diff --git a/source/more-info/local-media/setup-media.markdown b/source/more-info/local-media/setup-media.markdown index 6cfd9b663e6..9032517dbfe 100644 --- a/source/more-info/local-media/setup-media.markdown +++ b/source/more-info/local-media/setup-media.markdown @@ -3,17 +3,28 @@ title: "Setting up local media sources" description: "More information on how to set up local media sources in Home Assistant." --- -In order to use the media browser with Home Assistant, it needs to know where to -find your local media. +Home Assistant has a local media folder. Any audio or video files placed in this folder will be accessible via the media browser. -## Home Assistant OS and Supervised +The easiest way to manage your local media is using the {% my supervisor_addon title="Samba" addon="core_samba" %}. -No action is needed from your end to set it up. Home Assistant will -automatically use the "media" folder that is provided on these systems. +## Using custom folders + +It is also possible to set up custom and additional media directories. To do +so, you'll need to adjust the [core configuration][basic-configuration]. + +This example adds the two media folders to Home Assistant: + +```yaml +# Example configuration.yaml +homeassistant: + media_dirs: + media: /media + recording: /mnt/recordings +``` ## Home Assistant Container -If you run the Home Assistant Container in, for example, Docker, you'll need to +If you run the Home Assistant Container you'll need to add a Docker volume mount to the Home Assistant container, to mount in your local media. @@ -45,8 +56,7 @@ in a similar fashion as listed in the command above. ## Home Assistant Core -If you run Home Assistant Core directly in, for example, a Python virtual -environment, you'll need to create a media folder yourself. +If you run Home Assistant Core you'll need to create a media folder yourself. By default, Home Assistant will look for the `media` folder inside your current Home Assistant configuration folder. @@ -59,19 +69,4 @@ Then you'll need to create a media folder in that same path: `/home/frenck/.homeassistant/media` -## Using custom folders - -It is also possible to set up custom and additional media directories. To do -so, you'll need to adjust the [core configuration][basic-configuration]. - -This example adds the two media folders to Home Assistant: - -```yaml -# Example configuration.yaml -homeassistant: - media_dirs: - media: /media - recording: /mnt/recordings -``` - [basic-configuration]: /docs/configuration/basic/#media_dirs