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FAQ
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<p>This is a community curated list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the installation, setup, and usage of Home Assistant.</p>
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<h2><a class="title-link" name="configuration" href="#configuration"></a> Configuration</h2>
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<h3><a class="title-link" name="my-component-does-not-show-up" href="#my-component-does-not-show-up"></a> My component does not show up</h3>
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<p>When a component does not show up, many different things can be the case. Before you try any of these steps, make sure to look at the <code class="highlighter-rouge">home-assistant.log</code> file and see if there are any errors related to your component you are trying to set up.</p>
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<p>If you have incorrect entries in your configuration files you can use the <code class="highlighter-rouge">check_config</code> script to assist in identifying them: <code class="highlighter-rouge">hass --script check_config</code>.</p>
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<h3><a class="title-link" name="missing-documentation" href="#missing-documentation"></a> Missing Documentation</h3>
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<p>Home Assistant is a FAST moving open source project. This means occasionally the official documentation will not be 100% current or complete. Since this is an open source volunteer project, we would encourage anyone who finds gaps in the documentation to click the <code class="highlighter-rouge">edit this page on Github</code> link in the top right and submit any corrections/enhancements they may find useful.</p>
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<p>In the absence of information, many users find it beneficial to look at other people’s configurations to find examples of what they want to accomplish in thier own configurations. The easiest way to find these configurations is through this <a href="https://github.com/search?q=topic%3Ahome-assistant-config&type=Repositories">Github search</a>.</p>
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<h2><a class="title-link" name="installation" href="#installation"></a> Installation</h2>
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<h3><a class="title-link" name="no-module-named-pip" href="#no-module-named-pip"></a> No module named pip</h3>
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<p><a href="https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/">Pip</a> should come bundled with the latest Python 3 but is omitted by some distributions. If you are unable to run <code class="highlighter-rouge">python3 -m pip --version</code> you can install <code class="highlighter-rouge">pip</code> by <a href="https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py">downloading the installer</a> and running it with Python 3:</p>
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<pre class="highlight"><code><span class="gp">$ </span>python3 get-pip.py
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<h3><a class="title-link" name="distutilserrorsdistutilsoptionerror" href="#distutilserrorsdistutilsoptionerror"></a> distutils.errors.DistutilsOptionError</h3>
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<p>The problem which leads to <code class="highlighter-rouge">distutils.errors.DistutilsOptionError: must supply either home or prefix/exec-prefix -- not both</code> is a known issue if you’re on a Mac using Homebrew to install Python. Please follow <a href="https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/master/docs/Homebrew-and-Python.md#note-on-pip-install---user">these instructions</a> to resolve it.</p>
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<h3><a class="title-link" name="libyaml-is-not-found-or-a-compiler-error" href="#libyaml-is-not-found-or-a-compiler-error"></a> libyaml is not found or a compiler error</h3>
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<p>On a Debian system, install the Python 3 YAML library by <code class="highlighter-rouge">sudo apt-get install python3-yaml</code>.</p>
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<h3><a class="title-link" name="pip3-command-not-found" href="#pip3-command-not-found"></a> pip3: command not found</h3>
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<p>This utility should have been installed as part of the Python 3.4 installation. Check if Python 3.4 is installed by running <code class="highlighter-rouge">python3 --version</code>. If it is not installed, <a href="https://www.python.org/getit/">download it here</a>.</p>
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<p>If you are able to successfully run <code class="highlighter-rouge">python3 --version</code> but not <code class="highlighter-rouge">pip3</code>, install Home Assistant by running the following command instead:</p>
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<pre class="highlight"><code><span class="gp">$ </span>python3 -m pip install homeassistant
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<p>On a Debian system, you can also install python3 by <code class="highlighter-rouge">sudo apt-get install python3</code>d and pip3 by <code class="highlighter-rouge">sudo apt-get install python3-pip</code>.</p>
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<h2><a class="title-link" name="usage" href="#usage"></a> Usage</h2>
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<h3><a class="title-link" name="after-upgrading-your-browser-login-gets-stuck" href="#after-upgrading-your-browser-login-gets-stuck"></a> After upgrading, your browser login gets stuck</h3>
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<p>After upgrading to a new version, you may notice your browser gets stuck at the “loading data” login screen. Close the window/tab and go into your browser settings and delete all the cookies for your URL. You can then log back in and it should work.</p>
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<p>Android Chrome
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chrome -> settings -> site settings -> storage -> search for your URL for home assistant-> “clear & reset”</p>
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<h3><a class="title-link" name="connection-error" href="#connection-error"></a> Connection error</h3>
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<p>It can happen that you get a traceback that notify you about connection issues while running Home Assistant. Eg.</p>
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<pre class="highlight"><code>ConnectionRefusedError: <span class="o">[</span>Errno 111] Connection refused
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<p>The chance is very high that this is not a bug but an issue with the service/daemon itself. Check your network (DNS, DHCP, uplink, etc.) first and make sure that Home Assistant and the service are poperly configured. Keep in mind that webservices can be down.</p>
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<h3><a class="title-link" name="dependencies" href="#dependencies"></a> Dependencies</h3>
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<p>The dependencies which are used by Home Assistant are stored in the folder <code class="highlighter-rouge">deps</code> of the <a href="/docs/configuration/">configuration folder</a> directory. After an <a href="/docs/installation/updating/">upgrade</a> the dependences will be upgraded as well.</p>
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<h3><a class="title-link" name="problems-with-dependencies" href="#problems-with-dependencies"></a> Problems with dependencies</h3>
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<p>Almost all components have external dependencies to communicate with your devices and services. Sometimes Home Assistant is unable to install the necessary dependencies. If this is the case, it should show up in <code class="highlighter-rouge">home-assistant.log</code>.</p>
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<p>The first step is trying to restart Home Assistant and see if the problem persists. If it does, look at the log to see what the error is. If you can’t figure it out, please <a href="https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/issues">report it</a> so we can investigate what is going on.</p>
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<b>Configuration</b>
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<b>Installation</b>
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<li><a href='/faq#no-module-named-pip'>No module named pip</a></li>
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<li><a href='/faq#distutils-errors-distutilsoptionerror'>distutils.errors.DistutilsOptionError</a></li>
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<li><a href='/faq#libyaml-is-not-found-or-a-compiler-error'>libyaml is not found or a compiler error</a></li>
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<li><a href='/faq#dependencies'>Dependencies</a></li>
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