I taught myself Linux & Python the set this up. I used to be a programmer in a previous life but it was all windows so I do have the aptitude.
RPI 4 8Gig, nothing in the MicroSD card slot, using a 1TB Samsung T7 SSD, with a non-standard (slightly higher voltage, 5.1v I think) power supply, running:
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Weewx on the host listening to an AmbientWeather console (which is connected to an ambient weather WS-2902C weather station), transmitting weather data to 12 different weather websites worldwide.
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A simple demon on the Host watching the CPU temperature and turning the fans for the case on (above 50°C) and off (below 60°C) appropriately. It’s a great case (large aluminum block) and once I went to the 64-bit the fans have never even turned on anyway…
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HA supervised using Debian 12, healthy, supported
87 devices, Yolink, Shelly, WLED, Flair. 165 automations, several dashboards including ui-minimalist. CPU spikes to 50% but usually bouncing between 0% and 10%, usually closer to 0%. Memory floats between 10% and 30%.
I do full backups occasionally by not only Google backup for HA, but also disabling all the daemons and HA on start up - then shutting it down, booting up the RPI with a MicroSD card running Raspbian and using SD card copier to copy one SSD to another of the same size. Pretty lame basic way to back up but the backup SSD boots up and works flawlessly (after I re-enable the demons and HA to run on startup).
I have an RPI 5, 8 gig already and was thinking of getting an mvme - but I noticed the I/o speed is the same as the SSD with a USB 3 Port anyway from what I have read…
I am pretty sure this heavily tweaked smooth running installation will be blown out of the water when I try to add this…
I want to add video recording and cameras to my HA setup but here is my current situation and I’m not sure the best way to go I’m sure I would be using that dongle (whatever it is called I forgot) to speed up video processing and also Frigate.
All of my iot devices are on a different subnet than the RPI, and the two subnets are blocked from each other, but I then have firewall rules to let each iot device talk to ha (every single IP is static).
I’m willing to do whatever complicated set up is best to push myself up the next level, as long as it doesn’t break the bank (the spare RPI 5 is the only unused item I have at this point) but I am rethinking if it’s worth it to stick with RPI (even though I am totally in love with those amazing little computers)…
I see all these words thrown around like proxmox etc etc etc I have no clue about any of them the barely even know how to use docker but I am willing to learn no matter how hard it might be to pick up lol
I’d rather stick with Debbian and not have anything running under Windows which I’ve heard is less reliable, it’s got to be rock solid but also powerful for crazy ridiculous extra things in the future… (And maybe also another way of backing up the entire setup without a bunch of manual steps like I’m doing now).
Thoughts?