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| You can place this computer in a strategic point in your house, to maximize the ZigBee or Z-Wave rage and signal distribution. You can start anywhere, and then move it if needed, this is specially easy on a laptop where you don't have to power it down. | You can place this computer in a strategic point in your house, to maximize the ZigBee or Z-Wave rage and signal distribution. You can start anywhere, and then move it if needed, this is specially easy on a laptop where you don't have to power it down. | ||
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| + | ==== Install Home Assistant ==== | ||
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| + | Follow the [[homeautomation: | ||
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| + | ==== Setup Home Assistant ==== | ||
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| + | The initial setup is described in detail [[https:// | ||
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| + | Some notes: | ||
| + | * Choose a static IP | ||
| + | * Choose a nice hostname (ex: // | ||
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| + | Then you should plug-in your protocol dongles, for example your ZigBee coordinator and set those up as well. See the dedicated pages. | ||
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| + | At this point you can start designing your rooms and areas. I suggest you define at this point all the floors and rooms that you have, so adding devices, lights and switches will be easier later on. | ||
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| + | You will want to install the File Editor extension, and sooner or later you will need to edit your **configuration.yaml** file by hand. | ||
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