Interesting... Why not buy something like this instead?
Granted the M1 mac will be a gazillion times faster and whether or not you actually need that speed for a home automation server is for you to decide, of course.
Given Asahi Linux - there's no situation in which you can compare a dual-celeron to an M1 chip and come out desiring the Celeron unless it's like half the price (tl;dr - it's only $150 cheaper so no).
Granted the M1 mac will be a gazillion times faster and whether or not you actually need that speed for a home automation server is for you to decide, of course.
https://www.onlogic.com/cl210g-10/