Hi I’ve been reading old threads to try to figure out an issue I’ve encountered with my SONOFF Zigbee dongle. My ZHA has been an issue for a few months now but I hadn’t set any devices up with it yet so I wasn’t to concerned about it. Today I investigated it further because I want to run my Hue bulbs and switches locally now. I believe I have to flash my dongle with new firmware. I don’t know if I need Zigbee2MQTT or what the benefits are. The blueprint I’m trying to configure uses ZHA so I’m inclined to not overcomplicate things unless you all think I’m making a mistake and should do the hardwork now. In looking for a solution to my problem, I’ve found a bunch of different solutions from taking the device apart to a python script, but I just want to make sure I’m not following an outdated guide because I know how quickly these things change and this video is nearly 4 years old. The guides also make it seem like I’ll have to reflash the device every few months? If that is the case is their a way to avoid that, because I’d rather it just work as is or be able to update it from any home assistant instance it’s on, given my instance is on a desktop without a monitor. If you all have any input on the ZHA vs Zigbee2MQTT or just a link to a guide to follow, I would be very grateful.
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