![]() ![]() Ubuntu 20.04 LTS installed perfectly, and the Docker install howto worked without any issues, as did the HA docs for Docker install. Installing Ubuntu on it was as simple as flashing the ISO to a thumb drive then booting up the HP on USB (hit F10 repeatedly when powering on to enter the BIOS and change the boot order). I think HP's EliteDesk series is a really decent line of mini computers - compact, capable, and practically silent. Originally ~$430 new in 2019, but there are several comparable units on Ebay for much less. It's probably more than I would buy new for a new HA build, but it's so much snappier than the RPi, and the SSD will be far more resilient than any SD card. It's an HP EliteDesk 705 G4 Mini - Ryzen 5 2400GE 4-core, 8 GB memory, 256 GB SSD. I've had to start over from scratch several times, so this latest time it crashed, I decided to repurpose my wife's school desktop computer that she's no longer using. ![]() I've had nothing but trouble with my RPi 3B+. *If there are other criteria you think should be added to this, please comment with them. Hopefully it can be a thread to reference when a number of other people post similar threads. This topic has likely been covered multiple times, but it would be nice to get a discussion going of current machines as of December 2020 that, if Home Assistant was selling a computer to be it's one machine for home users, this would be it. \$250 was picked out of thin air as a target.) Cost effective - Ideally, under *$250, but not a requirement.Backed up - maybe unrelated to the machine itself, or achieved through 2nd or external hard drive.The goal here is something that could easily be deployed by someone not interested in building a computer. All inclusive - can be purchased as a complete machine, with minimal tinkering.doesn't need a lot of cooling and ventilation. Stashable - Can be put on a coat closet or home theater shelf - i.e.I'm guessing it takes the form of a mini-PC, but keeping it open. Small-ish - Doesn't have to be Raspberry Pi small, but not a full size tower.Not looking for something to run Jeff Bezos' house or serve multiple purposes doing other server tasks. I realize this is potentially subjective, but error on the side of more devices than less. Fast - would not slow down any home automations tasks for the foreseeable future for a fairly well-equipped average size smart home.Some of the weighted considerations would be: If you were starting from scratch with a smart home hub, and were looking for a machine that would future proof the setup of an average home for at least the next 5+ years, what would that be? ![]()
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