diff --git a/source/_docs/installation/armbian.markdown b/source/_docs/installation/armbian.markdown index ce8b4c4e043..f93959eba1c 100644 --- a/source/_docs/installation/armbian.markdown +++ b/source/_docs/installation/armbian.markdown @@ -18,8 +18,17 @@ $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install python3-dev python3-pip ``` -Install Home Assistant. - +Now that you installed python, there are two ways to install Home Assistant: +1. It is recommended to install Home Assistant in a virtual environment to avoid using `root`, using the [VirtualEnv instructions](/docs/installation/virtualenv/ +2. Alternatively, you can install Home Assistant for the user you created when first booting Armbian: ```bash $ sudo pip3 install homeassistant +$ hass --open-ui ``` +Running these commands will: + + - Install Home Assistant + - Launch Home Assistant and serve the web interface on [http://localhost:8123](http://localhost:8123) + - the configuration files will be created in /home//.homeassistant + +