Zigbee/Z-Wave/Thread are all meant for sensors. WiFi not so much. It’s easier to host more sensors on the purpose-built network types. Special consideration for Z-Wave since it uses different frequency than WiFi, which the others do not.
WiFi and batteries don’t really go together, which also puts a real limit on what you can do there.
I’m very comfortable in Docker and honestly most of the software out there in the Fediverse is weird. Like they make containerized deployments much more convoluted than they are supposed to be.
GoToSocial is maybe the least bad that I’ve tried so far. Most of the more popular ones are, IMO, really really bad on this front.
I’ve had their Stans counter this but then they point me to the process that they followed and it’s like something out of a Hogwart’s spell book compared to what most self hosted containerized apps are like.
I really wish it were more straightforward to deploy. It would be great to see many more instances popping up.
Other fediverse platforms have had it for awhile. Not sure why so many feel so stuck with Mastodon. There are alternatives.