From 14c8e31f611aed81b99655bb5ebb69f77e45eb86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arno Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 13:24:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Extended installation instructions for Armbian (#2694) Though not incorrect, the instructions for installing HA on Armbian are very sparse. This proposed change provides a better way to help users get Home Assistant properly installed on Armbian (linking to existing docs for setting up in a venv) --- source/_docs/installation/armbian.markdown | 13 +++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) 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 + +