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title: "Installation on macOS"
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description: "Installation of Home Assistant on your macOS system."
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[macOS](http://www.apple.com/macos/) is available by default on Apple computer. If you run a different operating system, please refer to the other section of the documentation.
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To run Home Assistant on macOS, you need to install Python first. Download Python 3.7 or later from [https://www.python.org/downloads/mac-osx/](https://www.python.org/downloads/mac-osx/) and follow the instructions of the installer.
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Open a terminal and install Home Assistant in a virtual environment:
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```bash
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python3 -m venv homeassistant
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source homeassistant/bin/activate
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pip3 install homeassistant
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```
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You can then configure Home Assistant to autostart by following [this guide](/docs/autostart/macos/).
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