Moving from Vera, best path forward

[jay23 (Jay)]

Another Vera refugee here. Been running a vera3 for like 9 years. Eventually it will die so I figured I’d start researching the migration to HA.

My devices are straightforward, dimmers, motion, locks.

Plugins are my worry… adb2usb for alarm, kodistate, vacation ghost, etc.

It seems like I can add Vera but what’s the best way to move things over?

I have HA running on an old cheap machine and have a Zooz 800 stick on the way.

I assume there are tons of questions on this already so if there are a few that make sense to read, let me know.

[MaxK (Mark)]

I don’t have any experience with Vera. I migrated from Insteon / ISY a few years ago and I would recommend trying to move one device at a time and see how it works.

I also recommend reading this:

The Home Assistant Cookbook - Index

A collection of posts on how to perform common tasks and deal with common problems. This Guide is intended for those new to Home Assistant, those that are struggling for answers on some subjects, and those in troubleshooting mode. All of the Home Assistant Posts are made by Community Members and most are posted in Community Guides for your convenience. Getting Started With The Forum Discourse New User Guide (this forum uses the Discourse software) Hands-on Practical Courses to learn Disc…

[sparkydave (🇦🇺 Dave)]

@jay23

Vera refugee here. Been running a vera3 for like 9 years

Wow! I only lasted about 2 years, maybe less before I threw mine in the bin.

@jay23

have a Zooz 800 stick on the way

I would just re-pair the devices to this new stick in the HA machine, then re-create your automations to suit.