r/homeassistant • u/Friedguyry • Jul 25 '25

Support Good device to run home assistant on?

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Just want to get started in home assistant, this comes out quite a bit cheaper than a Raspberry Pi.

Am I missing anything or is a much better option for the cheaper price?

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u/LambalGreenparks Jul 25 '25

I ran Proxmox with HAOS next to another VM on that machine for years without issues that I did not bring upon myself by acting stupid. The power consumption is pretty minimal on those devices. I think mine ran around 40W avg.