Home Assistant 2023.3.6 with OpenWRT 22.03.3 - or other low budget solution

Hello User,

did you mean i can use my TL-WR1043N v5 for Home-Assistan with fun?

https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr1043nd

TL-WR1043N v5 Qualcomm Atheros QCA9563 775 16 MB Flash / 64 MB RAM Qualcomm Atheros QCA9563 b/g/n

Even if that 2y old experiment still works, No.

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Another solution armbian?

Plenty of options, but none on a 16MB flash / 64MB RAM router, I’m sure.

https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/lljykz/homeassistant_on_an_android_box/

aliexpress.com 23,00 Euro

Original X96 mini TV Box Android Smart TV Box Amlogic S905L Quad Core 1/2GB + 8/16GB 2,4G WiFi 64 bit Media Player Set-top-box

Step 1.1

Installing Armbian 20.10 on Amlogic S905x Android TV Box (Sunvell T95x) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb8F20rgEJ4

Step 1.2

Installation Instructions for TV Boxes with Amlogic CPUs Old Installation Instructions thread - FAQ - Armbian Community Forums

Step 2

Installation on a Armbian system Installation on a Armbian system - Home Assistant 中文网

Better than Rapsberry Pi, a low budget solution?

Netbook: https://www.verdrahtet.info/2023/01/20/alternativen-zum-raspberry-pi-4/

What is your goal, this is not clear.

  1. Run HA on the router?
  2. Use the integration for your router in HA?

The first option definitely will not work (if that’s what you want)
Number 2 is intended for what you have linked to: “Instructions on how to integrate OpenWrt routers into Home Assistant.”
Your last link is actually for installing HA on OpenWrt but have you seen the system requirements!?

Also, that type of install is not supported and I think that running it that way might be difficult to upgrade to newer versions.
If this is what you want: use for a production system, I would advise you to look for instance for a second hand thinclient, they come cheap.

My goal, search a low budget hardware solution for HAOS.

The OpenWRT HOAS TP-Link 1043 System isn’t a good solution, it doesn’t work.

New ‘low budget systems’ are Raspberry Pi 4 or Odroid N2+ (officially promoted in the past by the founders of HA)
The problem: Raspberry Pi’s are not easy to get AND it’s not advised to run them off SD-cards, so you have to add other hardware to make them reliable.

Second hand systems: an obsolete laptop (with the benefit of having the battery) or a thin client.
Have a look in the forum here: you will find ample of threads regarding the right hardware.

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Spezifikationen

    Kategorie
    Set Top Box
    Ethernet
    Kein
    Drahtlose
    Nein
    Speicher
    256 GB eMMC
    Zugriffskontrolle
    4 gb DDR4
    Bluetooth
    Nein

Quad-Core-Arm Cortex-A53 CPU

22,32 Euro

This set-top box from AliExpress runs Android, not any kind of linux you could install HA on.

As you don’t seem to be very experienced in the field, I strongly suggest you use supported hardware as outlined in

You know the saying: “You pay peanuts, you get monkeys”?

This installation method has very strict requirements, for example, it only supports Debian (and Ubuntu, :heart:Armbian :heart: , Raspberry Pi OS are not supported). So, make sure you understand the requirements from step 1 above.

:heart:Armbian :heart: - Installation Instructions for TV Boxes with Amlogic CPUs Old Installation Instructions thread - FAQ - Armbian Community Forums

Don’t hesitate to use sentences to express yourself :wink:

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it only supports Debian (and Ubuntu, Armbian, Raspberry Pi OS are not supported).

I’m fairly sure this has to be:

it only supports Debian (and Ubuntu).
Armbian, Raspberry Pi OS are not supported).

Given the knowledge you seem to have (could be wrong), be prepared to have a really adventurous experience getting HA running AND keep it running/up-to-date.
If your budget is that low and you seemingly ignore advice, maybe this (HA) is not for you.
In case you also have no devices yet, that will also be a real challenge.

Have you noticed that it’s almost always the same guy giving feedback on that box you linked to!?

Over and out!

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how about this kind of equipment?
https://wiki.banana-pi.org/Banana_Pi_BPI-R3

https://z-wave.me/products/mpcie/