Hiya, so I have a spear RaspberryPI 4b, and want to selfhosted HomeassistantOS on it, heard there were some advantages of running the full OS and not just the docker container. However I currently don’t have a casing for it.
So: Is there anything I should know before buying one? Does the rpi get very hot running HomeassistantOS? E.g. Do I need one of these cases with a fan built into it? Or is it OK without?
Appreciate any tips or suggestions! however I will not order anything from Amazon or Ali Express or any of those type of websites. Feel free to recommend via them though as I might find the same case elsewhere, perhaps.
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I highly recommend a fan and heatsink. I’ve run one without, but it throttles with heat and why stress the little bugger. The fan is tiny, quiet, and easily replaceable.
Some tasks in HA are resource intensive (video, voice recognition, etc) so best to do it now even if you don’t plan on using that right away.
Thanks, i’ll make sure I find a case with both these, does sound smart to have indeed.