Home Assistant is expected to be the primary (and initially the only) external service supported by Edge Mining. Since the HA connection is fundamental for core features (energy monitoring, miner control via smart plugs, etc.), we should guide users to connect HA as the first step when opening Edge Mining for the first time.
At the same time, this setup must be skippable so users can explore the UI without configuring anything yet.
In addition, the UI should always expose a clear, global indication of whether Home Assistant is connected or not (green/red), with quick access to connection details.
See the sub-issues for details.
Home Assistant is expected to be the primary (and initially the only) external service supported by Edge Mining. Since the HA connection is fundamental for core features (energy monitoring, miner control via smart plugs, etc.), we should guide users to connect HA as the first step when opening Edge Mining for the first time.
At the same time, this setup must be skippable so users can explore the UI without configuring anything yet.
In addition, the UI should always expose a clear, global indication of whether Home Assistant is connected or not (green/red), with quick access to connection details.
See the sub-issues for details.