integration VS Killed by Google

I have HACS[0] installed in my Docker image, I use it for exactly one integration and the initial setup seemed a little dodgy but it's been pain-free for a couple of years now.

[0]: https://hacs.xyz/

Yeah! So first, get HACS if you don’t already have it (https://hacs.xyz), then the custom Tesla integration (https://github.com/alandtse/tesla) - side note: you’ll need to be able to get a refresh token for your account (iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/auth-app-for-tesla/id1552058613)… once you have the integration setup, create an automation. It should trigger when your vehicle tracker enters home zone and you can set device > myQ to open. Lmk if you need more help or have questions

Adaptive lighting is not a default for Home Assistant. It's an addon. You can install it through HACS (which is an addon itself) https://hacs.xyz/

Once you have that, you can also install a lot of additional services that would require separate docker containers from the Addon Store (like PiHole) or HACS, which is where you'll get all the unofficially supported integrations. Frigate is an option in the latter, so I don't think you need a separate PC application, unless it's just to view.

Error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/job.py", line 411, in run await self.future File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/job.py", line 446, in __run_body rv = await self.method(([self] + args)) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/schema.py", line 1140, in nf res = await f(args, *kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/schema.py", line 1272, in nf return await func(args, *kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/plugins/chart_releases_linux/chart_release.py", line 481, in do_create await self.middleware.call( File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/main.py", line 1345, in call return await self._call( File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/main.py", line 1305, in _call return await self.run_in_executor(prepared_call.executor, methodobj, *prepared_call.args) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/main.py", line 1206, in run_in_executor return await loop.run_in_executor(pool, functools.partial(method, *args, *kwargs)) File "/usr/lib/python3.9/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 52, in run result = self.fn(self.args, *self.kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/plugins/chart_releases_linux/helm.py", line 44, in helm_action raise CallError(f'Failed to {tn_action} chart release: {stderr.decode()}') middlewared.service_exception.CallError: [EFAULT] Failed to install chart release: Error: INSTALLATION FAILED: template: home-assistant/templates/common.yaml:5:3: executing "home-assistant/templates/common.yaml" at : error calling include: template: home-assistant/charts/common/templates/loader/_apply.tpl:20:5: executing "tc.common.loader.apply" at : error calling include: template: home-assistant/charts/common/templates/spawner/_configmap.tpl:16:10: executing "tc.common.spawner.configmap" at : error calling include: template: home-assistant/charts/common/templates/class/_configmap.tpl:33:6: executing "tc.common.class.configmap" at : error calling tpl: error during tpl function execution for "configuration.yaml.default: |-\n # Configure a default setup of Home Assistant (frontend, api, etc)\n default_config:\n\n # Text to speech\n tts:\n - platform: google_translate\n\n group: !include groups.yaml\n automation: !include automations.yaml\n script: !include scripts.yaml\n scene: !include scenes.yaml\nhttp.default: |2-\n\n http:\n use_x_forwarded_for: true\n trusted_proxies:\n {{- if hasKey .Values \"ixChartContext\" }}\n - {{ .Values.ixChartContext.kubernetes_config.cluster_cidr }}\n {{- else }}\n {{- range .Values.homeassistant.trusted_proxies }}\n - {{ . }}\n {{- end }}\n {{- end }}\ninit.sh: |-\n #!/bin/sh\n if test -f \"/config/configuration.yaml\"; then\n echo \"configuration.yaml exists.\"\n if grep -q recorder: \"/config/configuration.yaml\"; then\n echo \"configuration.yaml already contains recorder\"\n else\n cat /config/init/recorder.default >> /config/configuration.yaml\n fi\n if grep -q http: \"/config/configuration.yaml\"; then\n echo \"configuration.yaml already contains http section\"\n else\n cat /config/init/http.default >> /config/configuration.yaml\n fi\n else\n echo \"configuration.yaml does NOT exist.\"\n cp /config/init/configuration.yaml.default /config/configuration.yaml\n cat /config/init/recorder.default >> /config/configuration.yaml\n cat /config/init/http.default >> /config/configuration.yaml\n fi\n\n echo \"Creating include files...\"\n for include_file in groups.yaml automations.yaml scripts.yaml scenes.yaml; do\n if test -f \"/config/$include_file\"; then\n echo \"$include_file exists.\"\n else\n echo \"$include_file does NOT exist.\"\n touch \"/config/$include_file\"\n fi\n done\n\n cd \"/config\" || echo \"Could not change path to /config\"\n echo \"Creating custom_components directory...\"\n mkdir \"/config/custom_components\" || echo \"custom_components directory already exists\"\n\n echo \"Changing to the custom_components directory...\"\n cd \"/config/custom_components\" || echo \"Could not change path to /config/custom_components\"\n\n echo \"Downloading HACS\"\n wget \"https://github.com/hacs/integration/releases/latest/download/hacs.zip\" || exit 0\n\n if [ -d \"/config/custom_components/hacs\" ]; then\n echo \"HACS directory already exist, cleaning up...\"\n rm -R \"/config/custom_components/hacs\"\n fi\n\n echo \"Creating HACS directory...\"\n mkdir \"/config/custom_components/hacs\"\n\n echo \"Unpacking HACS...\"\n unzip \"/config/custom_components/hacs.zip\" -d \"/config/custom_components/hacs\" >/dev/null 2>&1\n\n echo \"Removing HACS zip file...\"\n rm \"/config/custom_components/hacs.zip\"\n echo \"Installation complete.\"\nrecorder.default: |2-\n\n recorder:\n purge_keep_days: 30\n commit_interval: 3\n db_url: {{ ( printf \"%s?client_encoding=utf8\" ( .Values.postgresql.url.complete | trimAll \"\\"\" ) ) | quote }}": template: home-assistant/templates/common.yaml:19:18: executing "home-assistant/templates/common.yaml" at <.Values.ixChartContext.kubernetes_config.cluster_cidr>: nil pointer evaluating interface {}.cluster_cidr

