Home Assistant Raspberry Pi 4 SSD Installation and Migration

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Who is looking forward to more speed and reliability!? NO MORE BRICKED SD CARDS! 🙏

[@EdgeRowing]

I've been following your channel for a while now and have taken the plunge to start with smarthome setups. Thanks for the great channel! However i'm following this guide - for a fresh new install on an SSD, and Raspberry Pi Imager is not showing my m2 sata storage as an option to image to. It's plugged directly into an m2 ssd slot in my pc. What am I doing wrong??

[@d5kenn]

Wow. Let's step away from Home Assistant for a second. This is perhaps THE MOST SUCCINCT, CLEAREST tutorial/walkthrough of a setup process that I have ever seen. You hit on ALL the major and minor issues (what kind of SSD, brands, form factors, adapters, necessary items like spare SD card, https), quickly and directly, without getting bogged down, you step through everything without skipping a beat or requiring guessing/intuiting, and you expertly drop people in and out at different steps and forks (new installation, ethernet/wifi steps, etc.). I thought this video was masterfully done. I don't even have an SSD purchased for my Pi yet, but I now know exactly what I need to do and I may not even have to watch this video again as I perform the update. Superb job, Lewis!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Very kind, thanks very much I really appreciate it and I'm glad it was useful

[@pauls_pixels]

Thank you for your very clear and easy to follow instructions. I was able to switch over to SSD in under 20 minutes.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Nice 🙏

[@k9slover]

Very good video. Easy to follow and well presented. I had one hiccup, probably my fault the first re installation. I wasn't careful about my zigbee stick getting back to the same USB port, but once I had both the zigbee and zwave USB sticks back to their original position, all went well. Thanks for the info.

[@rever7610]

Thanks for the video! Worked flawlessly even without a monitor tied to the pi4. The backup and restore parts need updating but I managed through. Coffee coming.

[@Sodfenrir]

For those who may encouter problems while booting on the SSD without the card: I've been lucky enough to purchase 2 different USB to SATA cable. I've been trying for half an hour to get the rasb booting. So I tried the other cable. It worked instantly.

[@chiefthomson]

perfect, exactly what I needed... 4 years later and I'm finally migrated to SSD 🤩

[@anotherledfreak8649]

Thanks Lewis. Just started HA and (following your advice (and links)) have just installed my Pi into an Argon one unit with 120gb kingston ssd. One thing you dont say is the word "patience" after installing your backup. I'm got so worried after my installed first reported that supervisor needed me to manually update (for me anyway) before my backup would actually work... and it seemed to take an eternity. BUT utlimately its working and is in a sexy case (not the orginal red/white one) and seems to be a bit faster (but that might be the "patience" I was lacking earlier), Thanks!

[@yt.kaiserkiwi]

The video is two years old now. I guess the process is mostly the same. But I'm new to Home Assistant and don't see the supervisor in my current installation. Is this the same as under Settings > Backups?

[@eilifiversen6200]

Great video, SSD instalation will commence as soon as my adapter arrives!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Excellent, let me know how it goes 🙌

[@sebastien0.395]

Thank you for great videos, you helped me a lot on different topic for Home Assistant. I just did the swap for a SSD and it went flawlessly. Cheers

[@richardpestinger9779]

I like the Deskpi pro. Everything is accessible outside the case and the heatsink is great especially if you overclock it.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@McGilljam]

Thanx! In 1 hour I've manage to go from an old Pi3b to a brand new Pi4 with an old Intel SSD from my latest snapshot. A lot snappier

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thats awesome! 🙌

[@tpm369]

You are the BEST! Your videos are nicely edited and you include great details. You have helped me accomplish so much. Thank you!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks my friend, really appreciate your kind words and glad they have been useful!

[@bareenlars]

Revisiting this tutorial, and it is so good! Thank you so much! Love from Norway!

[@douglascrowder]

What a great tutorial! Thank you so much. My install went flawlessly.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks Douglas, appreciate it! Glad it worked!

