Home Assistant 2022 - Which Hardware to Buy + Full Install Guide

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UPDATE: Stuck at tsc clocksource error at boot? thanks to sumasage on my discord for the fix! Go into the BIOS then System Configuration then SATA operation then change to AHCI mode. You most likely will have to reimage the drive again using the etcher process.

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00:00 Intro
01:13 The Why
05:38 Hardware Guts
11:39 Hard Drive Adapters
13:51 Install Process
17:43 Computer Settings
20:19 Boot up!
23:37 The BEST Part!

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[LinhNguyen-evwq]

Just putting this info here incase anyone encountered an issue with installing HA using nvme ssd. If it hung on "clocksource: Switched to clocksource tsc" when booting, you have to disable Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST), dell word it Intel Rapid Restore Technology in their bios. GO into the bios > System Configuration > SATA operation > change to AHCI mode (This is bios for the optiplex 3050). This fixed for me.

[wapphigh]

Dude! Wow - this has to be one of the best builds and vids I have seen in years. You rock Dude. Thanks so much for the time spent setting this rig up, testing it then telling us all in so many easy steps. (and answering my prev dumb arse questions) Up and running in under couple hrs on "stupid fast" samsung 970 Evo NVMe SSD (that one also has the built in cache) on a Dell 7050 with i5 7000T. I just measured this all set up at 7-8W. Insane speed and power conservation.. Great stuff Travis! Subscriber 4 life!

[calebjpryor]

Thank you for keeping it fair and sharing your preferences in a convincing and productive way. Too many videos of people saying this is the best way without substance as to why. Much respect

[knyba]

Hello, great video! This helped me in first trying out HA on the Raspberry to realize transiting to the Dell Optiplex was the configuration I was looking for. Copying over the configuration from Raspberry to the Dell was totally seamless. Thanks for taking out the time to create this video.

[rickz]

Just what I needed, I had an old repurposed (twice) HP Prolient Microserver running HA on Proxmox hard crash just over a week ago. Finally managed to get it running again but remembered this video. After re-watching I ordered a 3050. Very happy to say it took less than 2 hours from unbox to up and running today. Very pleased with the ease of restoring an image and it just finding the Zigbee and Zwave sticks. Much faster too! Thanks! If you ever make it to Northern Colorado I'd happily buy you a burger 😁

[connwell]

Thanks for doing this video! I did mine on an old HP using Debian and a VM because I didn't understand how easy it was to load onto machine - this was tremendously helpful, thank you! Much appreciated!

[johnconnorstopskynet]

After listening to the other smart home channels I listened to you for about 5 min and I'm thinking, "I like this dude" def subbed brother can't wait to learn it all.

[richardscarlett]

Thanks for doing this video. I just ordered my 3050 last night to start doing my first smart home and first HA

[kevinmichael]

Great job for dumbing this down for me. This was the 10th video I watched and now I have a great understanding.

[alex_ortiz]

Great video! I've used both a Raspberry Pi and an i5 pc for HA. The price of the pc used was comparable to the Pi, but its performance is so much better! It may use a few extra watts, but to have it be quick and able to do additional services like Plex and frigate without noticing any strain on the system is great!

[miko]

After stumbling through various videos promoting fruit machines, I followed this setup and was successful. Very pleased. Thank you.

[KarlSimpsonGoogle]

Yes this! Home automation running as a stand alone appliance on a usff PC with a small UPS.
Rock solid setup that is fast and not impacted by any other non smart home systems

[agustinmandaglio]

Thank you! with this video I installed HA in a Lenovo M93P, and it's working beautifully. Great video!

[kennethmccray]

I was searching high and low, Thank you Bro !

[thosharmon]

Good video, thanks. Moved from RPi to Dell-Wyse 3290 thin client with 8GB RAM/64GB mSATA. Works like a charm. Bonus: fanless! (Less than $75 total)

[leaningr]

The "T" means the chips is designed to use less power while also having less performance than the standard chips without any letters. The "U" means the chip is designed for laptops and mobile devices, as "U" chips are Intel's "ultra-low power" models.

[jonathanprinty]

Another great video Travis. Thanks for all your work!!

[EsotericArctos]

Sometimes people, especially tinkerers, over-complicate installations. Sometimes something simple is all that is needed, even to tinker on.
HA Yellow has its place and it really depends on what you use it for. I use the Odroid based HA Blue box which works pretty well. It all depends what you want to do with it. A Home Automation device is not the type of thing you will be constantly rebooting. Once they are running, there is little difference in the end user experience.
I know a lot of optimisations have been made since you made this video so boot times are a lot better now on Pi 4 and Odroid based systems, but will never quite match a full PC.

[fpvdan]

Great video! Love the Dell OptiPlex micro form factor. I use mine to run ProxMox with HA and everything else in containers. If you go just one model higher 3060/XX60. You will get intel vPro which is AMAZING! It’s like a built in PiKVM. I personally prefer the 7060. Simile price point on EBay and you get more horsepower and vPro.

[willo]

Great video, really easy to follow. I'm going to get into Home Assistant for the first time, but was put off by the lack of Raspberry Pi available. I'm going to go down the thin client route thanks to you!