Setting up HomeAssistant OS on a Proxmox Virtual Machine for my new Smart Home
Welcome to Chuck Builds! In this video, I’ll show you exactly how to install Home Assistant Operating System (HAOS) on Proxmox so you can take full control of your smart home setup.
I recently moved from Texas to Florida and I’m rebuilding my entire smart home from scratch. This walkthrough covers:
Setting up a Proxmox Virtual Machine for HAOS
Installing Home Assistant OS step-by-step
Best practices for building a reliable and scalable smart home system
Helpful resources to follow along on your own
Whether you’re migrating from another setup or starting fresh, this guide makes it easy to get Home Assistant OS running on Proxmox quickly and reliably.
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Resources & Links:
🔗 Blog: www.chuck-builds.com/install-home-assistant-os-haos-on-proxmox-manual-method-no-script/
🔗 HAOS Image File: https://www.home-assistant.io/install...
Commands in order:
wget https://github.com/home-assistant/ope...
ls
unxz haos_ova-16.2.qcow2.xz
qm importdisk 101 haos_ova-16.2.qcow2 local-lvm
Access HomeAssistant at http://homeassistant.local:8123/
🔗 Proxmox Setup Video: • Installing Proxmox: The Free Server Virtua...
🔗 OLD Proxmox HAOS Setup Video: • Quick and Easy HomeAssistant Installation ...
🔗 Home Assistant Docs: https://www.home-assistant.io/install...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro & Smart Home Overview
01:10 - Why Proxmox for Home Assistant
02:30 - Preparing the Virtual Machine
04:15 - Installing HAOS on Proxmox
07:50 - First Boot & Setup Walkthrough
10:00 - Wrap-Up & Next Steps