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andreas a12869ceb1 Document homeassistant migration and network blocker

Added HOMEASSISTANT.md with migration steps and configuration details.
Home Assistant config copied to R5C at /srv/homeassistant.

**BLOCKED**: podman installation fails on R5C due to extreme network latency
(1000+ ms Starlink connection) and DNS resolution failures. Package downloads
fail consistently.

Migration can proceed once R5C network is stable enough for apt-get to complete.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2026-09-19 13:46:22 -04:00

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Home Assistant + ESPHome on R5C

Status

✅ Configuration copied: /srv/homeassistant on R5C (10.42.1.1)
⏳ BLOCKED: podman installation failed due to R5C network issues
- Network latency: 1000+ ms (Starlink issue)
- DNS resolution failures preventing apt-get from downloading packages
- All podman dependencies (golang, netavark, crun, etc.) failed to download

Migration Steps (when network is stable)

1. Install podman on R5C

ssh root@10.42.1.1
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y podman

2. Start homeassistant container

podman run -d \
  --name homeassistant \
  --restart=always \
  --privileged \
  -v /srv/homeassistant:/config \
  -v /run/dbus:/run/dbus:ro \
  --network=host \
  ghcr.io/home-assistant/home-assistant:stable

3. Access Home Assistant

URL: http://10.42.1.1:8123
Configuration: /srv/homeassistant (persistent across restarts)

Configuration

Home Assistant config is at /srv/homeassistant:

configuration.yaml — Main config
.storage/ — Automations, integrations, UI state
custom_components/ — Custom integrations
Database: home-assistant_v2.db

ESPHome (Future)

ESPHome setup deferred until network is more stable. When ready:

Copy /srv/esphome from old vanrouter (4.8GB)
Run ESPHome container on port 6052

Network Issue

The R5C has extreme latency preventing reliable package installation:

Starlink connection appears unstable
Consider when deploying production services
May need to pre-download packages on local machine and transfer via USB

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