Yup! There's a community integration you can install called Alexa Media Player. The easiest way to install it is by using HACS.

There's also an extended 'store' called HACS (Home Assistant Community Store) which basically has third-party, but still FOSS so you can audit the code, integrations which further expand. https://hacs.xyz/

[HACS](https://hacs.xyz/

I was already starting to feel a little cornered in the whole Google ecosystem and a bit limited with stuff like backups, vendor lock in, etc. (and you always have the obvious hanging over your head) and ultimately, I think I just find the mental model of a SQL database more intuitive compared to a NoSQL database. So I thought to myself; "the longer I leave it, the harder it'll be to make the switch".

https://killedbygoogle.com/

Their reputation is deserved. Google domains was killed only last year!

And this isn't even the first time I've been burned by Google's decisions. If you're familiar at all with the Google Graveyard, you'll know that Google has a long history of killing off products and services that people have come to rely on. This has happened to me a number of times, in both a personal and professional capacity, and frankly it's getting old.

Just because Google has a couple of decent services that you're willing to pay for doesn't detract from the fact that most of their products have a worse life expectancy than a victorian child in the 1800s. https://killedbygoogle.com

They ruined every single opportunity to be more than an advertising company since Orkut. With scrapped attempts, starts and lack of intention for most of the 2010s to even during the early half of the Pixel Era, they seemingly haven't learnt to stick to something and iterate on it well.

And the fact that over 50% of their revenues come from search and by extension, advertising.

The fact' that til this day, they still haven't evolved from the "throwing shit at the wall then at the fan" strat which explains how they have fumbled so much so quickly.

Yeah. The Google Graveyard really shows how far this can go.

https://killedbygoogle.com

The punchline is that in addition to hundreds of failed hobby projects, their stock is doing great. Monopoly power is a helluva drug.

To me Gemini is just sort of generic and uninteresting. There has to be hundreds or thousands of products and companies based on the name "Gemini" - "Bard" was at least interesting, different and distinct.

I've no idea about the quality of the product itself, I have never had a reason to use it. It's long past cliché now but I wouldn't get too attached to a Google product that is definitely costing a lot of money but which has no clear pathway to turning a profit. I think they will keep it ticking over until the hype train moves on from Chatbots/LLMs, and then it'll join the Google Graveyard @ https://killedbygoogle.com

We're not talking about reliability, we're talking about Google's penchant for killing established products that people use. https://killedbygoogle.com