Running Home Assistant in Docker
13#Docker #Linux #HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0672.html
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What is Home Assistant?
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Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server. - https://www.home-assistant.io/
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Installing Docker
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01. Log into the Linux host and run the following commands in a terminal window
# install prerequisites
sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y
# add docker gpg key
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
# add docker software repository
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
# install docker
sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y
# enable and start docker service
sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker
# add the current user to the docker group
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
# reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect
su - $USER
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Running Home Assistant Container
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01. Continue with the following commands in a terminal window
# create working directories
mkdir ~/docker/home-assistant -p
# set owner of working directories
sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker -R
# run the home assistant container
docker run -d --name home-assistant --privileged -e TZ=America/New_York -v ~/docker/home-assistant:/config --network=host --restart=unless-stopped homeassistant/home-assistant
02. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8123/
03. Wait while Home Assistant initializes
04. Enter a Name, Username and Password to create a Home Assistant user account ≫ Click Create Account
05. Enter a Name for this Home Assistant installation (ie Home)
06. Click Detect to set the installation geolocation
07. Verify the Unit System and Currency ≫ Click Next
08. Select any anonymous data to share with the Home Assistant development team ≫ Click Next
09. Click Finish
10. Welcome to Home Assistant
Source: https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/linux#install-home-assistant-container
Documentation: https://hub.docker.com/r/homeassistant/home-assistant
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