Home Assistant + Local LLM (Ollama on Linux Setup Guide)
In this video, I’ll show you how to install Ollama on a dedicated Ubuntu Linux machine and connect it to Home Assistant — the ideal setup for fast, private, local LLMs that can run 24/7
You can watch the Windows version here:
“Home Assistant + Local LLM (Ollama Setup on Windows Guide)”
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⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
01:41 – Downloading Ubuntu Server ISO
02:34 – Downloading Balena Etcher
03:06 – USB 2.0 Stick Warning
03:45 – Creating the Bootable USB
04:30 – BIOS Settings
05:38 – Booting from USB Stick
06:15 – Installing Ubuntu Server
09:27 – Connecting via SSH
10:12 – Checking for updates
10:33 – Installing Ollama
11:31 – Pulling Gemma3:4b
11:51 – Downloading test image & running vision test
13:57 – Confirming GPU usage (and fixing driver issues)
17:32 – Exposing Ollama to the network
19:04 – Integrating Ollama into Home Assistant
19:51 – Adding AI Tasks
20:25 – Adding a Conversation Agent
20:49 – Integrating Ollama with LLM Vision
21:58 – Using Ollama with Home Assistant Voice
22:40 – Running LLM Vision & AI Task examples
25:03 – Outro
🔗 Useful Links from This Video:
GitHub Repo:
https://github.com/LazyTechGeek/HomeA...
Ubuntu ISO
https://ubuntu.com/download/server
Balena Etcher (Create Bootable USB)
https://etcher.balena.io/
PuTTY (SSH Client for Windows)
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~s...
Ollama Website:
https://ollama.com/
Download Ollama:
https://ollama.com/download
Browse Ollama Models:
https://ollama.com/search
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