Installation on Your Computer
Installing and running Home Assistant on your local machine is easy. The only requirement is that you have Python installed. For Windows we require at least Python 3.5 and for other operating systems at least Python 3.4.2.
Once installed, execute the following code in a console:
$ pip3 install homeassistant
$ hass --open-ui
Running these commands will:
- Install Home Assistant
- Launch Home Assistant and serve the web interface on http://localhost:8123
If you’re running a Linux-based platform, we suggest you follow the VirtualEnv Linux instructions to avoid using root.
Video tutorials of this process for various operating systems are available here:
Updating
To update Home Assistant to the latest release check the Updating section.
Troubleshooting
If you run into any issues, please see the troubleshooting page. It contains solutions to many commonly encountered issues.
In addition to this site, check out these sources for additional help:
- Forum for Home Assistant discussions and questions
- Gitter Chat Room for real-time chat about Home Assistant
- GitHub Page for issue reporting
What’s next?
To see what Home Assistant can do, launch demo mode: hass --demo-mode or visit the demo page.