[@rob1971]

Thanks for making me considerably more comfortable in migrating from my SD card to the M.2 SATA drive I'm finally going to install in my ArgonOne case Lewis 👍🏻

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Nice one Rob, let us know how it goes!

[@rob1971]

@@EverythingSmartHome if it goes badly I'll be heading your direction for help 🤣

[@stephtiny67]

Man Thank You the case and ssd and instructions all worked perfectly

[@cassio2999]

This is actually a really good wake though to setup home assistant

[@knightyyz]

Excellent tutorial. I just migrated from an sd to an M.2. Everything went flawlessy. Thanks so much!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Nice one, well done!

[@tasranson683]

Have snapshots now been renamed to backsup? I am on Home Assistant OS 7.1, Supervisor 2012.12.2, Core 2021.12.10 and only been doing HA for a short while. I keep reading about snapshots, but can't find anything in the UI called this. Backups are under Configuration > Backups and are refered to as Full or Partial, but dont seem to have all the options you point out.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Yes that's right snapshots are now called backups, but everything else about them is the same!

[@shotleybert]

@@EverythingSmartHome Perhaps a tutorial on the doing a snapshot/backup and downloading it in its present form wouldn't come amiss. For a noobe not every thing else is still the same. A noobe doesn't know what the same is! Through trial and error I did work out "what the same is". Unfortunately as to how to download a snapshot/backup is not immediately obvious in HA now . Perhaps an update on this vid wouldn't be amiss?

[@ChristiaanAdams]

​@@EverythingSmartHome thanks for the tutorial, very useful!! I'm pretty new to HASS, and it took me a LOOOONG time to figure out that supervisor and snapshots are gone, and now it's in Settings > System > Backups. I'm guessing that a "full" backup is the same as the snapshot you discuss in the video?? It would be really great if there were a pinned comment with updated instructions around these changes. Thanks!

[@remi418]

Thank you, I'd been wanting to do this for a while and this was a breeze. I went with a cheap entry-level NVME drive and an Orico M2PV-C3 enclosure. I picked the Patriot P310 drive because it was a brand and importantly because of its low advertised power consumption (2.38W full, 0.38W idle) so I do not need a USB hub. No issues booting and updating home assistant. Will report if I run into issues.

[@kevin4rsl]

Hey can you do a video to setup the Argon One M.2 Fan control in Home Assistant please?

[@MAMDAVEM]

An excellent video, my previous SSD install could not be connected though WiFI which I need to do as it is for controlling a polytunnel in my field. Your instructions on how to connect to WiFi were perfect and solved the problem for me. There are quite a few KZbinrs creating content on Homeassistant but I am very impressed with your content and clarity of delivery. I am now a subscriber. THANKS!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Excellent Dave, thanks for the support and glad the videos were useful!

[@Maxmarsvin55]

Incredible timing, popped up in my feed just as I was taking a break from unboxing my SSD and adapter i ordered a week ago for my rPi upgrade! Really informative yet simple and short. I should have no issues changing from normal PiOS with Docker HA to Home Assistant OS now :P

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Wow that is amazing timing haha! How did it go?!

[@Maxmarsvin55]

@@EverythingSmartHome I’ve sadly run into a interesting snag, my Surface keeps crashing trying to format the SD card! I vaguely remember having issues formatting it in the past, and I think it might just take a couple more tries. But otherwise things seem to be going smooth!

[@Maxmarsvin55]

@@EverythingSmartHome Sadly it is not going too well. after fixing the SD card issue, I found out thet my Pi does not see my SSD as a bootable media. It tries to boot via the USB, but says there is no bootable partition. I am a but stumped as to what or why this is.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Did you use Pi imager to flash the SSD? Perhaps your usb to data cable isn't compatible?

