Complex and bloated
Complex and bloated
Posted May 11, 2025 2:18 UTC (Sun) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)In reply to: Complex and bloated by bferrell
Parent article: A kernel developer plays with Home Assistant: general impressions
> HA is damned near useless without that $65 subscription as far too many integrations require the Nabu Casa Cloud Service
That's completely incorrect. You can use HA without any subscription. Mobile applications for HA also support custom URLs, and mine is directly exposed with a public IPv4/IPv6 addresses.
The only integration that is bothersome to set up without HA subscription is Alexa. You can _still_ do that, but you'll need to follow a somewhat convoluted process of creating your own private skill.