Raspberry Pi projects

“Most Pi projects use microSD cards. They’re cheap and easy. But for Home Assistant? Not ideal. That’s because Home Assistant is constantly logging and saving data. And microSD cards wear out fast under heavy write loads. I had one fail in just a few months. Solution? Use an SSD. They’re faster, more reliable, and more durable for 24/7 tasks.”

“I wasn’t sure if my Raspberry Pi could handle running a full smart home setup. My Raspberry Pi 5 with 8GB RAM handled it like a champ. Even with a house full of connected devices, my Home Assistant dashboard stayed snappy. Would a Pi Zero work? Technically, maybe. But practically? That 512MB of RAM will choke under the pressure.”

“Building and piecing the computer together was relatively easy, with an instruction module already provided in the package. I did however, make a few errors, such as forgetting to insert the SD card( that had the OS loaded on it), and putting the fan on case the wrong way. These were relatively easy to fix however, by just disassembling the case and putting the necessary parts required.”