Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform that allows you to automate your home by integrating different smart devices. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Home Assistant on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before you start installing Home Assistant, you need to update your system first to ensure that all packages are up-to-date.
sudo pacman -Syu
Next, you need to install the dependencies required for Home Assistant.
sudo pacman -S python python-pip pyqt5 qt5-websockets git
Once the installation is complete, you can verify the installation by running the following command.
pip --version
To install Home Assistant, you need to use pip. Run the following command to install Home Assistant.
sudo pip install homeassistant
It may take some time to install Home Assistant, depending on your internet speed.
Once Home Assistant is installed, you can start it using the following command.
hass
This will start Home Assistant on your system. You can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8123.
That’s it! You have successfully installed Home Assistant on EndeavourOS Latest. Now you can integrate different smart devices in your home and automate your daily tasks.
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