Given the memory limitations of my Homey Pro 2023, I want to venture into configuring SHS. I have several options, including a Windows 11 MiniPC, Mac Mini M1 with Thaoma, Raspberry 4, Nas QNap, and MiniPC with the latest Ubuntu. I wonder which of these will allow SHS to run most smoothly. I also have a Homey Bridge that I will connect to the chosen system.
Whatever platform that gives you the most power, it’s all docker anyway 
Ask yourself how much time you’d want to spend managing the underlying OS. If I were to install an SHS I’d probably go Raspberry PI 5 and that’s also most likely one of the most cheapest options both in upfront cost and running cost.
At the moment, I have Home Assistant and Homey SHS running simultaneously on a Raspi 4 with 8 GB RAM.
(Homey SHS in a Docker container)
I can’t detect any loss of speed compared to an early23 and early26. However, I would use an SSD as the data carrier rather than an SD card.
Of you own a NAS with Docker support, then use this.
Easy install (on Qnap). You can make Snapshots/backups from your data share.
Nice! I’ll try this! Question: How do I connect Homey Bridge to my QNAP NAS? Do I simply connect it to the USB port on the NAS?
Same way you connect it to the cloud, over WiFi.
It’s not added to the NAS. It’s added to Homey instance - same like adding a Bridge to a HomeyPro.
https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/4409791942802-Setting-up-Homey-Bridge
Choose all so a platform (hardware/OS/VM) what you can backup on a descend way.
On this moment there is not a backup plan integrated in SHS.
I run now my SHS on my Docker productive VM (runs on Ubuntu in a VMWare (ESXi/VCenter) cluster) , and every night the whole VM will backup-ed and several time’s a day a snapshot is made on the cluster him self.
I will migrate to Proxmox soon, true the new owner off VMWare (Broad-com), but that will cost some time to prepare.
I have migrate (by hand) my Homey 2016 1st gen to the SHS with a Homey-Bridge last (christmas) day’s. See some where my other post about that.
I’m using a Raspberry Pi 4B 4GB, a Sandisk Extreme 64GB flash drive, a SONOFF ZB Dongle-E Zigbee 3.0 USB Plus dongle, and a UPS for Raspberry Pi with 38 devices installed. It works very well. I also have a Raspberry Pi 3B with 46 devices installed in the same configuration, working perfectly. Another advantage is using the Raspberry Pi’s GPIOs to control 16 relays and also humidity and temperature sensors. If you want, you can replace the flash drive with an SSD, mainly for durability; I didn’t see a difference in speed.
