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* Blog post buying device * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Franck Nijhof <git@frenck.dev> Co-authored-by: Franck Nijhof <git@frenck.dev>
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title: "Buying a device to run Home Assistant (April 2022 edition)"
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description: "Chip shortages and global supply chain issues make getting a device complicated. Here is our latest overview."
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date: 2022-04-16 00:00:00
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date_formatted: "April 17, 2022"
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author: Paulus Schoutsen
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author_twitter: balloob
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comments: true
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categories:
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- Announcements
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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.
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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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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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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.
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**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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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).
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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.
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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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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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_We get commissions for purchases made through some links in this post._
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