Home Assistant OS 13.3 Server - HP T630 Thin Client, 128GB SSD, 8GB DDR4 RAM.

This silent (because fanless) thin client from HP was prepared as a server for home automation with Home Assistant. The overall computing power of the 4-core CPU is significantly higher than that of a Raspberry Pi 4 (https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/3077vs4297/AMD-Embedded-G-Series-GX-420GI-Radeon-R7E- vs-BCM2711) and is therefore completely sufficient for a smart home server. The power consumption is around 0.4 kWh per day in continuous operation (power consumption between 10-11 W idle depending on the load).

The workmanship quality of these devices is very good due to their design for continuous use in a corporate environment. The large passive CPU cooler reliably prevents overheating during silent operation.

An m.2 SATA SSD with 128GB was used as the storage medium, on which the current Home Assistant OS 13.3 was installed (configuration can be done without a monitor via the web interface at http://homeassistant.local:8123). The system is ready for onboarding, i.e. connect and get started!

8 GB of RAM is available (DDR4, 2 of 2 slots occupied, expansion to 16 GB possible). For Home Assistant, 8 GB is more than enough in most applications; if additional tasks for the thin client are added later, the memory can be expanded without any problems (unlike the Raspberry Pi).

Operating Home Assistant with an SSD avoids the “SD card” vulnerability when typically running on a Raspberry Pi.

There is another m.2 SATA slot in the housing for an internal SSD and an additional internal USB socket. This device is therefore also suitable for expansion as a simple NAS (e.g. switching to Proxmox as the operating system and continuing to operate Home Assistant in a virtual machine).

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Scope of delivery: T630, original HP power supply.

What is Home Assistant?

Home Assistant is a widely used open source solution for home automation, see https://www.home-assistant.io

Here, the data from the smart home is not uploaded to a cloud, but remains locally on your own server. A lot of different smart home products can be integrated; apps from different providers are no longer needed; everything can be controlled and automated centrally via Home Assistant. Try it! There is a large developer community that quickly provides integrations for new devices, and there are various YouTube channels with helpful instructions.