It seems that there are a lot of things to consider before even buying the first smart device. How would you start when you would start over?
Are there any good beginner guides that helped you?
Important points for me are
- privacy (everything should be local, no Alexa-Karens in my home)
- use of open source/free software
- a good variety of smart things I can use (I don’t want to be tied Apple-like to only one company)
Is there a golden way to build a smart home with these factors in mind?
I recently “started over” but it was more of a rebuild in place. I did room by room. Areas were not a thing when i started so i added everything to a new area. Deleted any automations that targeted that area. Renamed all devices/entities in the area to a standard naming scheme. Then creating a dashboard for that area. Rebuilt the automations one at a time. Letting them bake before starting a new automation. And finishing all automations for that room before starting a new area.