[@Maxmarsvin55]

@@EverythingSmartHome I did use the Pi images yes, and the drive does show up in Windows. I did test with an old USB stick just to very that it works, in it did boot just fine. So the issue must be either the disk itself or the adapter. I am leaning more towards the adapter, as I have not been able to use the eject function to disconnect it in windows

[@jj123456789000]

All went pretty well except HA wasn't able to load the .tar backup file. So I quickly install Samba and drop the file in the backup folder. It did work! Thanks again for the video!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Nice one, thanks!

[@ronbrown6208]

Thanks for the help. I was a little worried about doing this, but it all worked like you said.

[@dnoha1]

In my case works from external HDD, but not from SSD :=) I have one SSD, put in external case with USB3, write image, all ok, but boot process reports many errors and wornings, mostly "wating for sync with some process". Then I placed this SSD into another USB case, and similar errors during boot. Lastly I put HDD drive into same external case, and it works from first try :=) Using old HDD is probably bad idea for performance, SD card might be better option?

[@RikardKjell]

Thanx for this clear video! My installation went flawless with this absolutely perfect set of instructions. Nowadays I have a Raspberry Pi 5 laying around waiting to take the work-load of the fine Pi 4. The only question from me is how do I go about and solve this task ?... Migrate Hass OS from a Pi 4 SSD to the Pi 5 (using the same SSD that is)

[@d0iu]

If after migration to the SSD and restoring the backup, you find that all the Add-ons are grayed out, go to Settings/System/Hardware and peroform a system reboot. That fixed it for me.

[@melliflousbufo]

Thanks for this, Lewis - extremely helpful. The only additional info / advice I'd offer is that the final stage, restoring from backup and rebooting, can take 10-15 minutes. I was sitting here chewing my nails, watching the blinkinglighten, with no Plan B but just waiting for that time turned out to be the answer! Really pleased to complete this task and your instructions and links were super-helpful - thanks!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Glad it was useful and you managed to get through that difficult period - bet the suspense was killing you!!

[@melliflousbufo]

😁

[@gazgadgets]

Thanks so much for this video. I've just migrated to an SSD I had lying around. All worked just as you showed here. Thanks again.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Excellent, glad it worked! Thanks for the comment

[@acronce]

Thumbs up for the Argon One M.2 case. I’ve been running HA in that case with a Samsung SSD for about 6 months. Works great.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

That's excellent! Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@bevanmarshall9845]

Came back for a refresher. Ironically this was done originally to avoid bricked SD's.. well the latest Home Assistant OS update killed my SSD lol! So here we are.

[@oneiropagides342]

Really great video! Amazing recommendations. I got the Argos case you recommended and the Kingston SSD. Did the installation and migration, and everything has worked like a charm! THANK YOU!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

🙌🙌

[@riotmojo]

what did you do about the fan control?

[@tomkruhlmann]

You rock! Followed this using suggested components and step-by step. Everything worked smoothly - thanks.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Amazing, glad it worked!

[@douglascrowder]

The "Raspberry Pi Imager" is awesome. It didn't exist back when I was last using Pi's.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Yep it's a fairly new addition!

[@bertmonkey8457]

Thanks Again!!! For another fantastic video! Greatly appreciated

[@1988m6kitefan]

Excellent as always. This is something I wanted to do for a while. This video gave me the incentive to finally do it. I ordered the hardware and will be on SSD soon. Thank.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Nice, let us know how it goes! 🙌

[@1988m6kitefan]

@@EverythingSmartHome so far no joy! The image went perfectly and system booted ok but I have no add on repository so I can’t load ssh. My snapshot is too large so I can’t restore through the GUI. I’m back to the SD to make a smaller snapshot to try again. .

[@1988m6kitefan]

Got it! I restored from my previous full backup and then the partials. Now up and running on SSD!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Nice one glad you got it figured out! 🥳

[@speakup11]

Strangely I don't have the supervisor menu as shown at 10:05. Is this because it downloaded Core version or did something change with an HA update? (Raspi imager now downloads version 6.2 for Raspi4)

[@speakup11]

Found backup under Configuration and after running the restore, the Supervisor menu appeared again.

