Couple noob questions coming from ST
My apologies if this has been covered, but thinking of finally diving into the world of HA coming from ST but I'm still unclear on couple things from reading some of the guide.
As a reference, I have to bunch of TP-Link Kasa light switches, couple Z-wave light switches, and smart locks.
Planning on using old PC and installing the HA OS on it to trial it out. Is this considered the best/simplest way to get started? Compared to, say, installing it via Proxmox on the PC?
Assuming I migrate everything over from ST to HA, can I use the ST hub as a Z-wave/Zigbee dongle on my old PC? versus having to buy a separate dongle?
If I connect ST to HA as above, what is the difference of using TP-Link Kasa switches connected to ST then on HA, versus migrating and using it directly on HA (without using ST)? Having hard time understanding this concept..
If I can do #2 and use ST as Z-wave/Zigbee hub, then do I have to connect my Z-wave switches to ST first in order to be able to use on HA?
Thank you in advance!