How to Set Up Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi (Complete Guide)

Take Complete Control of Your Local Smart Home

Home Assistant is the ultimate open-source smart home platform. Unlike Alexa or Google Home, Home Assistant runs locally on a computer in your house, keeping your data private and ensuring your automations work without the internet. Here is how to install it on a Raspberry Pi.

Required Hardware

• Raspberry Pi 4 (4GB RAM recommended) with power supply.
• High-endurance Micro SD Card (32GB or larger) or SSD.
• Ethernet cable.
• An SD card reader for your computer.

Step-by-Step Installation

1. Download and install **Raspberry Pi Imager** on your computer.
2. Insert your SD card, open the Imager, click “Choose OS,” and select **Other specific-purpose OS > Home Assistants and home automation > Home Assistant OS**.
3. Choose your SD card and click **Write**.
4. Insert the card into your Raspberry Pi, connect it to your router via Ethernet, and power it on.
5. On your computer, open a browser and go to http://homeassistant.local:8123 to complete setup.