Tired of the unreliable connectivity of Wifi when controlling critical stuff like lights, I want to move to Zigbee.
I’m going to move everything to the Hue bulbs, but I want to use something connected directly to HA for the hub. Anyone have some clear advice on a good, available USB dongle for Home Assistant, config/setup/adding Hue lights?
This. It depends how involved you are. ZHA is fine when getting started. But how far do you plan to take it?
My home automation is -sooo- expanded since it’s early days, where HA is now “just a part of”. Then MQTT comes into the picture. MQTT is my main “message bus” these days, where not only HA connects on, but also Node-Red, miscellaneous python scripts ( for e.g. Smart Meter Reading), my car also connects to it,… And then some more with Grafana, also sending things to influx,… It all depends where your focus is. For me, MQTT is the “solid foundation” of real-time data. I do have to say: Z2MQTT is rock stable, and the community is very involved. Top notch to be honest.