Stewart Tolhurst2d ago
I’m looking to replace the 2GB Pi4 I’m running HAOS on. Would I be better off getting a Pi5 kit or a Pi4 board with more RAM? I had a play with MusicAssistant and it looks really nice, but my Pi needs more RAM to run it well (and it keeps stopping - suggesting RAM is a problem). Is the Pi5 worth the extra money? #HomeAssistant #MusicAssistant
Show threadMax Maass 

@foxbasealpha just FYI: unless you combine it with an external SSD or other storage device, I would recommend skipping the Pi and going for a mini PC with SSD or HDD. Pi‘s with SD cards have a nasty habit of frying the card due to the many write cycles home assistant uses. I have a Beelink PC with Proxmox that is running HA and some other stuff in individual VMs, and this also gives you some more breathing room in terms of CPU and RAM, depending on the specs you get.

In terms of the comparison between Pi‘s, I can’t offer any recommendation as I haven’t tried either.

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Show threadStewart Tolhurst2d ago
@hacksilon I could run HAOS in a VM on the mini PC I run Plex and some docker stuff on I guess…. That is getting a bit close to what I do for a day-job mind!
Show threadFishd2d ago

@hacksilon @foxbasealpha Yup, strongly recommend this approach as well. Raspberry Foundation have just announced a fresh round of price increases due to AI stupidity and the 8GB models are increasing by $50 ...

I'd personally look on ebay or similar for an old #TinyMiniMicro device (https://www.servethehome.com/introducing-project-tinyminimicro-home-lab-revolution/) and run Home Assistant on that, either natively, or in a Proxmox VM (my personal solution).

Introducing Project TinyMiniMicro Home Lab Revolution

STH Project TinyMiniMicro is set to revolutionize the home lab segment with clusters of high-quality, quiet, low power, and inexpensive nodes

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