Install Home Assistant Operating System

DOWNLOAD THE APPROPRIATE IMAGE

 

 

- VirtualBox (.vdi)

 

 

- KVM (.qcow2)

 

 

- Vmware Workstation (.vmdk)

 

 

Follow this guide if you already are running a supported virtual machine hypervisor. If you are not familiar with virtual machines we recommend installation Home Assistant OS directly on a Raspberry Pi or an ODROID.

 

 

CREATE THE VIRTUAL MACHINE

 

 

Load the appliance image into your virtual machine hypervisor. (Note: You are free to assign as much resources as you wish to the VM, please assign enough based on your add-on needs).

 

 

Minimum recommended assignments:

 

 

- 2 GB RAM

 

 

- 32 GB Storage

 

 

- 2vCPU

 

 

All these can be extended if your usage calls for more resources.

 

 

HYPERVISOR SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION

 

 

VirtualBox

 

 

KVM (virt-manager)

 

 

KVM (virt-install)

 

 

Vmware Workstation

 

 

1. Create a new virtual machine

 

 

2. Select Type “Linux” and Version “Linux 2.6 / 3.x / 4.x (64-bit)”

 

 

3. Select “Use an existing virtual hard disk file”, select the unzipped VDI file from above

 

 

4. Edit the “Settings” of the VM and go “System” then “Motherboard” and select “Enable EFI”

 

 

5. Then go to “Network” “Adapter 1” choose “Bridged Adapter” and choose your Network adapter.

 

 

Please keep in mind that the bridged adapter only functions over a hardwired ethernet connection. Using Wi-Fi on your VirtualBox host is unsupported.

 

 

6. Then go to “Audio” and choose “Intel HD Audio” as Audio Controller.

 

 

By default VirtualBox does not free up unused disk space.

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