…Running Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi, mini PC, NAS, or virtual machine is not difficult once you’re comfortable with that world. However, it’s still another device or service to…
…I ditched a smart home hub and got a used, spec-bumped mini PC for $150. Then I installed Proxmox on it and ran Home Assistant as my smart home platform. I…
…Most importantly, I moved Home Assistant from the Pi to the mini PC. Then, Jellyfin, NextCloud, Immich, Pi-hole, and others. Running Docker for experiments became easy since I no longer needed…
…this mini PC perfect for home lab use. You get two 2.5 GbE ports, meaning you can use it as a router, a firewall, or as a Home Assistant controller with…
…Should you start your home lab with an SBC or a mini PC? If you’re stuck in a dilemma, here are the reasons that actually separate them. Related Cheap mini PCs…
…A mini PC might sound like the obvious answer to the problem we're trying to solve but it needs power, networking, accessories, even backup internet via a hotspot if you expect…
…A NAS, mini PC, or home server works well for ensuring round-the-clock access to your services. A Cloudflare Tunnel is beginner-friendly for enabling access from outside your home network…
…Related Cheap mini PCs are the death knell for Raspberry Pis With x86 mini PCs becoming more budget-friendly, I find it hard to recommend Raspberry Pi SBCs It’s the only…
…Using the Home Assistant Companion app , the phone can also act as a Bluetooth tracker, signaling your house to turn on the office as soon as your smartwatch or headphones come within…
…Related 9 Docker containers that run 24/7 on my $100 mini PC Maximum value budget homelab. When using my NAS for storage, it was neglected My existing drives and cloud storage…
