How to Install Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi (Beginners Guide)

This is a quick, step-by-step guide for 2024 on how to build and install Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi.

Google Drive Backups (addon link):
https://github.com/sabeechen/hassio-google-drive-backup

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LINKS TO PARTS (US)

Raspberry Pi 4: https://amzn.to/3vJcB30
Official Pi case: https://amzn.to/47GRhIO
Official Pi power supply: https://amzn.to/48Bi3n9
32GB MicroSD card: https://amzn.to/48V0AWB
USB card reader: https://amzn.to/3SmKCzj
Ethernet cable: https://amzn.to/41XhfXr
Sonoff 3.0 dongle: https://amzn.to/3tN49iW
USB extension cable: https://amzn.to/48V0AWB

LINKS TO PARTS (UK)

Raspberry Pi 4: https://amzn.to/41YOCcq
Official Pi case: https://amzn.to/4aVNeeG
Official Pi power supply: https://amzn.to/3vL5wyX
32GB MicroSD card: https://amzn.to/3HjhTEW
USB card reader: https://amzn.to/47CQ2ul
Ethernet cable: https://amzn.to/3vyJkbf
Sonoff 3.0 dongle: https://amzn.to/3O4hCd5
USB extension cable: https://amzn.to/3vESKCk

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CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro
0:07 - What you’ll need
2:37 - Step 1. Install Home Assistant
3:25 - Step 2. Assemble Your Pi
3:49 - Step 3. Load Up Home Assistant
4:40 - Step 4. Pair Zigbee Devices
5:42 - Step 5. Test It
6:06 - Step 6. Enable HA Cloud
6:57 - Step 7. Enable Backups
8:07 - Wrapping Up