[@speakup11]

Shame though that the Energy history isn''t included in the backup. Seems one would need to run the MariaDB before creating the initial backup on the SD card

[@EverythingSmartHome]

The supervisor menu moved to the configuration menu in 2021.12

[@primeu.f.o.7138]

I did try a few SSD to USB 3.0 adapters and I got only errors. I bought Argon ONE M.2 and works from first time. Thank you for your support.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Awesome! Glad I could help

[@dsdlonyer]

Little behind on this one, but followed your tutorial and it went seamlessly. Thank you. Very informative and very simple to follow. Thank you.

[@marian2141]

Thanks! Successful migration from Pi 3 to Pi 4 and to SSD!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Awesome!

[@piotrskorupski2617]

Amazing tutorial! I have followed it carefully and I think I managed to migrate to my Samsung Evo M.2 SSD, which has been sitting around for a long time, doing nothing (I am still in the process of restoring backup while writing this, hopefully it will work). So far so good, Boot changed to USB, SSD booted successfully, new HA set up in seconds and now restoring previously created backup…. Loading….

[@markloughtonUK]

I've been sat here for 11 months just waiting to see if the restore was successful. Your drive is sooo slow ...

[@louisviciedo]

It appears that the fan isn't on for the Argon one after migration. How can we verify? Thank you!

[@l19bal]

Great tutorial! I've just purchased a HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini SFF and hoping to migrate HA to this. I'm starting to find the Pi 4 SSD setup, which I've now had for over a year, lags sometimes and is becoming slow at times, especially when loading energy sensors. Looking at using Frigate and some other add-ons so I'm hoping the additional CPU power and additional RAM will make a difference!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Awesome, good luck!

[@JaydenThorup]

Setting up DHCP reservations for your Raspberry PI (And other things) will make it keep the same IP and you don't have to setup the IP addresses every time you re-flash.

[@rajmohanjena109]

Would love to see a Magic Mirror Installation and setup video😄

[@EverythingSmartHome]

One day one day 😅

[@rajmohanjena109]

@@EverythingSmartHome Waiting ✌🏼😁

[@xdaterra]

Does the Raspberry Pi Imager install the 32bit or the 64bit version of HA ?

[@Mephmt]

11:12 How do we restore HTTPS? I've followed this but DuckDNS and everything was brought over via the snapshot. I've even made sure my port 8123 is forwarding correctly, but I still have to use the internal IP to reach the home assistant dashboard,

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Make sure to check out the remote access video!

[@Mephmt]

@@EverythingSmartHome So uninstall DuckDNS addon and make sure to start from scratch?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

No you don't need to uninstall, but if you can only access via IP address then most likely it's the DNS issue. Join the discord server if you need help!

I installed it on SSD, but it wouldn't start without a microSD card. Most of the time, when I restarted, the system would not boot. I finally got it done, thank you very much.🙏

[@bastianovitch6404]

Could you provide which solution you used please ?

[@user-dy4xm4yp1l]

Thank you for your lecture. You makes my rasberry pi to boot using SSD

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks for watching!

[@Dave-yx7iw]

Excellent guide, but I did have a problem with following the install. I keep getting the error 'Timed out waiting for device /dev/disk/by-label/hassos-boot', and the same for hassos-data. I have disconnected the drive from the USB3 port and moved it to USB2 and it boots fine. Any ideas what would prevent it booting specifically from the USB3 port?

[@marclambert9978]

Hi you, Thank you so much for clear, precise and structure tutorials. I watched many of them, but for clarity, I’m always returning to you. I’ll stop cheating and stay here :-) I did many installations oh HA but there is one thing I can’t understand, they are multimedia output such as Spotify, for instance. I just can’t make it to work and I can’t recall if you made one on it, I think it would helpful (for me) :-) Have a great day

[@fordsierra2.042]

i dont have the supervisor tab. how do i take a snapshot?

