Both NVMe and SATA SSDs will work as long as they have a USB port for connection.

double-check to follow either of these methods in the given order of steps.

This method comprises three steps.

A Raspberry Pi board

Enter the backup name, choose theFull backupoption, and clickCreate.

Wait for it to create a backup.

This can take a while to finish.

create home assistant server backup

Once the backup is complete, hit the backup’s name and then click thethree dots>Download backup.

This will download the Home Assistant backup to your local storage.

hit it and then snag the backup that you downloaded on your local storage.

download the home assistant server backup to local storage

The backup will upload to your Home Assistant server running on SSD and restore it.

During the process, your server will be offline for a while.

Once the server is restored, the web interface will automatically load.

choose micro sd card storage and click write

At this stage, you have successfully migrated your Home Assistant server running via microSD card to SSD.

restore home assistant server on ssd using backup

choose the home assistant sd card drive letter

choose a location to save home assistant server backup image

creating home assistant server backup image