short range. My NAS is in a network closet in the basement of a large home and not an ideal location for a BT radio. A lot of users in the HA community use an ESP32 for this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=endqy0G6Dks Quote
Ross Posted August 31 Posted August 31 Sorry I'm late to this party, but what is the story with Home Assistant Yellow? Can that be used as well? Downsides? Thanks, Ross Quote
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