diff --git a/ansible/plays/install-edge-host.yml b/ansible/plays/install-edge-host.yml
index cb00babb..6ce73805 100644
--- a/ansible/plays/install-edge-host.yml
+++ b/ansible/plays/install-edge-host.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
-# Bare-metal Arch Linux edge host (N100) — replaces the k8s-edge Talos VM
+# Bare-metal Arch Linux edge host (Dell Wyse 3040, internal eMMC) — replaces
+# the k8s-edge Talos VM
 # (opentofu vm_153) as the home for hardware-bound services:
 #   - zwave-js-ui  (ZWA-2 Z-Wave USB radio, docker compose)
 #   - sml2mqtt     (FTDI power-meter reader, docker compose)
diff --git a/ansible/roles/edge-host/README.md b/ansible/roles/edge-host/README.md
index 6c1c2478..8e461592 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/edge-host/README.md
+++ b/ansible/roles/edge-host/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# edge-host — bare-metal Arch N100 (replaces the k8s-edge Talos VM)
+# edge-host — bare-metal Arch thin client (replaces the k8s-edge Talos VM)
 
 Runs the hardware-bound services that used to be pinned to the `k8s-edge`
 Talos node (opentofu `vm_153_k8s_edge.tf`), plus the new CAN bridge:
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@ Talos node (opentofu `vm_153_k8s_edge.tf`), plus the new CAN bridge:
 
 Everything else that once lived on k8s-edge (HA core, matter-server, OTBR,
 music-assistant) already moved to the general node pool and stays in the
-cluster — they need VLAN L2 presence, not USB, so a single LAN NIC on the
-N100 is sufficient.
+cluster — they need VLAN L2 presence, not USB, so a single LAN NIC is
+sufficient.
+
+The deployed unit is a **Dell Wyse 3040** (Atom x5-Z8350, 2 GB RAM) on a
+~7.3 GB internal **eMMC** (`/dev/mmcblk0`) — see "Logging & eMMC" for the
+flash-wear handling that hardware implies. The installer also supports an
+N100/NVMe box; it autodetects the target disk, so either works.
 
 Rationale for leaving Kubernetes for the CAN part: the stock Talos kernel
 ships with `CONFIG_CAN` unset (siderolabs/talos#7686), so SocketCAN cannot
@@ -24,8 +29,9 @@ Build and boot the dedicated installer image — see
 `images/edge-host-iso/README.md`. Short version:
 
 1. `sudo pacman -S archiso && sudo images/edge-host-iso/build.sh`
-2. Write ISO to a USB stick, boot the N100 from it, run `edge-install`
-   (partitions the NVMe, installs the ansible-ready base system with SSH
+2. Write ISO to a USB stick, boot the target box from it, run `edge-install`
+   (partitions the internal disk — NVMe if present, else the eMMC; the
+   installer autodetects — installs the ansible-ready base system with SSH
    keys, DHCP, docker — asks for confirmation before wiping).
 3. Add the DHCP reservation/DNS entry for `edge-1.srv.renner.uno` on the
    UDM, confirm `ssh root@edge-1.srv.renner.uno` works.
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ The Z-Wave network keys do NOT need separate handling — they live in
 ## Cutover checklist (service downtime: minutes, do per-service)
 
 Preparation:
-- [ ] `vault.yml` populated (above), play runs green against the N100
+- [ ] `vault.yml` populated (above), play runs green against edge-1
 - [ ] CAN: Innomaker adapter connected to the VX3 external CAN port,
       `ip -details link show can0` shows `state ERROR-ACTIVE bitrate 250000`,
       `candump can0 -n 5` shows frames
@@ -78,7 +84,7 @@ zwave-js (order matters — never two servers on one radio):
 - [ ] Copy the store out of the PVC while the pod still runs:
       `kubectl -n home-assistant exec deploy/zwave-js -- tar cf - -C /usr/src/app store | tar xf - -C /opt/edge-host/zwave-js/`
 - [ ] Scale down in-cluster: `kubectl -n home-assistant scale deploy/zwave-js --replicas 0`
-- [ ] Move the ZWA-2 stick to the N100, `docker compose up -d zwave-js`
+- [ ] Move the ZWA-2 stick to edge-1, `docker compose up -d zwave-js`
 - [ ] Point HA `zwave_js` integration at `ws://edge-1.srv.renner.uno:3000`
 - [ ] Nodes alive in the UI on :8091 → remove the flux kustomization
       `home-assistant-zwavejs` + PVC in a follow-up PR
diff --git a/ansible/roles/edge-host/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/edge-host/defaults/main.yml
index 50e3c803..846ee02a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/edge-host/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/edge-host/defaults/main.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ edge_mqtt_host: mqtt.renner.uno
 edge_mqtt_port: 1883
 
 # --- USB devices (stable by-id symlinks). After physically moving the
-# sticks to the N100, verify with `ls -l /dev/serial/by-id/` — the by-id
+# sticks to edge-1, verify with `ls -l /dev/serial/by-id/` — the by-id
 # names travel with the device, not the host, so these should not change.
 edge_zwave_device: /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Nabu_Casa_ZWA-2_80B54EE15720-if00
 edge_stromzaehler_device: /dev/serial/by-id/usb-FTDI_FT230X_Basic_UART_DK0E1GP5-if00-port0