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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Snoo_48368 on 2025-09-30 20:34:11+00:00.

I just got in the Network Dock that Elgato just launched (https://www.elgato.com/us/en/p/network-dock-stream-deck). I initially purchased because I love the idea of running headless and using as an interface for HA.

First impressions: absolutely useless at the moment. It requires an unlocked and running computer on the same network to control. No headless, not even useful if the computer goes to sleep or is locked. Effectively it’s just an alternative to the USB cable from the computer.

I still plan on trying to get it running with the python library, which would then open true headless functionality, but wanted to make the PSA quickly here so people don’t spend a bunch of money to find out what I just found out…