This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.
The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/TinkerJunky on 2024-09-22 05:08:59+00:00.
Hey everyone! After trying out a few different setups, I think I’ve finally landed on a Home Assistant dashboard that I’m happy with (for now!). I’m now running it on a 15” touchscreen display hooked up to a Raspberry Pi 5 8G with Fully Kiosk running on LineageOS, and it’s been working like a charm.
The Journey:
Echo Show 15: After giving up on a iPad Mini that I had for a couple of years, I started off by running my Home Assistant dashboard on the Echo Show 15 for over a year. It was convenient, but I got fed up with having to use workarounds with the Silk Browser (ever since Amazon made it rather difficult to side load apps), moreover as I added more camera feeds and animations, it started to slow down and freeze-up.
Android Tablet: Next, I tried a ‘cheap’ 15-inch Android tablet, hoping it would be a good fit, but it turned out to be pretty dodgy, slow and low res.
Android Digital Signage Display: I then came across this 15.6 inch Digital Signage Display, which seemed like a good alternative. It runs Android out of the box, and getting Fully Kiosk running on it was a cinch. However, as I added more to the dashboard, it started to feel somewhat slow as well. Still, it’s a decent option for those looking for a simple Android-based setup.
Mele PCG02 with Debian (Linux): I then tried chromium-kiosk on Debian, running on a Mele PCG02 (Intel N4000, 4G). This setup worked quite well, but I felt that the experience wasn’t as good as with Fully Kiosk.
Mele PCG02 with BlissOS (x86_64 Android): To get the Fully Kiosk experience, I switched to BlissOS on the PCG02. It worked, but I encountered issues with WebRTC, and I suspect I was missing an OS component. I didn’t want to spend too much time debugging that.
Raspberry Pi 4b with LineageOS (Android): I then tried a Raspberry Pi 4b running LineageOS and Fully Kiosk, but it was just too slow to handle my dashboard.
Final Setup - Raspberry Pi 5 8G: Finally, I switched to the Raspberry Pi 5 8G. This did the trick in terms of flexibility, speed and performance, and it’s running Fully Kiosk on LineageOS flawlessly. I could probably put something else on it.
The Final Setup:
Links to the other hardware I tried:
15.6 inch Digital Signage Display
If anyone is thinking about making the switch, feel free to ask me any questions! 😊