Boo, doesn't look like #homeassistant works with #sonoff. Certainly can't see how to add sonoff devices as a new integration. Any ideas, anyone?

@jomo I'm using plenty of sonoff devices with #zigbee2mqtt and #homeassistant.

Yu will need either zigbee2mqtt or #ZHA to connect with the devices.

@nickmcg @jomo any reason why you've gone for zigbee2mqtt over ZHA?

I've thought about switching but not sure I can face having to repair everything.

@ccnethercott @jomo Historic reasons - I first started out using #nodered with #tasmota devices, then extended that to use #zigbee sensors, so I went the #zigbee2mqtt route.

I then decided that the front-end on nodered wasn't what I needed, so I switched (mostly) to #homeassistant.

I now have one RPi4 running #haos, and another running ancilliaries such as zigbee2mqtt, #mosquitto, nodered, #tasmoadmin in docker containers.

@nickmcg any reason not to run all that stuff on a single pi4? I have been doing that for four years without any issues caused by lack of speed or memory

@stooovie I did start with a docker #homeassistant installation and then found that HACS and Supervisor could make things easier for me (IIRC) and, as I had a spare RPi4 and SSD to hand, I installed #HAOS.

I'm sure that if I wasn't a lazy bugger, I could have worked round it but ... 😂

As it is, I like the separation especially as I have a habit of tinkering with working systems and breaking them.

@nickmcg @stooovie if it was more than just than me in my household. I’d like to setup a primary and replica system so I can play around with Home Assistant and not worry if anything breaks because my lights will still turn on.

Currently it feels a bit like playing with the mains supply…

@ccnethercott @nickmcg @stooovie I actually did have a two system setup for a little while…. It’s a nightmare. Having to swap my Zigbee dongle back and forth and juggling.. Don’t do it.
@ccnethercott @nickmcg @stooovie My current #homeassistant “messing about” is done on the evening or when the Mrs is out. I have automated backup to my NAS setup with daily backups. If the system is still “mid project” I just run a manual backup and then restore to my last NAS backup before the Mrs gets home.
It’s the geek equivalent of watching porn on the big TV then hiding it before she get home. 😳

@SMLP @ccnethercott @stooovie ah, yes, backups, that is my weak point.

Or one of them. 😂

@nickmcg @SMLP @ccnethercott surely you know about the Google Drive automatic backup addon for HA

@stooovie @nickmcg @ccnethercott I do… I didn’t like the idea of the backup being “off network” so I use a this:

https://github.com/jcwillox/hass-auto-backup

It allows me to backup to my TrueNAS server (a different machine) and then remove the back from my HA machine just keep the SSD free of clutter.

That good drive backup however is a great add on.

GitHub - jcwillox/hass-auto-backup: 🗃️ Improved Backup Service for Home Assistant that can Automatically Remove Backups and Supports Generational Backup Schemes.

🗃️ Improved Backup Service for Home Assistant that can Automatically Remove Backups and Supports Generational Backup Schemes. - jcwillox/hass-auto-backup

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