<![CDATA[I’m looking to replace the 2GB Pi4 I’m running HAOS on.]]>I’m looking to replace the 2GB Pi4 I’m running HAOS on. Would I be better off getting a Pi5 kit or a Pi4 board with more RAM? I had a play with MusicAssistant and it looks really nice, but my Pi needs more RAM to run it well (and it keeps stopping - suggesting RAM is a problem). Is the Pi5 worth the extra money?

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I'd personally look on ebay or similar for an old device (https://www.servethehome.com/introducing-project-tinyminimicro-home-lab-revolution/) and run Home Assistant on that, either natively, or in a Proxmox VM (my personal solution).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Fishd/statuses/116329359916241740https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Fishd/statuses/116329359916241740Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:06:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m looking to replace the 2GB Pi4 I’m running HAOS on. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:03:58 GMT]]>@hacksilon I could run HAOS in a VM on the mini PC I run Plex and some docker stuff on I guess…. That is getting a bit close to what I do for a day-job mind!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/foxbasealpha/statuses/116329351623446065https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/foxbasealpha/statuses/116329351623446065Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:03:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m looking to replace the 2GB Pi4 I’m running HAOS on. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:03:55 GMT]]>@foxbasealpha An ultra small form factor PC is what I’d go for as it’s all self contained with an ssd so looks less messy.
We got a reconditioned Dell one from their online store and it’s been ticking along well with plenty of performance to spare.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/codechimp/statuses/116329351416674645https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/codechimp/statuses/116329351416674645Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:03:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m looking to replace the 2GB Pi4 I’m running HAOS on. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:59:25 GMT]]>@foxbasealpha just FYI: unless you combine it with an external SSD or other storage device, I would recommend skipping the Pi and going for a mini PC with SSD or HDD. Pi‘s with SD cards have a nasty habit of frying the card due to the many write cycles home assistant uses. I have a Beelink PC with Proxmox that is running HA and some other stuff in individual VMs, and this also gives you some more breathing room in terms of CPU and RAM, depending on the specs you get.

In terms of the comparison between Pi‘s, I can’t offer any recommendation as I haven’t tried either.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/hacksilon/statuses/116329333756595796https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/hacksilon/statuses/116329333756595796Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:59:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m looking to replace the 2GB Pi4 I’m running HAOS on. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:58:18 GMT]]>@foxbasealpha Would you be in for a different approach? I just had a great experience buying a used Lenovo notebook and installing proxmox and HAOS.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/dalcacer/statuses/116329329356078098https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/dalcacer/statuses/116329329356078098Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:58:18 GMT