And you could probably replace whatever Tuya does with Esp32;)

I’ve been using Zamel MEW-01 (https://supla.zamel.com/product/monitor-energii-elektrycznej-wi-fi-3fn-mew-01/) for about 3 years now. I think that would also match your needs? Works really great, connects to MQTT and has 3 versions (they differ by antenna type).

That’s just Home Assistant OS packaged in OVA.

Ok Creed

Have you looked up what “planned obsolescence” is?

Why do you need to be behind VPN?

Turn on the lights in the bedroom based on presence sensor, but only if the bed occupancy sensor detects no one is in bed.

There’s always a chance your backups might get corrupted too if you let it continue like that

I’d shut it down before it corrupts even more, replace HBA when it arrives and run a scrub to see what’s the damage