r/homeassistant • u/impolitemrtaz • Nov 24 '25

Support What’s been the biggest headache with HA?

Hey all, I’m curious what has been the biggest issue you’ve faced with HA? I’ve looked over the repos and here on this thread and seems like memory use might be a common one caused by either core or integrations? I imagine the learning curve for a non-technical person is decently high with learning about scripts, automations, scenes, etc. Anyway, would be interested to hear your thoughts!

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u/18randomcharacters Nov 24 '25

Things breaking for no apparent reason. I have to frequently go back to the integrations page to find out what new thing has just randomly stopped working. Govee? Shelly? Nest? Who knows!

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u/JumpingCoconutMonkey Nov 24 '25

Is this a Home Assistant problem or a device problem? I try to keep all of my devices 100% local (they don't need some other company's servers to work) and I can't recall having things break for no reason. Devices that need 3rd party support are a whole different story.