On what computer should I run HA? | Home Assistant | Page 1

cerulean vessel Sep 16, 2024, 6:49 AM

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General title, first question. I found an old Asus EeePC 1000HE Laptop in a drawer - is it a bad idea to try HA on it? It's about 15 years old...
The alternative is to buy a refurbished thinkcentre m910q tiny...
Located in Germany, as cheap as possible, as reliable as possible, start with zigbee shutters and lights.

spiral plover Sep 16, 2024, 6:52 AM

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I'd prefer the USFF machine. The other one seems to be below the recommended specs.

steep ravine Sep 16, 2024, 6:57 AM

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The Asus you listed is 32 bit I believe. You need 64 bit for HA these days I believe.

cerulean vessel Sep 16, 2024, 7:17 AM

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steep ravine The Asus you listed is 32 bit I believe. You need 64 bit for HA these days I bel...

That Asus is so old I didn't even find its properties online 😆 (charging it though, and ordering the Lenovo)

indigo turret Sep 17, 2024, 12:38 AM

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If you're just looking for something cheap and reliable for basic automation like lighting control I wouldn't overlook the humble raspberry pi if they're available to you.

spiral plover Sep 17, 2024, 12:39 AM

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Pis kinda suck:

indigo turret Sep 17, 2024, 12:40 AM

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🤷‍♂️ they've worked for me for a long time

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Yes, the micro PCs like Intel NUCs and Lenovo ThinkCentres and Dell Optiplex micro's are really nice for more expansion if you want to add a security system, but you pay quite a bit for it.

spiral plover Sep 17, 2024, 12:42 AM

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The first things we usually ask when someone has a issue and say they have a pi are

Do you use a SD Card?
If you don't, do you use a powered HUB for your external storage?
Do you use a proper PSU?
which paints a picture.

indigo turret Sep 17, 2024, 12:43 AM

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My point was just to keep the OP's goal in mind and not trying to apply a one size fits all approach

indigo turret Sep 17, 2024, 12:44 AM

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spiral plover The first things we usually ask when someone has a issue and say they have a pi ...

yes agreed, thats a great troubleshooting list!

spiral plover Sep 17, 2024, 12:45 AM

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If you're curious and not aware of this already the stats of what people use to run HA(OS) might be interesting: https://analytics.home-assistant.io/

Home Assistant Analytics

Installations | Home Assistant Analytics

Summary of the collected Home Assistant usage statistics.

indigo turret Sep 17, 2024, 12:46 AM

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nice showing by the rpi4 😉

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Kind of surprised generic x86 isn't higher

normal tusk Sep 17, 2024, 8:04 AM

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"you pay quite a bit for it"
There's always second-hand...

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Used Lenovo thinkcentre etc available for under $100 with 6th or 7th gen cpu, 16gb ram, ssd

normal tusk Sep 17, 2024, 8:09 AM

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indigo turret nice showing by the rpi4 😉

Perhaps many of the genetic x86 run VMs (proxmox etc) so show up in that category? (I do)

spiral plover Sep 17, 2024, 8:12 AM

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VMs have their own slice.

normal tusk Sep 17, 2024, 8:14 AM

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Precisely, which is why “generic x86” may be showing up smaller

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