Home Assistant OS Installation (HAOS) – Step by Step Beginner Guide 2026
In today’s video, we do a full step-by-step installation of Home Assistant OS (HAOS) on an old mini PC.
Hardware used in this video:
Beelink BT3 Pro
Intel Atom X5-Z8350
4GB RAM / 64GB storage
This guide is beginner-friendly and shows the complete process from preparation to first boot of Home Assistant OS.
🔧 What you’ll learn in this video:
• What Home Assistant OS (HAOS) is
• Preparing a bootable USB drive
• BIOS configuration for HAOS
• Installing Home Assistant OS on a mini PC
• First boot and initial access to Home Assistant
📥 Downloads & useful links:
Ubuntu Desktop
https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
Rufus (Portable version recommended)
https://rufus.ie/en/
Home Assistant – Main installation page
https://www.home-assistant.io/install...
Home Assistant – Generic x86-64 installation
(Method 1 is used in this video)
https://www.home-assistant.io/install...
⚠️ Always download the latest Home Assistant OS version from the official website.
📌 This setup is ideal if you want:
• A dedicated Home Assistant machine
• Stable performance
• No cloud dependency
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💬 Comment below:
What hardware are you planning to install Home Assistant on?