Which Zwave for Schlage BE469 series locks?

Configuration Z-Wave
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So I am wading into Zwave…again (Not looking forward to it.) I have an Aeotech Gen 5 z-stick and a Schlage Connect lock (BE469 series). Before I haphazardly spend an entire weekend trying different installs to get this working I have some simple questions:
Which is my best install path?
OpenZwave (deprecated)
Zwave (deprecated)
ZwaveJS
or
Zwave2MQTT?

(My HomeAssistant install is Debian 11 Supervised (Core is 2022.2.8) on a plain vanilla X86/64 lenovo office grade desktop, NOT HomeAssistant Core in Docker). My Z-stick is factory reset, not installed & I have a USB extension cable ready. Once I get that installed, I will factory reset my lock and attempt a pair. Other additional zwave device will be a door sensor (still in box, awaiting install).

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ZWaveJS is the way forward. The others are no longer in development. Id suggest actually installing ZWaveJS2MQTT (but dont use MQTT). This gives you a nice config panel to troubleshoot things.

I have a BE469 (old version) and a BE468 (I think). They both work fine and I can monitor events to get lock code entries for automations.

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Sold! ZWaveJSMQTT. Now to look for a goodHOWTO/ walkthrough to set THAT up from scratch…

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Just install docker image

docker run --rm -it -p 8091:8091 -p 3000:3000 --device=/dev/serial/by-id/insert_stick_reference_here:/dev/zwave \
-v $(pwd)/store:/usr/src/app/store zwavejs/zwavejs2mqtt:latest

Turn off mqtt in zwavejs ui

Add zwavejs integration to your HA

You can install using these methods also