You are right, its working fine now. Wasnt aware that from/to was implemented. Thx

Oh you are right, didn’t know that was available in HA GUI. Thank you, I’ll test it out later.

I was looking for automtion that turns off the speakers, but I could have the same approach for turning them on.

If I understood correctly, that triger would be active at any state change (from on to off, from off to unavailable, from off to on, from unavailable to off) and then using IF ChromeCast is off it would activate automation even when it changes from unavailable to off. That wouldn’t solve the issue, am I missing something?

I want it to triger when changing from on to off only, while ignoring change from unavailble to off.

Thank you. It makes sense now

Intel g3930, 2x8GB RAM, 2x SSD, 1x HDD, integrated 1GB LAN = 30-35W. Kinda cheap here, 30-35€ a year

Idealy you want a server that runs all the time and some kind of a player connected to projector for streaming. You can use your rpi for server, but NUC sounds better since it probably has SATA or m.2 port for storage. Raspbian or Ubuntu doesnt matter much since both are Debian based and setup should be simmilar. Look into servarr if you are interested in automated downloads. Then get Jellyfin for Netflix like experience with your local library. Most clients support Jellyfin player and Im using android TV stick. I have just ordered ChromeCast with Google TV 4K to replacce my old 1080p Xiaomi TV stick. You can also install Netflix app on any Android device.

It is also possible to plug your server directly to projector via hdmi, but then you have to install server apps together with client apps on the same machine. I guess you need a wifi keyboard and mouse for remote control. Having 2 devices is better IMO, but it should work as single device.

Rpi or NUC can also be used as a player, but got no experience in setting that up and Android box is better solution for me anyway

I dont have the same usecase, but BookStack will check most of your boxes

You can setup Syncthing to share a folder between moltiple devices and than use any text editor. Its not exactly what you asked for, but worth checking

No scripts and it was more like 30 hours on my side, but its worth!

Can you explain this please

At idle, my latest 5-drive setup draws 20 watts

That’s super low. What drives do you have? Are your drives spinning down?

Oh ok, I’ve never seen something like that. Let me know if you find a solution

If you need it for Android than try TiviMate. Its a payed app (annually or lifetime), but its the best one I found. Free version should work enough to try it out. I got lifetime and love it, but sometimes EPG doesnt work (could be issue with my provider tho)

3-5 espresso shots daily

Yeah, that will work. It sounds like answer to OPs question, but I have no clue why would someone need that unless there is no client app for that device.

Im no expert, but will share my experience. I used to host (2 years) on rpi4 4GB and can’t recommend because it was painfull with USB drives. It works fine for many peeps, but I ended up using it as 2nd DNS server.

Eventually I built DIY desktop PC (a year ago) with celeron G3930 (with quick sync) and no GPU. Runs perfectly fine for multiple 1080p streams, but I never tried 4k. Its dirt cheap hardware and its much better than rpi (imo) because it has sata ports. It runs 30-40 services ans drains around 30W (with 2 SSDs and 1 HDD) from the wall

Don’t expect albums in immich after upload. Immich will just put everything in timeline (by default) and you should make albums manually.

Also, make sure you have exactly the same app version as server

You create a folder on one device and share it with other device. Both can edit files if you set the folder type as “Send & Receive”. If you edit the same file at the same time you will end up with 2 copies

Feels like you want a regular Immich auto upload and a custom script that deletes old images from your phone. I can’t help with that script, but maybe also I missunderstood what is your goal

Just remember everything and you dont need a backup