helplessduckAre there any disadvantages to running Home Assistant in Docker as opposed to the OS on a Raspberry Pi? I'm thinking along the lines of how Nextcloud in Docker has some limits to functionality. I'd like to use the Pi for a dashboard in the kitchen, if I can, the server is more than capable of serving more than just NextCloud.
Dragon Lady 
@helplessduck That's how I run mine, and have for years. You don't get the easy add-ons of HA Core OS, but most of them are done via docker containers anyways. So if you can figure out how to run HA in a docker, you can easily spin up any of the add-ons you want yourself.
Cool. Thanks. I'm very much a newbie when it comes to Docker. How difficult are we talking? Is this the diference between supervised and core I've read about but don't fully understand? I don't have many integrations now, but I'm slowly turning over the older stuff that wouldn't integrate with HA to devices that will.
While we're on the topic, is there some ~authoritative~ source for ALL this? A YouTube Channel? A book? Something? I'm a little overwhelmed. 😵
@helplessduck so as an FYI,integrations and add-ons are two different things. And docker is pretty easy to figure out. Most of the time you can just copy and paste things. You just gotta pay attention to any file paths and/or optional settings you may want to change.
As for an ~authoritative~ source... Well HA does have their own forums and such. But tbh they can be very unhelpful at times. I usually get most of my info from reddit or just good old fashioned Googling. Generally I'll try and find more than one source for things so I can compare to see what is the same, and what may be different, and why, and then work my way from there.
balloob@helplessduck @HighWingy the authoritative source is the Home Assistant getting started documentation. It includes all the non-OS options under the EXPERT label. If you are a beginner, we very much recommend using our OS so you don't need to learn **any** system administration nor do you miss out the easiest way to use Matter, Z-Wave or voice.
https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/#advanced-installation-methods
I have HAOS running on a Pi, and I've been through the documentation. I'm new-ish to Docker and to home automation as a whole. I should have been more specific about the authoritative source I was seeking. I meant some kind of trusted source on home automation, generally. Some sage YouTuber or Blogger that a lot of folks trust or look to.