@voltagex I used HA for years. Years. It did everything, it switched on my lights, it controlled my solar battery system, everything. But, the updates. The updates, they’re relentless, and broke so many things for no reason. New features, they got them. Old features that are broken? Meh, it’s got new features though!
I’m using SmartThings for 90% of my stuff now, and Node-Red for the few automations I need for my solar system.
SmartThings just works, and mostly runs locally on the hub. Heck, you can even run multiple hubs and they share the load and failover. If you’ve a relatively moder Samsung TV, they have a hub built in too.