Probably gonna be switching over the HA, guessing there will be a lot of that soon, and want to hear some ‘real’ facts about it. The system I’m using now is not much on keeping up to date and most integrations are completely half-baked and seem to stay that way. What’s in store for me if I switch? …

I came from homeseer when they were switching to 4.0. I have z-wave, shelly, sonoff, ecobee, rainmachine, powerwall, MyQ and a bunch of other sensors and devices. HA just works. The upkeep is moderate. Keeping up to date with all the monthly changes can be daunting at times. That said, you can …

[image] AllHailJ: MyQ Still working for you ???

No, I had to go to ratgdo. It now works better than ever and I am glad to be rid of the MyQ API problem.

I don’t mind tinkering on my system but I “manage” 3 others that need to just work. Can’t say for sure if they’ll be switching too but it’s possible. I find it refreshing that there isn’t much ‘negative’ about HA on here, been combing through for a few days, but I also find it hard to believe that …

Hey man, I don’t want to go into massive details and will come straight to the point. I manage three instances and I found it incredibly important to build “warning automations” and a status dashboard. Each instance has a few key automations to send a notification when something significant doesn’t …

[image] Demusman: How about a custom “front end”? Anyone working on something like that? You’ve arrived at just the right moment… [image] A Home-Approved Dashboard chapter 1: Drag-and-drop, Sections view, and a new... Wow! At long last!! The stars have aligned, and our experiment…

Not what I meant but a good step. I’m looking to make a custom front end like the attached. [Screenshot_20240306-203706]

Is it a “tinker-er” system? … yes Is it a canned “one-size-fits-all” system … yes The key is it is either. You make it what you want. I ignore most of the you can drag/drop here/there etc. I design my screens to be right for the person/platform they are using. And I can. it might be great, it …

[image] Demusman: want to hear some ‘real’ facts about it. … What’s in store for me if I switch? Review the comments in the release posts (for example, the last four months). That should provide a realistic introduction.

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Is that the ugly truth?

If the default lovelace isn’t what you are seeking for you might find plenty of custom (cards) of your choice in hacs which probably will fit your needs, e.g.