I think the next thing I plan to tackle is #HomeAssistant - most of my smart devices are now communicating on WiFi, and controlled using multiple proprietary apps.
I plan to deploy HA using #Docker (so it's portable and easy to contain) - either on a #RaspberryPi, or on my #Proxmox #homelab server (perhaps on an #LXC container, assuming that's possible).
I also plan to replace some of these smart (WiFi) devices with #Zigbee devices - I'm a commmmmpleeeeete noob when it comes to #SmartHome stuffs, but I think that's the recommended way of doing things...? There's a lot of talk about #Matter too from my search, no idea really what these jargons are.
Anyway, I just wanna grasp the concept first - assuming I deploy HA as planned i.e. on Pi 4 or LXC container (or VM), what is it that I need to purchase to make it work (i.e. be able to add these Zigbee or Matter-compatible home devices/appliances)? cos I assume the platform I'm hosting HA on would need some sort of hardware to be compatible with any of them that aren't communicating merely through WiFi/LAN?