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# Home Assistant

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Home Assistant is an open source home automation software that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts.

## Install

Install the home-assistant package.

## Configuration

Configuration files are stored at `/var/lib/hass/`. If no configuration exists, a default configuration will be written at startup.

## Usage

To start Home Assistant, start/enable `home-assistant.service`.

The first start may take up to 20 minutes because the required packages will be downloaded and installed.[1] You can see the progress in the logs.

Tip: Follow the first-time update process using journalctl:

    $ journalctl -fu home-assistant

By default, the web interface is available at `http://localhost:8123`

## See Also

- Home Assistant homepage
- Home Assistant documentation

Categories:

- Servers
- Web applications