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Hiya, so I have a spear RaspberryPI 4b, and want to selfhosted HomeassistantOS on it, heard there were some advantages of running the full OS and not just the docker container. However I currently don't have a casing for it.

So: Is there anything I should know before buying one? Does the rpi get very hot running HomeassistantOS? E.g. Do I need one of these cases with a fan built into it? Or is it OK without?

Appreciate any tips or suggestions! however I will not order anything from Amazon or Ali Express or any of those type of websites. Feel free to recommend via them though as I might find the same case elsewhere, perhaps.

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[–] mbirth@lemmy.mbirth.uk 3 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I prefer the Geekworm and similar cases. They have ribs for better heat dissipation. Even under full load I get my Pis barely over 60℃.

[–] Hammerjack@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Cool! Can you share a link to one of those?

[–] mbirth@lemmy.mbirth.uk 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Geekworm Pi 4 case

Geekworm Pi 3 case (also fits Pi 2)

I've also ordered some extra strips of cooling pads and added them to the bottom side of the CPU and the RAM chip beneath - so that heat gets sent to the case as well.

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