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* Update Buildroot base to v2025.02 Packages updated: * Added host-blake3 1.5.4 * Added host-go-src * Added host-libxcrypt 4.4.38 * Added host-tar 1.35 * Added host-xxhash 0.8.3 * Added libtalloc 2.4.2 * Added libxcrypt 4.4.38 * apparmor updated from 3.1.2 to 3.1.7 * busybox updated from 1.36.1 to 1.37.0 * cifs-utils updated from 6.15 to 7.1 * containerd updated from 1.7.26 to 2.0.2 * dbus-broker updated from 35 to 36 * dropbear updated from 2024.85 to 2024.86 * e2fsprogs updated from 1.47.0 to 1.47.2 * expat updated from 2.6.4 to 2.7.0 * gcc-final updated from 12.4.0 to 13.3.0 * glibc updated from 2.38-81-gc8cb4d2b86ece572793e31a3422ea29e88d77df5 to 2.41-5-gcb7f20653724029be89224ed3a35d627cc5b4163 * gptfdisk updated from 1.0.9 to 1.0.10 * host-binutils updated from 2.40 to 2.43.1 * host-ccache updated from 4.8.2 to 4.10.2 * host-cmake updated from 3.28.3 to 3.31.5 * host-dtc updated from 1.7.0 to 1.7.2 * host-e2fsprogs updated from 1.47.0 to 1.47.2 * host-elfutils updated from 0.189 to 0.192 * host-expat updated from 2.6.4 to 2.7.0 * host-fakeroot updated from 1.32.1 to 1.36 * host-gawk updated from 5.3.0 to 5.3.1 * host-gcc-final updated from 12.4.0 to 13.3.0 * host-gcc-initial updated from 12.4.0 to 13.3.0 * host-genimage updated from 17 to 18 * host-go updated from 1.22.12 to unknown * host-gptfdisk updated from 1.0.9 to 1.0.10 * host-kmod updated from 31 to 33 * host-libcap updated from 2.69 to 2.73 * host-libffi updated from 3.4.4 to 3.4.6 * host-libglib2 updated from 2.76.1 to 2.82.5 * host-libopenssl updated from 3.2.4 to 3.4.1 * host-libtirpc updated from 1.3.4 to 1.3.6 * host-libxml2 updated from 2.12.9 to 2.13.6 * host-lz4 updated from 1.9.4 to 1.10.0 * host-lzip updated from 1.23 to 1.25 * host-meson updated from 1.3.1 to 1.7.0 * host-mpc updated from 1.2.1 to 1.3.1 * host-mtools updated from 4.0.43 to 4.0.47 * host-nfs-utils updated from 2.6.4 to 2.8.2 * host-pcre2 updated from 10.42 to 10.44 * host-pkgconf updated from 1.6.3 to 2.3.0 * host-python3 updated from 3.11.11 to 3.12.9 * host-python-flit-core updated from 3.9.0 to 3.10.1 * host-python-jinja2 updated from 3.1.2 to 3.1.5 * host-python-markupsafe updated from 2.1.3 to 3.0.2 * host-python-packaging updated from 23.2 to 24.2 * host-python-pypa-build updated from 1.0.3 to 1.2.2 * host-python-pyproject-hooks updated from 1.0.0 to 1.2.0 * host-python-setuptools updated from 69.0.3 to 75.8.0 * host-python-wheel updated from 0.40.0 to 0.45.1 * host-rauc updated from 1.11.3 to 1.13 * host-sqlite updated from 3.44.2 to 3.48.0 * host-systemd updated from 254.13 to 256.7 * host-util-linux updated from 2.39.3 to 2.40.2 * host-xz updated from 5.4.5 to 5.6.4 * host-zstd updated from 1.5.5 to 1.5.7 * iproute2 updated from 6.7.0 to 6.13.0 * iptables updated from 1.8.9 to 1.8.11 * json-c updated from 0.17 to 0.18 * kmod updated from 31 to 33 * libapparmor updated from 3.1.2 to 3.1.7 * libblockdev updated from 3.1.1 to 3.3.0 * libbytesize updated from 2.7 to 2.10 * libcap-ng updated from 0.8.4 to 0.8.5 * libcap updated from 2.69 to 2.73 * libdnet updated from 1.16.4 to 1.18.0 * libffi updated from 3.4.4 to 3.4.6 * libglib2 updated from 2.76.1 to 2.82.5 * libgudev updated from 237 to 238 * libmicrohttpd updated from 0.9.77 to 1.0.1 * libnftnl updated from 1.2.6 to 1.2.7 * libnl