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| 2 | +layout: post |
| 3 | +title: "Buying a device to run Home Assistant (April 2022 edition)" |
| 4 | +description: "Chip shortages and global supply chain issues make getting a device complicated. Here is our latest overview." |
| 5 | +date: 2022-04-16 00:00:00 |
| 6 | +date_formatted: "April 17, 2022" |
| 7 | +author: Paulus Schoutsen |
| 8 | +author_twitter: balloob |
| 9 | +comments: true |
| 10 | +categories: |
| 11 | +- Announcements |
| 12 | +--- |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +Home Assistant is a home automation platform with a focus on privacy and local control. It can function fully without an internet connection. Home Assistant is easy in day-to-day use, and we've been spending a lot of time streamlining this experience. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +Due to the global chip shortage and supply chain issues, it's currently very difficult to get a device that runs Home Assistant. We're fixing that by creating [Home Assistant Yellow](/yellow/), a device with Home Assistant pre-installed. Bad news: Home Assistant Yellow is not ready yet and won't be shipping until later this year. |
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| 18 | +There is currently a big wave of people interested in running Home Assistant ([thanks Insteon](https://staceyoniot.com/insteon-is-down-and-may-not-be-coming-back/)) and so I thought it would be a good time to list the best options as of April 2022 to get a device that runs Home Assistant. |
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| 20 | +Home Assistant comes in [different flavors](/installation/#compare-installation-methods). As a new user, you want to use our operating system. It is what powers Home Assistant Yellow and turns the device into a user-friendly home automation hub that is easy to maintain. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +**The best device that runs Home Assistant that is in stock is the [ODROID-N2+ Home Assistant Bundle](https://ameridroid.com/collections/kits/products/odroid-n2-home-assistant-blue-bundle-limited-edition?ref=eeb6nfw07e) from Ameridroid.** This bundle contains the ODROID-N2+ which is what also powers our [Home Assistant Blue](/blue/). It comes with Home Assistant pre-installed so it's ready to go. It's in stock today. |
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| 24 | +The ODROID-N2+ can also be bought from other stores or directly from the manufacturer, [Hardkernel](https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-n2-with-4gbyte-ram-2/). These configurations will not come with Home Assistant pre-installed and require following the [Home Assistant installation guide](/installation/odroid). |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +If you don't want to start using Home Assistant right now, we recommend our [Home Assistant Yellow](/yellow/). It is our own take on the best hardware to run Home Assistant. It supports Zigbee, will support Matter and with its M.2 slot, it's future proof. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +By far the most popular way that people run Home Assistant is on a Raspberry Pi 4. Due to supply chain issues there is a huge shortage of Raspberry Pis and every time they are in stock they sell out quickly. Your best bet to get one is to use [rpilocator.com](https://rpilocator.com/), a website that tracks Raspberry Pi stock across all approved resellers. |
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| 30 | +If you follow them on Twitter, you can enable a notification whenever they tweet a new stock alert by clicking the bell icon on their profile. Note about Adafruit: you will need to configure two-factor authentication on your account before you can purchase a Raspberry Pi (it's to keep bots out). |
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| 32 | +_We get commissions for purchases made through some links in this post._ |
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