Hello, As i need a new homeassistant host, i found a powerfull tvbox that can be used as HA host. What you need: A DQ08 (got mine from aliexpress) An sdcard (4g if you want to use external usb3 ssd or 32g if not) If you’re lazy and trust my image (you shouln’t, as I can bundle malwares inside): …

Hello, MootComb. Did you manage to launch it?

Hi @fensoft Thank you for the detailed instructions. I’m following along, but I have a couple of questions I hope you can help me with: When you mentioned “put in DQ08 and plug it in ethernet,” are you referring to inserting the flashed SSD card into the DQ08 while it’s powered on, or should I reb…

Insert sd before powering on. Ssh Port 22 will be available within minutes.

Thanks for your prompt answer @fensoft I did, but even though I power on the device with the SD card inserted on the slot is still booting from internal and starts in Android. Is there something I should do to make it boot from the SD?

I get the benefit of using this cheap hardware. However armbian is not debian, and therefore breaks the recommendations of installing home assistant supervised. Not to say it won’t make a good system.

Maybe try to use a different sdcard

8 month, 10 systems (2 of them with this HA, 4 in Linux, 4 with default Android OS), no instability. For me this is a big yes for this price.

I hate the support policies for supervised, but don’t be surprised if you don’t get any support. Well done though, I like it.

in fact this doesn’t really need support. HA integration on officialy supported board have been made with nearly same scripts.

20USD homeassistant host (cheap dq08 tvbox / rk3528 4g ram)

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Ovaday (Evgenii) May 24, 2026, 6:06pm 34

I've created here a guide on how to run modern version of the HAOS, suprisingly it run mostly natively: