# May be a stupid question **URL:** \ **Category:** Beginners\ **Created:** [December 16, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/may-be-a-stupid-question/110394 "2020-12-16T22:02:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![rlkoshak](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/rlkoshak/32/75251_2.png) [@rlkoshak](https://community.openhab.org/u/rlkoshak)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/may-be-a-stupid-question/110394/5 "2020-12-16T23:49:04Z")
> [@smgaetano](#): > > why it’s not keep simple? Because home automation is very complex and there is only so much that can be done to make it more simple without eliminating capability. I’m not saying that OH can’t be made simpler, but it’s never going to be something a casual user is going to pick up and create a home automation system the same way they would write an email. If the loss of capability in favor of simplicity is something you seek, there are several commercial options that might be a better fit for you. > [@smgaetano](#): > > There is wizard to configure the OH and configure it? > [@How to get started (there is no step-by-step tutorial)](https://community.openhab.org/t/how-to-get-started-there-is-no-step-by-step-tutorial/75407): > > I’ve seen a number of “I’m a noob, can you give me a step-by-step tutorial for building my home automation with [insert very specific technology or device here]?” I’m writing this article to provide an answer to these sorts of questions so we don’t have to keep typing less useful answers. Hello new user of openHAB and welcome! Please do not be offended if the only answer you got was a link to this article or some other article. Would you rather someone type out a half answer to your question t… tl;dr: what each and every individual user wants to create with their home automation system is completely unique and unique in radically different ways. There is no way to distill that down into a simple wizard. > [@edolis](#): > > Well, I suggest maybe you pick an absolutely fresh user by OS type to review the documentation about setup and first steps. I’ve asked about 15-20 times for people to review the new Getting Started Tutorial for OH 3. Hundreds to thousands of users of this forum have read my pleas. 0 newish users have volunteered to help. We don’t get to “pick” a user and assign them a task. Such users have to volunteer. And no one has. So all we can do is beg and no one bothers. About 80% of all the core docs have been written by three people. Will _you_ volunteer or are you like all the rest, full of _suggestions_ but “no time to help.” [Yes, I’m a little tired of seeing “you’re doing the docs all wrong” posts with no offers to actually help fix it.] --- _[View the full topic](https://community.openhab.org/t/may-be-a-stupid-question/110394)._