#Cheapest worthwhile hardware to load HA onto?

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rotund mesa
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I am a total noob but did enough research to get the main idea. I am looking for a hardware to run HA on, but I must admit i dont really know anything about computer specs or what things I want to consider. I dont mind scrapping or buying used. The scope of what I want to do right now is very basic curtians and light stuff. If I need more power later on, I will upgrade from there.

there is no budget but just because this is mostly for learning I want it to be CHEAP CHEAP!

muted rune
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Go on eBay and buy a used (U)SFF PC. Tower PCs are usually even cheaper.

rotund mesa
muted rune
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Thin clients fall under that, yes. I'd recommend one with real storage though. As in SATA/NVMe.

rotund mesa
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other than that, is there any other specs i want to care about?

muted rune
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Not too ancient, at least 2 cores and 2-4GB of memory depending on what you want to do.
i just noticed. Why are we in #1284966582375813201?

rotund mesa
muted rune
rotund mesa
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nevermind, i misread it, it was supposed to go in 'installation' anyway lol i will erase it