Hey everyone, I wanted to share my recent experience with upgrading Home Assistant. I’ve been using it for a while now and love how customizable it is, but upgrading can sometimes be a bit tricky. Let me walk you through my journey!
First, I tried upgrading to version 0.115 twice, but each time I ran into the same issue where Home Assistant got stuck on the ‘starting’ screen. It was frustrating because all my integrations were loading, but my automations wouldn’t work. After some research, I decided to remove HACS completely and delete the v2 database. To my relief, rolling back to 0.114.4 fixed the problem temporarily. But I really wanted to use the new features in 0.115.3, so I gave it another shot when it was released. Unfortunately, the same issue persisted.
I spent hours going through my logs and found some recurring warnings about UPnP devices and the cloud setup taking too long. I also noticed some deprecated MediaPlayerDevice warnings. It was overwhelming, but I remembered reading about others who fixed similar issues by tweaking their UPnP settings or adjusting their cloud configurations. I decided to try disabling UPnP temporarily to see if that helped, and while it didn’t solve the main issue, it did reduce the number of warnings in my logs.
One thing I learned during this process is the importance of regular backups. I always thought it was a hassle, but having a clean backup from before the upgrade made rolling back much easier. It also highlighted how much I rely on custom integrations like skyq and xiaomi_miio, which, while useful, can sometimes cause instability.
I’m still not entirely sure what’s causing the issue with 0.115.x, but I’ve found some helpful tips in the forums about checking refresh tokens for cloud integration and ensuring all dependencies are up to date. It’s been a bit of a learning curve, but it’s also been a great opportunity to dive deeper into how Home Assistant works under the hood.
If anyone else is having similar issues, I’d love to hear your strategies for troubleshooting and resolving them. It’s amazing how a community like this can help you overcome challenges and learn new things along the way!
Cheers,
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