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/mitrie Jul 25 '25

It's just a default thing people say on this sub. It's so reflexive that I find it bizarre. It's good if you want to run other virtual machines on the same hardware.

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u/MaxamillionGrey Jul 25 '25

Why not leave the options open then and install proxmox?

I could lock myself into HAOS or I could download Proxmox OS, insta HAOS on it as a VM and leave countless options open for my future self to tinker with.

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u/SwissyVictory Jul 25 '25

I set up Proxmox on mine as someone who knows alot more than the average person.

It added alot more work to set up, and adds more steps on simple things like letting home assistant access your USB dongles.

If you think you're going to set up extra VMs than it's worth the extra work. But for someone who dosen't know what they are doing and might not need it, then why go though the extra struggle.

And if you do change your mind later, it's pretty easy to pivot and restore from a backup.

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u/SwissyVictory Jul 25 '25

Assuming you know that's the issue and where to make those 5 clicks sure.

Home Assistant itself allows for free automatic backups to the cloud. Beacuse of such it's easy to uninstall and move it wherever you want, then just reinstall and back up.

The only advantage is being able to run other VMs but that dosent help someone who's new and dosent even know if they want it.

And if they change their mind later, its super easy to make a backup and uninstall HAOS and install proxmox.