How long does it take to set up Home Assistant?
The fastest way to get started is with Home Assistant Green, the official plug-and-play smart home hub. Basic setup takes about 15 minutes: plug it in, connect it to your network, and walk through the onboarding wizard in your browser.
If you have read older guides that describe Home Assistant as a weekend project, that used to be a fair description. Setting it up meant flashing an SD card, installing an operating system, and working through the initial configuration by hand. Home Assistant Green and the modern installers have removed almost all of that.
Adding your first integrationsIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] and building a dashboard typically takes another 30 to 60 minutes. Custom installations on a Raspberry Pi, mini PC, or virtual machine usually take 1 to 2 hours.
Home Assistant is designed to grow with you, so you can start with a few devices and a simple dashboard, and add more capabilities as you get comfortable.
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