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

Hardware
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Maybe try to use a different sdcard

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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.

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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.

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

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Up to you, just pointing out the support policies for supervised.

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hi
I tried to write the image to the SD card, everything starts up
but there is a problem when I reboot.
this happens every time after writing an image to the sd & reboot.
no settings or package installations, just write to the card and reboot.
what could this be?

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I built the image according to the instructions and everything worked, thanks :+1:

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Hi Fensoft,

Thanks for publishing and supporting this thread…

I see the DQ08 with DDR3 4GB, but eMMC options 16/32/64GB;
What is the eMMC requirement for HA to run comfortably or does it matter ?

Thanks, Don

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hi, internal emmc is not used at the moment

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i’ve made a better version here using emmc

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Hi, what’s the alternative for supervised now it’s no longer supported?

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Docker container !

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it’s still supported by armbian.

and, no, docker is not an alternative when you want a fully managed HA with addons and backups

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