HASSOS image for x86 physical machine

whc2001 · July 16, 2020, 2:24pm

I have a spare motherboard with Celeron N3160 and 128GB mSATA SSD, so I wanted to make it dedicated to Home Assistant. I planned to install Debian first then install the supervisor environment, but not too long ago this method got deprecated and won’t be supported anymore, and I still wanted the function of plugin and update panel provided by HASSIO. Seems like there is no x86-64 image file available? Will it work if I convert the virtual machine image and write it to the SSD? Thanks.

francisp · July 16, 2020, 2:26pm

Debian + Supervised install is still supported. The deprecation has been withdrawn.

See :

github.com

home-assistant/architecture/blob/7f6e6471137ad980d76815bba8e292f010ec3aa8/adr/0014-home-assistant-supervised.md

# 0014. Installation method: Home Assistant Supervised

Date: 2020-06-03

## Status

Accepted

## Context

Define a supported installation method as per [ADR-0012](https://github.com/home-assistant/architecture/blob/master/adr/0012-define-supported-installation-method.md).

## Decision

This installation method provides the full Home Assistant experience on a regular operating system. This means, all components from the Home Assistant method are used, except for the Home Assistant Operating System. This system will run the Home Assistant Supervisor. The Supervisor is not just an application, it is a full appliance that manages the whole system. It will clean up, repair or reset settings to default if they no longer match expected values.

By not using the Home Assistant Operating System, the user is responsible for making sure that all required components are installed and maintained. Required components and their versions will change over time. Home Assistant Supervised is provided as-is as a foundation for community supported do-it-yourself solutions. We only accept bug reports for issues that have been reproduced on a freshly installed, fully updated Debian with no additional packages.

This method is considered advanced and should only be used if one is an expert in managing a Linux operating system, Docker and networking.

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whc2001 · July 16, 2020, 3:00pm

Thanks, but seems like the original proposal is “On Hold”, so maybe it will be deprecated again later? I just wanted something that’s fully covered rather than backup and migrate later. But for now seems like it’s still the most reasonable solution.

francisp · July 16, 2020, 3:03pm

You did not follow the latest news. I put a link to ADR-0014 in my previous post. It defines HA Supervised on Debian as supported.

whc2001 · July 16, 2020, 3:08pm

Oh that’s exciting, thanks for the info.