> I too balked at the absurd complexity in the HomeAssistant stack I did for the longest time, trying every alternative but I eventually embraced it. The mode

> I too balked at the absurd complexity in the HomeAssistant stack I did for the longest time, trying every alternative but I eventually embraced it. The modern docker container OS image runs perfectly fine on an old Raspberry Pi 2B and the modularized container architecture makes it easy to up/down grade parts of the system as needed. Add-Ons (e.g., Z-Wave, Zigbee, TP-Link, etc) are Docker Containers by default so they're easily maintained and upgraded by the core supervisor. It is a lot of complexity that they have been progressively hiding behind a pleasant UI but it still has some rough edges. The complexity is due to the modular ability to support nearly every smart home feature out there.