Home Assistant OS Cannot Use Host Machine as Default Add-On Worker
Home Assistant OS users cannot easily add the host machine as a default worker for an add-on. Since HaOS restricts direct Docker container management, users need the add-on to automatically use the host as a worker without manual container configuration.
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