Install Home Assistant on Debian Linux 🌱

What is Home Assistant?

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/

Installing Home Assistant

  1. Log into the Debian device
  2. Run the following commands in a terminal:
    # update software repositories
    sudo apt update
    # install available updates
    sudo apt upgrade -y
    # install some prerequisites
    sudo apt install jq wget curl udisks2 libglib2.0-bin network-manager dbus -y
    # install docker
    curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sudo sh
    # download home assistant os-agent
    wget https://github.com/home-assistant/os-agent/releases/download/1.2.2/os-agent_1.2.2_linux_x86_64.deb
    # install home assistant os-agent
    sudo dpkg -i os-agent_1.2.2_linux_x86_64.deb
    # download home assistant package
    wget https://github.com/home-assistant/supervised-installer/releases/latest/download/homeassistant-supervised.deb
    # install home assistant
    sudo dpkg -i homeassistant-supervised.deb
  3. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8123/
  4. Wait while Home Assistant initializes
  5. Enter a Name, Username and Password to create a Home Assistant user account > Click Create Account
  6. Enter a Name for this Home Assistant installation (ie Home)
  7. Click Detect to set the installation geolocation
  8. Verify the Unit System and Currency > Click Next
  9. Select any anonymous data to share with the Home Assistant development team > Click Next
  10. Click Finish
  11. Welcome to Home Assistant

Source:https://community.home-assistant.io/t/installing-home-assistant-supervised-on-debian-11/200253