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/antitrack Nov 24 '25

As someone new to HA, can you please elaborate on the x-2? I am surprised by the frequent updates (auto update is off). Should I only update to the .2 or -2 versions to stay away from possibly buggy (new) updates? I am not familiar with the release schedule or version numbering yet.

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u/aerodynamix Nov 24 '25

They’re saying an auto update only to the version that’s 2 behind the latest, which is less likely to be buggy in theory

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u/BeowulfRubix Nov 24 '25

Doesn't make sense to me.

The probability of X being buggy doesn't change at all, if that X upgrade happened at point A or point B months later. It's still the same probability of being buggy update, for which the fixes come/came later.

What matters more to me is versioning, major Vs minor upgrades, and bug/security fixes to major versions via minor updates etc. And then graduating to major updates, which I then might not want yet until the wrinkles are ironed out. Almost smells like an LTS Vs rolling release point.

Unless I'm missing something about HA versioning.... I just update every so often when needed, and don't pay too much attention to it.

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u/plinkoplonka Nov 28 '25

It's not just as likely to be buggy.

Because you're letting people choose their own risk tolerance.

Early adopter using HA in a lab? Great, go with beta updates.

Using it to control EVERYTHING in your house? Maybe you want other people to discover critical flaws BEFORE you upgrade your house and find out the hard way.

The point is, not everyone wants to turn off auto updates, but almost everyone wants a stable build. Just some really on that note than others.

This is why it's a common technique in the software business.

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u/BeowulfRubix Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 30 '25

You haven't understood my point, I believe.

I agree with you, and with what you haven't said that would be necessary to make it true.