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title: "Troubleshooting installation problems"
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description: "Common installation problems and their solutions."
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---
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It can happen that you run into trouble while installing and onboarding Home Assistant. This page is here to help you solve the most common problems.
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## Can’t access Home Assistant in my browser
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### Symptom: “This site can’t be reached”
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When trying to access Home Assistant in the browser, the browser shows the message “This site can’t be reached”.
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### Description
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This means the browser can’t find your Home Assistant installation on the network.
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### Resolution
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To resolve this issue, try the following steps:
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1. Make sure your Home Assistant device is powered up (LEDs are on).
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2. Make sure your Home Assistant installation is connected to the internet:
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- Make sure the Ethernet cable is plugged-in to both Home Assistant and to your router or switch.
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- Make sure your network has internet access.
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- During first startup, time will be synchronized. Ensure NTP is allowed in your network.
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- During first startup, Home Assistant completes the installation. It needs access to the following URLs:
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- version.home-assistant.io: to fetch new version information.
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- github.com: to update metadata of the add-on store.
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- ghcr.io: the GitHub container registry to fetch new Home Assistant updates.
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3. Make sure the system on which you opened the browser to access Home Assistant is connected to the same network as Home Assistant.
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- For example, if the system your Browser runs on is using Wi-Fi, make sure it is using the same Wi-Fi Home Assistant is connected to.
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4. Make sure you typed the address correctly.
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- Especially if the message includes the error code “ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED”, it is likely that there was a typo in the port part of the URL (`:8123`).
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- Typically, the URL is [http://homeassistant.local:8123](http://homeassistant.local:8123).
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- If you are running an older Windows version or have a stricter network configuration, try [http://homeassistant:8123](http://homeassistant:8123) instead.
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5. The system might still be starting up. Wait for a couple of minutes and refresh the page.
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- Refreshing might work differently depending on your browser. Look for the refresh {% icon "mdi:refresh" %} icon, or press CTRL+R or CTRL+SHIFT+R.
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6. Check your router's web interface to see what IP address is assigned to your Home Assistant installation.
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- Enter this IP address (`http://x.x.x.x:8123`) directly into your browser.
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7. If you still can’t reach Home Assistant, connect keyboard and monitor to the device Home Assistant is running on to access the console and see where Home Assistant gets stuck.
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- If you are using a Home Assistant Green, follow these steps [to access the console](https://green.home-assistant.io/guides/use-terminal/).
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- If you are using a Home Assistant Yellow, follow these steps [to access the console from Windows](https://yellow.home-assistant.io/guides/use-serial-console-windows/), or [to access the console from Linux or macOS](https://yellow.home-assistant.io/guides/use-serial-console-linux-macos/).
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8. [Reach out to our community for help](https://www.home-assistant.io/help/).
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## "Error installing Home Assistant"
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### Symptom: During onboarding, there is an "Error installing Home Assistant"
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You are in the onboarding procedure, but you get the message **Error installing Home Assistant**.
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### Resolution
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1. Make sure your network has internet access.
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- During first startup, time will be synchronized. Ensure NTP is allowed in your network.
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- During first startup, Home Assistant completes the installation. It needs access to the following URLs:
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- version.home-assistant.io: to fetch new version information.
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- github.com: to update metadata of the add-on store.
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- ghcr.io: the GitHub container registry to fetch new Home Assistant updates.
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2. After changing your network environment, wait a few minutes. Home Assistant will try to reconnect.
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3. [Reach out to our community for help](https://www.home-assistant.io/help/).
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## Stuck at "Preparing Home Assistant"
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### Symptom: Onboarding seems stuck at "Preparing Home Assistant"
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You are in the onboarding procedure, but the process seems stuck at the step **Preparing Home Assistant**.
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### Resolution
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1. Select the pulsing blue dot to view the log files.
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- The log files might provide more information on the current status.
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2. Make sure your network has internet access.
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- During first startup, time will be synchronized. Ensure NTP is allowed in your network.
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- During first startup, Home Assistant completes the installation. It needs access to the following URLs:
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- version.home-assistant.io: to fetch new version information.
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- github.com: to update metadata of the add-on store.
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- ghcr.io: the GitHub container registry to fetch new Home Assistant updates.
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3. After changing your network environment, wait a few minutes. Home Assistant will try to reconnect.
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4. [Reach out to our community for help](https://www.home-assistant.io/help/).
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