Home Assistant is an open source home automation platform that can control various smart devices in your home. To install Home Assistant on Void Linux, you can follow the steps below:
Before starting with the installation of Home Assistant, you need to ensure that all the required packages are installed on your Void Linux system. Open the terminal and type the following command to update the package manager:
sudo xbps-install -Su
Next, install the following packages:
sudo xbps-install python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools py-setuptools-dev PyYAML python3-asyncio python3-aiohttp python3-aiohttp_cors
The next step is to install Home Assistant using pip3, which is a package installer for Python 3.
sudo pip3 install homeassistant
After the installation is complete, you can start the Home Assistant by typing the following command in your terminal:
hass
The Home Assistant will now start running on your Void Linux system. Open a web browser and type the following URL in the address bar:
http://localhost:8123
You should now see the Home Assistant login page.
With these easy steps, you can install Home Assistant on your Void Linux system and start automating your home with your smart devices.
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