1. Installing Home Assistant
My goal of this guide is to capture the installation process of Hass.io using my a Raspberry Pi 3 B+. Hass.io is a solution that turned my Raspberry Pi and “smart” devices into a centralized home automation hub. I also approached the architectural design around relying less on cloud and various apps required.
I leveraged the new containerized version of Home Assistant (Hass.io for Raspberry Pi) versus starting with other installation methods and performing all actions yourself. There are pros and cons however I started with the new concept of
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
- Download the Hass.io image for your device
- Download Etcher to write the image to an SD card
- Text Editor like Visual Studio Code
- Putty (optional)
- WinSCM (optional)
- GitHub Repository
INSTALLING HASS.IO
- Put the SD card in your SD card reader.
- Open Etcher, select the Hass.io image and flash it to the SD card.
- WiFi and Static IP setup only: Format a USB-Stick with name
CONFIG
, create a folder namednetwork
and within that folder a file namedmy-network
. Copy one of the examples to themy-network
file. - Unmount the SD card and remove it from your SD card reader.
- Insert the SD card into your Raspberry Pi 3. If you are going to use an Ethernet cable, connect that too.
- Connect your Raspberry Pi to the power supply, so it turns on.
- The Raspberry Pi will now boot up, connect to the Internet and download the latest version of Home Assistant, which will take about 20 minutes.
- Home Assistant will be available at http://hassio.local:8123 or http://IP_ADDRESS:8123. Shortly after the download has started, a simple preparation status page will be available – point your browser there. The page refreshes automatically, and Home Assistant will be shown when the download is complete (typically takes around 20 minutes).
- Secure your installation once you’ve finished with the installation process.
2. My Gear
- Raspberry Pi 3 Kit – https://amzn.to/2Pc8hyz
- 64GB EVO Select Memory Card – https://amzn.to/2Q8BxLN
- Z-Stick Gen5 – https://amzn.to/2E76lGh
- Echo Plus Hub – https://amzn.to/2Q7npCp
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