Newbie questions - home assist blue

I found out about HA recently. I read about it and thought this may be for me. So should I start with purchasing Home Assist Blue? Currently, the only think I have is Sonoff/eWelink for some functions - pool equipment, etc. But I would like to intergrade my security camera and future automation products. So would HA Blue is the best place for me to start or should I start with either Google or SmartThing? Thank you for assisting me in this automation journey

Yes

do you have and OLD PC

I got a PC off TRADEME $20 had 4gb ram and a 120 harddrive that last me about 2 years

then a got a

elitedesk 800 g2 (got 8gb ram (over kill) and has not miss a beat

everything just run so fast

very happy happy camper

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Thank you Myle. I thought i just purchase Home Assist Blue? It sounds like I need a dedicate PC for it. I do have an old laptop. I need to check the info on this old PC. It looks like you use HA operating system. Does that mean I will wipe out the Windows system and install the HA OS?