My entire smart home runs on a single Docker container now, and I'm never going back

A personal account of consolidating a fragmented smart home setup into a single Home Assistant Docker container. The author explains how mapping a local config folder makes the container disposable while keeping all automations and integrations safe. Running Home Assistant locally eliminated cloud dependencies, reduced latency, unified devices across Zigbee, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, and enabled complex multi-device automations that proprietary hubs couldn't support.