Chris Geoghooligan ✊

I am SO tired of bridges & devices disconnecting from #HomeKit & breaking my scenes & automations, forcing me to periodically reinstall & reconfigure them.

Today may be the day I begin migrating from #HomeBridge on my #RaspberryPi to #HomeAssistant on #Linux #Ubuntu. First thing first, gotta learn wtf #Docker is.

#SmartHome #automation

Dec 31 at 5:53pmWeb
Show threadChris Geoghooligan ✊Dec 31

For context, I’m looking to do 2 things:
1. Set up a #Shinobi #NVR
2. Switch from #HomeBridge to #HomeAssistant.

General feedback suggests HA in Docker is a bad idea, would be better to have a dedicated machine for HA OS or run in a VM of sorts.

My unused late-2012 #MacMini running Ubuntu would be a good fit for no.1. Whether Home Assistant goes on the Mac Mini somehow w/ Shinobi, or on the #RPi3 currently running HomeBridge & #Jellyfin? 🤷‍♂️

Show threadnotanowlDec 31
@VTDARKSIM shinobi was always my problem child
Show threadChris Geoghooligan ✊Dec 31

@brotherpsyche oh no, what should I know before I wade into the deep end?

FWIW I just ordered a cheap RTSP cam to tinker with, so I haven’t really entered the fray yet. I just want to kick Ring to the curb sooner than later.

Show threadnotanowlDec 31
@VTDARKSIM its my fault really as i started putting up cheap ip cams outdoors in 2012, so i have a motely crew of random old chinese cameras out there (still working) / writing scripts for old protocols, outdated firmware / if i had new cams it would have been smoother
Show threadChris Geoghooligan ✊Dec 31
@brotherpsyche ah yeah, I also want to get rid of our Nooie cams inside. They were like $25 and act like it, though they do respond faster than Ring’s 🙄. I’ve heard good things about Amcrest so that’s where I’m starting with the next project.
Show threadMirek SvobodaDec 31
@VTDARKSIM If you are not familiar with Docker yet, then it is way easier to go the HAOS path. Either on a dedicated minicomputer (RPi or NUC), or in a Virtual Machine (VM). If VM, then most people use Proxmox for running HAOS in a VM. However, Proxmox has its own learning curve, in addition to Home Assistant learning curve. If you can afford it, the easiest beginning is running HAOS on a dedicated minicomputer.
Show threadChris Geoghooligan ✊Dec 31
@goodmirek good advice. I decided to dedicate the RPi3 to Home Assistant with a new SD card. I'll set up Shinobi as my NVR on my Mac Mini Linux machine and migrate Jellyfin there as well. Seems to be the least amount of trouble in the end (famous last words).
Show threadMirek SvobodaDec 31
@VTDARKSIM Let me suggest to consider using SSD shield instead of SD card. Maybe not immediatelly, but in less than six months. It would save you quite some trouble, as the SD card would die otherwise.
Show threadChris Geoghooligan ✊Dec 31
@goodmirek noted, thank you. Should be a cheap SSD for that size, just happened to have a 128GB SD card collecting dust so I thought I'd get started with that.
Show threadwoe2youDec 31
@VTDARKSIM Docker is a really simple way of isolating applications so they break in a different and abstracted way.
Show threadChris Geoghooligan ✊Dec 31
@woe2you ah so it basically containerizes apps, somewhat like #Sandboxie, it sounds like.
Show threadwoe2youDec 31
@VTDARKSIM Piss taking aside, yup.
Show threadnotanowlDec 31
@VTDARKSIM docker is a gateway drug to self hosting everything
Show threadChris Geoghooligan ✊Dec 31
@brotherpsyche tap it straight into my veins!
Show threadLetsThinkAboutITDec 31
@VTDARKSIM #HomeAssistantOS runs natively on a #RaspberryPi. It hides #Docker from you. So you haven't to learn it first
Show threadChris Geoghooligan ✊Dec 31
@LetsThinkAboutIT good to know. Can HA OS be run alongside other things (in my case #Jellyfin) on #RaspberryPi? If so that may be the way to go, leaving my #Linux machine for a #NVR project (one day...)
Show threadLetsThinkAboutITDec 31
@VTDARKSIM I don't know. Haven't tried it. I run it in my own docker compose environment, cause I'm aware of it 😉
Show threadAlejandroDec 31
@VTDARKSIM Start by running the Portainer container (it's like a Docker container manager). It will make management and learning easier than in the terminal.
Show threadChris Geoghooligan ✊Dec 31
@alejandrobdn oof yeah i always forget about the terminal. Work & school force me to use Windows, so I only visit Linux once in a blue moon & thus am not well versed. I’d like to change that but I tend to want to spend my free time not looking at screens these days (he says as he decides to take on this project) 🫩😅
Show threadJeff NoxonDec 31
@VTDARKSIM I would not install Home Assistant in Docker, full stop. Use Home Assistant OS, either on a dedicated device such as a Raspberry Pi, mini PC, or in a virtual machine. You'll have a much better time.
Show threadChris Geoghooligan ✊Dec 31
@jeff duly noted, thank you. That seems to be the general sentiment from other people as well.