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If you are using Hassbian, browse to [http://hassbian.local:8123](http://hassbian.local:8123) to open the Home Assistant frontend.

To reload your configuration, go to **Configuration** in your side panel and choose "CHECK CONFIG".

You will have to restart Home Assistant for most changes to `configuration.yaml` to take effect. You can load changes to [automations](/docs/automation/), [customize](/docs/configuration/customizing-devices/), [groups](/components/group/), and [scripts](/components/script/) without restarting.

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<img src='/images/screenshots/configuration-validation.png' />
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Now that you saw a glimpse of what is possible, take a look at the [documentation](/docs/), ask your questions in our [forum](https://community.home-assistant.io/), join us for a [chat](https://discord.gg/c5DvZ4e), or report your [issues](https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/issues).