[@pedromtgomes]

Thanks for the video. I managed to put all togetherr, except one thing: the energy tab; it doesnt show the history I had. Shouldn't be included on the snapshot?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

I'm not sure sorry I've never noticed that before

[@marian2141]

As a matter of interest, what would happen if you just used a large memory stick in place of the SSD? Would it just be a bit slow?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

They aren't designed for that type of use and will end up the same fate as the SD card unfortunately!

[@alessandrocanali]

thanks man! Great tutorial. I faced an issue with Raspberry Pi Imager: I got always an error while writing image, so I tried with balenaetcher - failed again - and I came back to Raspberry Pi Imager and I finally got it working! :-) hope this can help

[@leahptp]

Thank you! This was a great walk through.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Glad it was useful 🙏

[@MrSilvann]

Hi, I am trying to migrate from sd card to ssd argon case rpi4. So afrer pressing restore button I lost connection and after 4h HA is still not available. Is that normal? Backup file 1.2GB.

Hello thank you so much for the video. Would you also be so kind to explain or even better, create a video explaining, how we can use an SSD with ext4 (or NTFS) file format to boot and install OS on? As far as I know the imager currently converts the main boot partition to FAT32. Is there a way to flash OS drives with in Raspberry Pi OS with and option to select file format? I really would like to set my "first" pi on an SSD which is using ext4 (or NTFS or at least ExFat at the very least). I would like to install the OS on an ext4 drive and boot from it for the most resilient setup, before I even delve into the Pi world wormhole. Would really appreciate any comment, help or guidance from you.

[@ryanr3737]

Would a USB SSD drive like the Samsung T5 work for this? Great video!

[@rrschmid]

thanks for this, followed the directions and worked well! seems more zippy too!

[@rommiemex9532]

Watched to the end for the algorithm ;)

[@rogeriocamargo1984]

Great job man, excellent, congratulations!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks buddy!

[@erikvisser8767]

Regarding the part you explain about connecting to Wifi. From your explanation I understand it first need to boot from the SSD and then the Wifi details can be added as you explained. I would like to ask/confirm if HA fully boots from SSD without internet access first?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Yep it will work fine and will start downloading when internet becomes available

[@erikvisser8767]

@@EverythingSmartHome Ok thanks. I am going to give it a go on Thursday when my new RPI4 will be there. Fingers crossed as I have been having issues recently with an old PI that I couldn't get to boot anymore for some reason unfortunately.

[@erikvisser8767]

@@EverythingSmartHome All worked out and back up and running with an SSD install now. Thanks for the clear guide.

[@ronderksen]

I ordered the Argon case and an m.2 SSD, but forgot the usb cable. I’m now trying to figure out if I could use the Pi with something like Raspbian to write HA to the SSD.

[@kevinlowe2466]

Hi Lewis - it would be great to see an update for the Pi 5 😊

[@pi4official]

Same process

[@ledererfaring]

Thank you for a nice and well planned video :)

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks for watching!

[@mileshunter3280]

What about when you've got a working home assistant running off SD and you want to migrate that to an SSD that you've already installed in a RPI case?

[@enerbot283]

I tried to use the advice of migrating from a SD card to an SSD as it was supposed to be an upgrade in reliability and stability, lon a Raspberry PI 4. Unfortunately the Raspberry PI 4 does not deliver enough power on its USB ports to run an external SSD in a stable manner. To the contrary the Raspberry PI4 hangs periodically since I tried the SSD configuration (requiring a hard reboot). So the conclusion is , in case of using a Raspberry PIi hardware, to best use an SD card (current SD cards are reliable enough) or, in cadse of an external SSD to use a powered hub.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

That's not the problem of the advice, that's a problem with implementation of the advice and the parts chosen. SSD is better in every way than an SD card

[@enerbot283]

@@EverythingSmartHome Nobody said it was the problem of the advice. What I'm describing is simply a reality pertinent to the specific case of using a Raspbeery Pi with a USB SSD : never, never use a USB SSD on a RaspberryPi4 without a powered USB , otherwise you risk an unstable hardware setup that crashes and freezes. This is well documented all over the Raspberry PI forums and is what I observed myself. This is to help other users top avoid the issue. So do not take it personally, it has nothing to do with ego.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Fair, but it doesn't apply to all SSDs. I've used a few different SSDs that do not require an external power supply, so long as the main Raspberry Pi SSD is the official/a good one. But that's always been a problem for the Pi 4 even without any SSD is using an insufficient power supply.

