I don't use a smart home system from a company, just my own scripts for different systems and to glue them together. Was it worth my time? No, not at all, but

I don't use a smart home system from a company, just my own scripts for different systems and to glue them together. Was it worth my time? No, not at all, but it was a good excuse to play with languages I wasn't familiar with and learn some new things. Time spent just configuring a pre-built system, that, in my opinion, is time wasted because it isn't likely that I can apply it to anything else.