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You will have to restart Home Assistant for changes in <code>configuration.yaml</code> to take effect.
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### Setting up the basic info
By default Home Assistant will try to detect your location and will automatically select a temperature unit and time zone based on your location. You can overwrite this by adding the following information to your `configuration.yaml`:
```yaml
homeassistant:
# Omitted values in this section will be auto detected using freegeoip.net
# Location required to calculate the time the sun rises and sets
latitude: 32.87336
longitude: 117.22743
# C for Celcius, F for Fahrenheit
temperature_unit: C
# Pick yours from here:
# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones
time_zone: America/Los_Angeles
# Name of the location where Home Assistant is running
name: Home
```
### Password protecting the web interface
The first thing you want to add is a password for the web interface. Use your favourite text editor to open the file `/config/configuration.yaml` and add the following to the bottom: