Hi,
I decided to give HA another shot.
HA Blue looked too attractive to ignore.
So it arrived recently.
Last time I tried HA a couple of years ago I could not get over confusion of manually configured YAML files and automatic discovery/configuration.
I am pretty technical so probably I would prefer all manual YAML configuration over clicking UI buttons.
As far as I understand configuration made via UI goes somewhere else (might be the database).
I feel like having 100% manual configuration gives me illusion that I am in control.
Pushing all config files into git sounds nice too.
But if UI is the “new normal” I will be Ok with it too (as long as I can “touch” it, I mean query that database to see what’s there).
I would like to hear your opinion and advice on the current (2021) best practices in HA configuration.