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title: "Installation on your computer"
description: "Installation of Home Assistant on your computer."
redirect_from: /getting-started/installation-python/
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<div class='note'>

If you're running a Linux-based platform, we strongly recommend you follow the instructions for a [virtual environment](/docs/installation/virtualenv/) instead.

</div>

Once Python is installed, execute the following code in a console:

```bash
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)

Video tutorials of this process for various operating systems are available here:

- [macOS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hej6ipN86ls)
- [Ubuntu 14.04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXaAG1lGNH0)

Keep in mind that the operating systems used and the software releases shown may be outdated.