Home Assistant on RK3588: Container vs HAOS

Home Assistant runs on ARM as a Container or as HAOS. RK3588 handles both, but their capability boundaries differ completely.

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The form factor sets the ceiling

Container: coexists with Jellyfin/NAS on one box; add mounts and go — most flexible, but no addon store;
HAOS: dedicated system with Zigbee2MQTT, ESPHome and hundreds of addons — right for a dedicated hub;
USB radios: in either form, map the Zigbee coordinator into the container with –device and watch for CH340 power quirks.

If you already run a NAS, the Container form coexists nicely; for whole-home automation, give HAOS a dedicated unit.

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