[@shotleybert]

@@enerbot283 I would also suggest, much of that would depend on the power supplied by your power supply to start with. I would certainly go with a SSD over a micro SD any day. But it will need a something a tad more juicy than the "official" power supply. Don't forget the "official" power supply or similar wasn't designed to provide power over and above a micro sd card. I would suggest you get an Argon PSU which has been designed to get as does supply that little bit of oomph for the needs of an SSD. But to be honest mate, I've never been a great fan of any drive beyond an SD card without an external power supply.

[@enerbot283]

@@shotleybert For sure, using an SSD without a powered usb hub on RaspberryPI4 is a big no no if we are looking for reliability and long term running without freezes and necessary hardware reboots.

[@tweebs1]

Finally getting around to migrating. Looks like HA site now recommends using Balena Etcher and entering the URL they provide. The RPi Imager wants to install an old version 6.2 and the HA link is for 6.6 (32 or 64 bit, rp3 or rp4). I know there shouldn't be any performance differences for the 2 or 4 GB RP with the 64bit OS, but maybe worthwhile for future hardware upgrade?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Either or works, it's simple to update after anyways!

[@davidnestico]

How much storage do you think is good for frigate?

[@joshuahaney1135]

So if I’m using that one case that has a built-in SSD, I just do a USB to USB cord and plug it directly into the computer that way to load home assistant to SSD?

[@juniorst]

Hi! Another great video. One suggestion, talk about how to purge old datas from the database

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks Manoel!

[@gustavo.ferrero]

help me a lot, just a minor headache... my usb sata adaptor finally works on legacy usb port on PI, so doesnt work with 3.0 usb port, extrange... but is working thanks

[@homegadget-mark]

Great walk through, thank you, i'd got the hardware so the guide was really useful.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Amazing, glad it was useful!

[@mechrekt]

Please make a node red tutorial! Thank you, you are the best!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks my friend, appreciate it!

[@markodom3791]

Do I need to run this before I mount the SSD to the RP4 inside a case?

[@armwrestling_nerd]

Make sure that you have a Log2ram functionality to make the sdcard last long(er)

[@khanx071]

Great video with simple steps. I ran into issues. The Raspberry Pi is booting off the SSD, however the Home Assistant goes into power saver mode once booted. not sure what is going on. I was able to get the terminal on my screen and I also see an IP address assigned to the Raspberry Pi, but I did not get any response from Home Assistant. Any help would be great. Thanks in advance

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks! Make sure you are using a high quality power supply, the Pi needs a lot of power and a lot of power supplies can't provide enough power

[@khanx071]

@@EverythingSmartHome I am using official power adapter, should I be using something else. If so can you please recommend something

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Hmm I'm not sure then, the official supply is perfect. Perhaps jump into the discord server and someone can help you out!

[@shotleybert]

Just as a matter of interest, different away from the subject matter. I would very much like to know what your home network consists of. I feel sure your HA isn't just working off/from a run of the mill ISP home hub?

[@edwingoh22]

If I have a Cloudfare setup for external access, do I need to regenerate the keys for the tunnel?

[@edwingoh22]

[UPDATE]: There is no need to regenerate new keys - the full snapshot onto the SSD makes takes care of everything.

[@benharrey2453]

Excellent video. Saved my day. Thanks

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Glad it was useful!

