I have used a second hand Dell Optiplex 7050 Micro PC Intel i5-7500T 16 RAM 256 GB SSD for around three years now. HA is loaded direct on the SSD - never used an SD card. Made that PC and chip choice for its low power use 24/7. Been rock solid. Seemed overkill at the time but I've not had to muck around with upgrades as the project grew. I never started on the Pi. Time is money. An old HDMI monitor hooked up permanently to the PC running HA is handy as you can monitor the HA code during reboots and also pick up other occasional issues and do basic stuff direct in Linux. Though the HDMI set up in biosHA/inux was a little tricky i recall at the time. I will eventually upgrade to the exact same setup - just a faster machine with a larger SSD when the time comes.
Running at a couple locations. One is a sff lenovo m75q and one is similar to the machine you are using . I just gave up on the ubuntu method. I remove the hdd from the HA machine and use belena etcher and flash the ha image from my pc then drop it back in the ha machine WAY less messing around. Works like a charm.
I'm using a Dell Wyse 5070 thin client with 8gb ram and a 256gb SSD. I went a different route to install HA. I actually removed the SSD from the Dell and used an external enclosure to connect it to my regular PC. I then flashed HAOS on the SSD directly, using Balena Etcher. I reinstalled the drive back in the Dell and fired it up. The rest as they say... is history.
@@michaelsleenI bought it brand new (factory sealed) on eBay for only $88 and it still has a factory warranty through 2025. Even included a wired keyboard and mouse.
I use a Dell Optiplex running Proxmox with Home Assistant in a VM. I also have a Synology NAS that I use to backup the Proxmox VM. Restoring the Proxmox VM is much faster than using the Home Assistant backup, about 1 minute vs. 40 minutes.
Great video! I wanted my homelab to not just give me HAOS, but also things like frigate NVR, adguard and photoprism. So i went with building my own hardware from parts i got from a local electronic recycling store. I have a i5-6600k on an asus q270 motherboard 16GB rab with a 256gb nvme and 6TB HDD All the above came for about $100 for me. I then installed proxmox on this and have HAOS as a VM on it. My VMs and LXCs are on the nvme and i use the 6TB for data storage like my security cams
👉 Let me know what hardware you’re using to run Home Assistant, and anything you’d do differently.
I have used a second hand Dell Optiplex 7050 Micro PC Intel i5-7500T 16 RAM 256 GB SSD for around three years now. HA is loaded direct on the SSD - never used an SD card. Made that PC and chip choice for its low power use 24/7. Been rock solid. Seemed overkill at the time but I've not had to muck around with upgrades as the project grew. I never started on the Pi. Time is money. An old HDMI monitor hooked up permanently to the PC running HA is handy as you can monitor the HA code during reboots and also pick up other occasional issues and do basic stuff direct in Linux. Though the HDMI set up in biosHA/inux was a little tricky i recall at the time. I will eventually upgrade to the exact same setup - just a faster machine with a larger SSD when the time comes.
Nice, thanks for sharing!
Great work on your Channel Michael! You must be putting in some real effort!
Trying! Thanks, Simon. Wondering if it’s time to try out live streams…
Running at a couple locations. One is a sff lenovo m75q and one is similar to the machine you are using . I just gave up on the ubuntu method. I remove the hdd from the HA machine and use belena etcher and flash the ha image from my pc then drop it back in the ha machine WAY less messing around. Works like a charm.
Good to know!
I'm using a Dell Wyse 5070 thin client with 8gb ram and a 256gb SSD. I went a different route to install HA. I actually removed the SSD from the Dell and used an external enclosure to connect it to my regular PC. I then flashed HAOS on the SSD directly, using Balena Etcher. I reinstalled the drive back in the Dell and fired it up. The rest as they say... is history.
That is exactly what I did with my instal ....
Nice! I also debated the Wyze 5070.
@@michaelsleenI bought it brand new (factory sealed) on eBay for only $88 and it still has a factory warranty through 2025. Even included a wired keyboard and mouse.
I use a Dell Optiplex running Proxmox with Home Assistant in a VM. I also have a Synology NAS that I use to backup the Proxmox VM. Restoring the Proxmox VM is much faster than using the Home Assistant backup, about 1 minute vs. 40 minutes.
Nice!
Great video!
I wanted my homelab to not just give me HAOS, but also things like frigate NVR, adguard and photoprism.
So i went with building my own hardware from parts i got from a local electronic recycling store.
I have a i5-6600k on an asus q270 motherboard
16GB rab with a 256gb nvme and 6TB HDD
All the above came for about $100 for me.
I then installed proxmox on this and have HAOS as a VM on it. My VMs and LXCs are on the nvme and i use the 6TB for data storage like my security cams
Sweet setup. Thanks for sharing!
Using UXX mini, with a celeron n, 6g ram. Found on sale for less than $90.
Hi. Started on Pi400 now on HS Yellow witk M.2 drive. Have messed with HS on a PC but just or something to do.