Building the Core of my New Smart Home! - Home Assistant Server Build

In today's video we'll be building a server that will act as the core of my new smart home running Home Assistant, Node-RED and all other applications that are critical to my smart home operations. The build is pretty simple nad based around an Intel N100 CPU with the core focus being on keeping power consumption as low as possible without needing to worry about not having enough system resources. Buy parts used in this video on Amazon (Affiliate): ASUS N100I-D D4 Motherboard: https://geni.us/G243qP Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 SSD 500GB: https://geni.us/DAN8H Integral 16GB DDR4 SODIMM 3200MHz: https://geni.us/TAGE Brother PT-E550W Label Printer: https://geni.us/BzOiME Other Parts: Seasonic SSP-350ES2 PSU: https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/pc-pow... X-Case XPC-230 2u 300mm Deep Case: https://www.xcase.co.uk/products/xpc-... https://www.camerongray.me/   / camerongray1515   Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 02:27 - Parts We'll be Using 12:06 - Building the Motherboard 14:19 - Putting it Together 22:06 - First Power Up! 24:27 - Software Installation Complete 26:54 - Up and Running! 28:22 - Conclusion AFFILIATE LINKS NOTICE: Product links under this video marked “(Affiliate)” are affiliate links where I may receive a small commission on qualifying sales. Affiliate programs that I am a member of include, but are not limited to: Amazon Associates, eBay Partner Network and AliExpress Affiliates. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Purchasing through these affiliate links will not cost you any more money, however the commission earned significantly helps fund the production of videos on my channel.