Please accept my excuses for how the feedback resonated with you. I wanted to give an open and undisturbed feedback. Homeautomation is a nerd hobby if you aren’t rich and can afford to spend €30k to €50k for a typical installation - that is what companies in my area quote. And this is only for newly build homes and appartments. Consequently OpenHab is a nerd hobby as well. Same applies to Fibaro, Vera and the others if you get into scripting. Not to talk about hardware integration. I for myself took an educated decision to use OpenHab. And I really like it. But upgrading has been an issue in the past and installation is another topic. Security is non-existent in the whole home-automation universe. Even Philips doesn’t get it right - Here’s my post on how to secure the Hue hub using nginx.
Would I recommend home automation currently to my family, friends or colleagues?. I am working in the insurance industry as an actuary in non IT environment. The answer is no since nobody would be willing to invest into the necessary learning curve.
