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hardware replacement upgrade (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by Xaphanos@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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I have been running HA on a Pi3b for a few years. It's been a bit flakey the last few months so I'm looking to upgrade to a Pi5. After the replacement I expect to add more items and maybe phase out the Insteon for more Z-Wave.

I plan to "start from scratch". I use an Insteon hub for most switches and 2 garage doors, some Z-Wave switches, a few generic lamp plugs, 2 cheap Matter bulbs, and Alexa for my wife. Maybe 20 devices or so. The only automations are 2 sunset items and one that links a Z-Wave switch to a insteon switchlink. What will be my major pain points for rebuilding?

Or is there a straightforward method to migrate directly?

What kind of problem will this be for my Nabu Casa subscription? Alexa integration?

Or do I try to build first, then decomm the old one? Won't that cause a conflict?

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[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, upgrading to a Pi5 was super simple for me using the backup method. After the swap, I had to pair a few devices again and fix a couple automations to reflect the changes, but that was all. I'd definitely go that route vs start from scratch unless you are experiencing some serious problems.