Home Assistant is the most powerful home automation platform available with almost unlimited possibilities. This video is designed to help you get familiar with the basic setup of Home Assistant, including installation, add-ons, integrations, scripts, scenes, and automations.

Timestamp Bookmarks:
2:30 p.m. Installation of the RaspberryPi
4:02 Installing the virtual machine
6:22 Hass.io initial setup
8:55 a.m. Essential add-ons
11:07 Adding devices to HA
3:03 p.m. Scripts and automations

Connections:
[Hassio Raspberry Pi installation]
Hassio installation files: https://www.home-assistant.io/hassio/installation/
RaspberryPi Wi-Fi setup template: https://github.com/home-assistant/hassos/blob/dev/Documentation/network.md
Recommended RasPi version: https://amzn.to/30ZIKjE

[Installing the Hassio virtual machine]
VirtualBox installation files: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Hassio VMDK* download: https://www.home-assistant.io/hassio/installation/
*VMDK comes ZIPED as a .gz file, you may need a program to unzip it. I recommend 7zip: https://www.7-zip.org/
Install the VirtualBox service (start at startup): https://youtu.be/vnie-PJ87Eg?t644

[Home Assistant YouTube Channels]
JuanMTech: https://www.youtube.com/user/Jfelipe83M
BurnsHA: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSKQutOXuNLvFetrKuwudpg
DigiblurDIY: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ZdPKE2ckcBhljTc2R_qNA

[Facebook groups]
The connection: https://www.facebook.com/groups/473812443269387/?refshare
DrZz: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1969622823351838/?refshare

Visit my website: http://www.TheSmartHomeHookUp.com
Follow me on Twitter: @TheHookUp1

Support my channel:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thehookup

Music from www.BenSound.com

Please take the opportunity to connect and share this video with your friends and family if you find it useful.