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Hass.io turns your Raspberry Pi (or another device) into the ultimate home automation hub powered by Home Assistant. With Hass.io you can focus on integrating your devices and writing automations.
[Go to the installation instructions »][install]
The advantages of using Hass.io:
- Free and open source
- Optimized for embedded devices like Raspberry Pi
- 100% local home automation
- Easy installation and updates (powered by [HassOS] and [Docker])
- Management web interface integrated into Home Assistant
- Create and restore full backups of your whole configuration with ease
- Install many popular add-ons with a single click! For example [Google Assistant], encryption via [Let's Encrypt] and dynamic DNS via [Duck DNS].
[Browse available add-ons »][all]
- Active community that is helpful and sharing add-ons including AppDaemon, Homebridge and InfluxDB.
[Browse the forums »][forums] [Join the Hass.io chat »][chat] [Browse community add-on repositories »][comm-add-ons]
### {% linkable_title Upgrading %}
Hass.io users can update Home Assistant via the 'Hass.io' page in the UI. However, please note that a Home Assistant updates take time to roll into the Hass.io builds. Therefore there is often a slight delay between the availability of a Home Assistant update and the update being available in Hass.io, so be patient. When a Hass.io update is available, it will be shown as a notification in the ‘Hass.io' page in the web interface.
Hass.io dashboard with upgrade notification (under the hamburger menu -> Hass.io)
Hass.io dashboard with upgrade notification (under the hamburger menu -> Hass.io)