Thank you it's a bit more complex but this helped me solve it. I'll update the post a working script later.

quick summary in case i get busy:

• I had to install crun so i can use the 'podman --runtime crun' parameter instead of runc the podman default
• I did NOT need to pass the --privileged parameter
• our device mappings are equivalent, so i was good there.
• I added a check for the dialout group, but think it's working now with the users default groups. will make sure to check this with restarts before update.

summary: working now!

Got the skyconnect and configured it into my podman HA! Now what to buy… 🤔 Project ideas so far: 1 Door and window sensors 2 Ceiling Fan and Wall switch 3 Fountain lights 4 Window shades Probably will go in order

We’ve got a few grafana instances at work but I don’t think I’ll head that direction without finding a few more smaller projects first.

With a mesh wifi, (and a bad experience with wink/wave/ZigBee) at my last house, I’m thinking WiFi for sure!

Thanks!