I want to install HA on a Rpi Zero W. How do I do it? NOOB

[FloatingBoater (James Derrick)]

Hi,
Wikipedia suggests the original RPi Pico W has only 512Mb of memory, which is way under the general recommendation of 2Mb of RAM (on a RPI 4). Basically, even if it runs, there is a good chance swapping to disk will flatten the uSD card quickly.

Raspberry Pi | Simplified Model B changelog

There are better options even if a RPi is not available to buy:

Will a Raspberry Pi 3 do?

A 3B+ is OK, but not great for ESPhome compiles, and a 3 “feels” about half the CPU of a 3B+ (which ws the first RPi that “felt usable” as a desktop). Anything older is basically a digital sign, or microprocesor with added screen. HASS on my Yellow is currently using 1MB RAM, which is going to make a mess of a SD card when it tries to swap with only 512Mb of physical RAM As others have said, there are Intel-based alternatives - and a ‘NUC’ is not the only option as companies are selling small …

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