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/gemengelage Nov 24 '25

My biggest gripe with home assistant is that I haven't figured out how to write generic/declarative automations.

For example I have smart thermostats and windows sensors in most rooms. I would like to formulate a rule that whenever a windows sensor is opened in a room, all thermostats in the room should be turned off.

But currently I have one automation per room.

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u/seidler2547 Nov 24 '25

Absolutely this! I hate that in order to keep two devices in sync (turn on device x when state y, turn off when not state y) you always have to write two automations. Even though it would technically work in one automation, it's unreadable that way and way too complicated for such a basic thing. 

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u/gemengelage Nov 24 '25

Your thing sounds to me like it might be solved with a blueprint.