updated from 3.9.0 to 3.11.0 * libnvme updated from 1.7.1 to 1.11.1 * libopenssl updated from 3.2.4 to 3.4.1 * libtirpc updated from 1.3.4 to 1.3.6 * libunistring updated from 1.1 to 1.3 * libusb updated from 1.0.26 to 1.0.27 * lvm2 updated from 2.03.14 to 2.03.27 * nettle updated from 3.9.1 to 3.10.1 * network-manager updated from 1.44.2 to 1.50.2 * nfs-utils updated from 2.6.4 to 2.8.2 * pcre2 updated from 10.42 to 10.44 * procps-ng updated from 4.0.4 to 4.0.5 * rauc updated from 1.11.3 to 1.13 * rpcbind updated from 1.2.6 to 1.2.7 * rtl8821cu updated from 1597dfeda6cefd2e603fc7020ceca226d05fb108 to 96c65c58b544241178638e810b333dcc9aa26b91 * sqlite updated from 3.44.2 to 3.48.0 * systemd updated from 254.13 to 256.7 * util-linux-libs updated from 2.39.3 to 2.40.2 * util-linux updated from 2.39.3 to 2.40.2 * wireless-regdb updated from 2023.09.01 to 2024.10.07 * wpa_supplicant updated from 2.10 to 2.11 * patches/genimage: drop upstreamed patches * patches/systemd: drop merged patch * patches/network-manager: drop upstreamed patch * Add BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_* to defconfigs
Home Assistant Operating System
Home Assistant Operating System (formerly HassOS) is a Linux based operating system optimized to host Home Assistant and its Add-ons.
Home Assistant Operating System uses Docker as its container engine. By default it deploys the Home Assistant Supervisor as a container. Home Assistant Supervisor in turn uses the Docker container engine to control Home Assistant Core and Add-Ons in separate containers. Home Assistant Operating System is not based on a regular Linux distribution like Ubuntu. It is built using Buildroot and it is optimized to run Home Assistant. It targets single board compute (SBC) devices like the Raspberry Pi or ODROID but also supports x86-64 systems with UEFI.
Features
- Lightweight and memory-efficient
- Minimized I/O
- Over The Air (OTA) updates
- Offline updates
- Modular using Docker container engine
Supported hardware
- Nabu Casa
- Raspberry Pi
- Hardkernel ODROID
- Asus Tinker Board
- Generic x86-64 (e.g. Intel NUC)
- Virtual appliances
See the full list and specific models here
Getting Started
If you just want to use Home Assistant the official getting started guide and installation instructions take you through how to download Home Assistant Operating System and get it running on your machine.
If you're interested in finding out more about Home Assistant Operating System and how it works read on...
Development
If you don't have experience with embedded systems, Buildroot or the build process for Linux distributions it is recommended to read up on these topics first (e.g. Bootlin has excellent resources).
The Home Assistant Operating System documentation can be found on the Home Assistant Developer Docs website.
Components
- Bootloader:
- Operating System:
- Buildroot LTS Linux
- File Systems:
- Container Platform:
- Docker Engine for running Home Assistant components in containers
- Updates:
- RAUC for Over The Air (OTA) and USB updates
- Security:
- AppArmor Linux kernel security module
Development builds
The Development build GitHub Action Workflow is a manually triggered workflow which creates Home Assistant OS development builds. The development builds are available at https://os-artifacts.home-assistant.io/index.html.