How is odroid N2 recommended as there is not an official released image? The latest documentations shows it is still in beta.
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You have an Intel NUC so the simplest option is to use the Intel NUC image for Home Assistant. That includes HassOS, Home Assistant Core, Supervisor, and support for Add-Ons.
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Thanks for the feedback. I’m thinking I will try this method for now. I was just hoping that I could use the NUC for other things as well. But now I’m thinking that I’ll get myself setup with the NUC image for HA, get used to it, then later switch to linux with a VM.
One more question - with that setup, can I still run Node- Red and mosquitto?
So grateful this has been put on hold!
Thanks guys
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Yes, you can run them as Add-Ons.
The Add-Ons repository is here:
https://community.home-assistant.io/tags/hassio-repository
Yes, that’s one of the supported methods (the one I use). It’s “main stream” - all install methods use it. It’s tested too.
I gotcha! It sounds then like the VMDK was a different version than your ESXi was expecting. I’ve run into this with every VM I migrated to a new ESXi host, not always from ESXi (one was VMWare Server 1.0 with way too many disk snapshots!) and sometimes I had to clone exactly like that to ensure it was in the right format for that version of ESXi. Sounds like this is more VMWare’s fault with their inconsistencies, but I’m glad you got it working!
following your footstep… I’m actually using this method. Feel more convertible to run everything independently so the docker can be use for other thing
why would docker cares?
you can have HA core installed as a container, it’s not about this subject thread, supervised installation on linux is about something else.
Docker is about to run everything independently, if want to.
I don’t get it, maybe i’m looking at this wrong.
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I first tried with the virtual image and felt like a fish out of water… what OS was it again? couldn’t do any of the configs that normally take me mins to do, was effectively useless for me… so I setup a VM with a fresh copy of debian and installed HA under python… perfect solution for me and I’ve not once asked for help because of using my own OS of choice for the past 20 years.
I would go on to say don’t dumb HA down to using preconfigured installed/environments, however for the manual installs fee free to put all manner of scary warnings in the documentation stipulating your on your own for that type of install.
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well when you used supervisor it will be contained inside HASS…
whats is “the manual installs”?
I’m talking about when you install HA directly onto your own OS, not using their VM, docker or supervisor.
If you use this, https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/installation/docker/, you have HA core running within Docker.
What you’ll lose is this
and all its fancy addons
i get it, but why don’t use docker if you want to use only HA core?
It’s a supported method use HA core with docker, check link below.
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So is not using docker. Just drop it, you have done enough to confuse this thread so far.
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Why do you prefer JSON to YAML? You can’t write comments in JSON.
What are the differences between image/machine type NUC vs generic x86-64?
Isn’t NUC just a standard Intel CPU in a very small form factor?
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I run suprvised on a RPi, So I’d be left with either:
- Buy a NUC or way more powerful hardware than a RPi and run with something like ProxMox
- Run it on core and loose Addons, meaning I have to manual install and configure everything I need
- Buy a second RPi for the other containers and things I already run and dedicate an RPi to HASSIO
From my point of view everything costs both money and time, but is clear that if I can save on these, running supervised on docker, it’s because someone else is spending for me, and basically for free.
So please, consider switching to a reasonably payed model where you can afford to maintain that install.
Always thankful to anyone involved in this little great masterpiece: “Home Assistant”
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