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You can use your old laptop to make a smart home hub
You don’t need a Raspberry Pi or mini PC to start experimenting with Home Assistant. That crappy old laptop collecting dust in your closet might have another use after all.
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You can repurpose an old laptop as a Home Assistant smart‑home hub. The device doesn’t need to be a Raspberry Pi or mini PC; any aging laptop can run the open‑source Home Assistant software. Installing the software and configuring it takes a bit of patience, but it lets you use hardware you already own. The setup provides a functional smart‑home control system, giving the laptop a second life.
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