Add Official Support for RK3588-based SBCs (e.g., Rock 5B Plus/5C) as Alternative to Supervised Installations

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Describe the feature

With the planned deprecation of Supervised installations by the end of 2025, users who rely on flexible, custom environments will lose a key method of running Home Assistant and will no longer be able to utilize the full potential of the OS. This does not fall in line with the open-source and community based philosophy of HA.
To address this, I propose adding official support for Home Assistant OS on SBCs based on the RK3588 processor, like the Radxa Rock 5B Plus and 5C.

These boards offer much higher performance, way better energy efficiency and improved AI capabilities at a lower price tag than the currently supported hardware. This makes them excellent candidates for headless, low-power Home Assistant installations. Official support or optimized images would ensure that users can run Home Assistant in a supported way without being locked into specific hardware or architectures.

Use cases

• Sustainable Home Servers: RK3588 boards are ideal for 24/7 operation due to their performance-per-watt ratio, making them an excellent alternative to x86 hardware or Raspberry Pi, which are comparatively inefficient and waste energy, while HA aims on optimizing energy consumption in homes.
• Future-Proofing: These SBCs are modern, actively developed, and have growing community and kernel support. Adding official support aligns Home Assistant with current and future user hardware trends.
• Supervised Users Seeking Alternatives: Users affected by the Supervised deprecation need viable, supported paths forward. Supporting RK3588 boards as Home Assistant OS targets would provide such a path.
• Open Ecosystem Alignment: Offering support for broader hardware platforms aligns with Home Assistant’s spirit of openness and inclusivity.

Current workarounds

I am running a supervised Installation on a Radxa Rock 5B Plus, which is working like a charm whilst drawing only 2.4 watts avarage.

Anything else?

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