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title: "Getting started"
description: "Getting started with Home Assistant"
body_id: getting_started
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Thanks for choosing Home Assistant for your smart home. Here are the basic steps to get you started on the journey to a more private, powerful, and sustainable home.

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{% include getting-started/next_step.html step="Installation" link="/installation/" icon="simple-icons:homeassistant" %}
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{% include getting-started/next_step.html step="Onboarding" link="/getting-started/onboarding/" icon="fluent-mdl2:onboarding" %}
{% include getting-started/next_step.html step="Concepts and terminology" link="/getting-started/concepts-terminology/" icon="material-symbols:dictionary" %}
{% include getting-started/next_step.html step="Edit the dashboard" link="/getting-started/onboarding_dashboard/" icon="mdi:view-dashboard-edit" %}
{% include getting-started/next_step.html step="Integration" link="/getting-started/integration/" icon="mdi:devices" %}
{% include getting-started/next_step.html step="Automation" link="/getting-started/automation/" icon="mdi:robot-happy" %}
{% include getting-started/next_step.html step="Presence detection" link="/getting-started/presence-detection/" icon="mdi:motion-detector" %}
{% include getting-started/next_step.html step="Join the community" link="/getting-started/join-the-community/" icon="mdi:people-group-outline" %}
{% include getting-started/next_step.html step="Next steps" link="/getting-started/configuration/" icon="mdi:cog" %}