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HA - Installation Proxmox

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based on: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/guide-install-home-assistant-os-in-a-vm.143251/

Obtain the VM image

  • Navigate to the installation page on the HA website: https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/alternative
  • Simply right-click the KVM/Proxmox link and copy the address
  • In your Proxmox console, use wget to download the file
    • wget <ADDRESS>
  • Expand the compressed image
    • unxz </path/to/file.qcow2.xz>

Create the VM

General:

  • Select your VM name and ID
  • Select ‘start at boot’

OS:

  • Select ‘Do not use any media’

System:

  • Change ‘machine’ to ‘q35’
  • Change BIOS to OVMF (UEFI)
  • Select the EFI storage (typically local-lvm)
  • Uncheck ‘Pre-Enroll keys’

Disks:

  • Delete the SCSI drive and any other disks

CPU:

  • Set minimum 2 cores

Memory:

  • Set minimum 4096 MB

Network:

  • Leave default unless you have special requirements (static, VLAN, etc)

Confirm and finish. Do not start the VM yet.

Add the image to the VM

In your node’s console, use the following command to import the image from the host to the VM

qm importdisk <VM ID> </path/to/file.qcow2> <EFI location>

For example:

qm importdisk 205 /home/user/haos_ova-12.0.qcow2 local-lvm

Close the node’s console and select your HA VM

  • Go to the ‘Hardware’ tab
  • Select the ‘Unused Disk’ and click the ‘Edit’ button
  • Check the ‘Discard’ box if you’re using an SSD then click ‘Add’
  • Select the ‘Options’ tab
  • Select ‘Boot Order’ and hit ‘Edit’
  • Check the newly created drive (likely scsi0) and uncheck everything else

Finish Up

  • Start the VM
  • Check the shell of the VM. If it booted up correctly, you should be greeted with the link to access the Web UI.
  • Navigate to <VM IP>:8123

Done. Everything should be up and running now.