Where should I install HA OS?

[Denox]

Hello everyone,

I purchased a mini PC (Intel NUC) where I installed Home Assistant OS on it and it’s working just fine!

At first that was the only thing I was planning to do but I figured after that I wanted to host a plex server as well

I did found an addon on Home Assistant that I installed and configured and it’s running fine but I feel like it’s not the best way to do it.

I’ve read that I cannot add libraries from external disk (only sources from the current disk where Plex Server is installed) in my case a 128GB SSD…

What would be your advice to host both HA & Plex Server + Transmission (or any other torrent client) on a MINI PC NUC ?
Should I install Windows + Plex Server + a VM with HA on it ?

Thanks for your help

[Arh]

Proxmox is probably the easiest way

Installing Home Assistant OS using Proxmox 7

Installing Home Assistant OS using Proxmox 7 This guide will assist in installing Home Assistant on x86/64 machines using Proxmox as the operating system. It has been tested and verified on several machine types including Dell Optiplex SFF 990, Dell Optiplex USFF 780, and HP T520 thin client. This guide uses scripts, by using a script, the installation process can be streamlined and simplified, making it easier for users to get up and running with Home Assistant OS on Proxmox VE. However, caut…

and use some scripts from here

https://tteck.github.io/Proxmox/

[lonebaggie]

Next version of HA will allow you to connect external disks

If you are looking for a “Home Server” have a look at CASA OS This is very fancy user friendly front end to Docker and Samba shares . Will allow you to run Plex , HA and many other useful programs as docker images.