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Home Assistant Container

Home Assistant Container is a containerized image for self-hosting Home Assistant, an open-source home automation platform.

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Home Assistant Container is a containerized image for self-hosting Home Assistant, an open-source home automation platform. It runs the core of the system so you can track, control, and automate home devices from a local dashboard. It suits homelab users who want privacy and local control without a full operating-system install.

Platform availability

Available on 6 of 9 platforms

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41/100 Fair

Maintained
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Popular
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Easy to install
905 install platforms, install notes, setup guide, Docker image
Light to run
85512 MB minimum RAM

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

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Checked 17 days ago - source: GitHub (home-assistant/docker-home-assistant)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 512 MB RAM.

Checked 16 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Reach Home Assistant on port 8123 Make sure you can reach port 8123 (the numbered door Home Assistant uses for its web page and API, where the API is a way to send commands). If you cannot reach it, you cannot open the dashboard or control things from apps. source
  • Keep your API token secret Keep your API token (a personal password for program access) secret and only use it in trusted apps or scripts. Without it, Home Assistant rejects API calls, and if someone has it they can send commands to your home. source
  • Back up the configuration folder Find and keep the configuration folder safe (look for the config_dir value), because it stores your Home Assistant setup. If you lose it, you can lose integrations, automations, and other settings. source

Fetched 16 days ago - each note links to its source

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Checked 3 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

What file should I back up for a containerized Home Assistant install?

Back up the configuration folder indicated by the config_dir value. It stores your integrations, automations, and other settings, so losing it can mean losing your setup.

Which port should be used to reach the Home Assistant dashboard and API?

Home Assistant is reached on port 8123. If that port is unreachable, you cannot open the dashboard or control things from apps.

Answers sourced from raw.githubusercontent.com

Community

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Install guides