Why I Swapped InfluxDB for TimescaleDB – The LLM Tax
For years, InfluxDB has been the data backbone of my Home Assistant setup. With the native Home Assistant integration and Grafana, I had my dashboards dialed in. While FluxQL was a bit of a learning curve, I was able to muscle through the syntax and get the visualizations I needed. As I started integrating LLMs into my daily workflow using custom services, n8n automation workflows, and MCP integrations, I hit a massive syntax wall. I…