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Mini PC for Home Assistant - Firebat T8 Pro and Plus with Intel Celeron N5095/N100. Best performance/price/consumption ratio for smart home.
Mini PC for Home Assistant - Firebat T8 Pro and Plus with Intel Celeron N5095/N100. Best performance/price/consumption ratio for smart home.
Guide to choosing hardware for Home Assistant - from Home Assistant Green through Raspberry Pi to Mini PC and virtualization. Comparison of advantages and disadvantages of each solution.
Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 - second generation USB Zigbee/Thread adapter with improved antenna, 4× faster speed, and ESP32-S3 chip.
Home Assistant Green - the easiest way to start with smart home. Plug and play device with Home Assistant directly from the manufacturer at a great price.
Home Assistant Yellow - first official hardware from Home Assistant with integrated Zigbee&Thread and M.2 SSD support. Production ended in October 2025.
Home Assistant on Synology NAS - installation via Docker container, comparison of DS224+, DS223 and DS223j models. Advantages, disadvantages and practical guide.
Complete guide to installing Home Assistant on Raspberry Pi 5, 4 and 3. Model comparison, advantages, disadvantages and practical installation tips.
Recommended Bluetooth hardware for Home Assistant - USB adapters, Bluetooth Proxy devices, sensors, thermometers, and other tested products.
Installing Home Assistant on virtual machine - Proxmox KVM/QEMU. Advantages of virtualization and installation guide using script.
Zigbee recommended hardware for Home Assistant - coordinators, bulbs, sensors, switches, and other tested products compatible with ZHA, Zigbee2MQTT, and deCONZ.