[@burhanuddinbhiwaniwala618]

Great video....bt I am facing an issue installing home assistant on my 256 SSD... It fails to install home assistant....I have using RASPBERRY PI IMEGER nd Balena Etcher.... But with No success

[@garyinasia7162]

Another great video, I've learned a ton from you. Regarding SSD, I may have missed it in the video but you may want to specifically mention to use 64-bit HA. I tried unsuccessfully with multiple SSDs, cables, etc and couldn't get mine to boot from the SSD until I changed to 64-bit HA. Oddly, I *could* boot fine with Raspberry Pi OS if I flashed the SSD with that instead of HA.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks Gary, glad you enjoy the videos! Hmm, I haven't had that issue with 64 bit myself so could be something else? But regardless the Pi Imager should take care of that for you!

[@thomastaberima3971]

Perhaps the Pi4 8GB?

[@1988m6kitefan]

@@thomastaberima3971 problem identified. It was my eero mesh router. Bypassed it and went directly to my ISP router and everything worked perfectly

[@BACRULES]

I have install it all, and i works, but i have one problem, how can make the rpi auto start, after it loss power? Now I need to manually go down and start it manually

[@74357175]

Great tute!! Is it possible to use the Argon's M.2 Expansion Board as a M.2 USB adapter, so I don't need to get a separate M.2 USB adapter just to install the OS?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks! It should be possible yes!

[@74357175]

@@EverythingSmartHome thanks! And do you know if it's possible to access "SD card copier" on the pi itself, or is there not enough of Raspbian running in a hassio installation?

[@kaspernaess-schmidt6618]

Can I add the Zigbee USB stick to the pi4 running the HA server or how/where do I plug in Zigbee or Z-wave USB sticks?

[@stuartsmith9934]

Thanks - Worked a treat !

[@manalomelissa25]

do i need to update the eeprom and firmware of my rpi4? what i just want is to have the boot order, booting it first on usb-ssd first.TIA

[@louisviciedo]

hi I recently moved my HA instance to SSD drive and cannot retrieve the supervisor logs any more (Failed to get supervisor logs, 502: Bad Gateway) any Ideas?

[@joaolucasd]

after 2 years, the steps are the same? Did something changed?

[@blarkin145]

I did this migration and had nothing but troubles :( The Raspberry Pi 4 seems to have a lot of trouble with it's USB ports. On one of the USB 3.1 ports my Home Assistant was basically non-functional. Then I moved the SSD to one of the USB 2.0 ports and things were better, but it appeared to be causing signal problems with the Bluetooth devices I have linked to my Pi. Eventually I moved the SSD to *other* USB 2.0 port and almost all functionality was restored. However random issues persisted, including issues with my Google Home communicating with it (regular failed commands). I am currently in the progress of migrating back to an SD Card to see if it resolves my issues.

[@Jeppedy]

I don't want to leave it, but how do I move the data disk back to the SD Card? Can it be done? Or do I need to build out a new HA instance on a new card and restore the backup?

[@mrxmry3264]

1:58 lowest capacity? why?

[@brans-luthier6837]

Wonderful tutor for migration, i have one question, can it also be used for a migration from pi 3 to pi 4 (snapshot made on a pi3) and used to install everything on the pi 4? Thx ludo

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Sure can!

[@brans-luthier6837]

@@EverythingSmartHome thx

[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

I'm not sure if I should get a Raspberry Pi 4 or try and wake up an old laptop. Now I'm running HA on my main computer in a VirtualBox, but I want my computer free from 24/7 stuff. I'm installing a Unify network so I will be able to power the Pi 4 with my switch over PoE so it should be a clean installation with an Argon sitting nicely on the wall beside the router and downstairs switch. Ahh, being a geek sure creates some hard decision-making normal people don't have to experience😂

[@cozmacray]

Trying to install new raspberry pi os bullseye 64 bit, moving boot to ssd, and restore docker home assistant installation from old 32 bit buster only one R pi 4. Help

[@robertbailey1477]

would you partition/change over provisioning for a 120Gb ssd for only HA use