Home Assistant is a free and open-source home automation software written in Python with a focus on local-control and privacy. It has a very wide range of device support, and, as of June 2024, it features support for over 3000 modular plugins or add-ons with system integrations to different IoT technologies; systems and services are available as “integration components”. Actions, such as switching ON/OFF lights, are triggered by automation, voice commands, mobile apps, or controls on the Home Assistant web-based front-end user-interface. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Home Assistant on your UGREEN NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Homeassistant 2024.10.2 release.

• STEP 1

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• STEP 2

Install Portainer using my step by step guide. If you already have Portainer installed on your UGREEN NAS, skip this STEP. Attention: Make sure you have installed the latest Portainer version.

• STEP 3

Add Read & Write Permissions to the Docker Folder. If you have already added the Read and Write Permissions to the Docker Folder, skip this STEP.

• STEP 4

Go to File Manager and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it homeassistant. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 5

Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Stacks then + Add stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 6

In the Name field type in homeassistant. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Note: Copy Paste the code below in the Portainer Stacks Web editor.

version: "3.9"
services:
  homeassistant:
    image: homeassistant/home-assistant
    container_name: Home-Assistant
    mem_limit: 8g
    cpu_shares: 768
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    healthcheck:
     test: curl -f http://localhost:8123/ || exit 1
    restart: on-failure:5
    network_mode: host
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/homeassistant:/config:rw
    environment:
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area, change the value for TZ with your own time zone value. (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)

• STEP 7

Scroll down on the page until you see a button named Deploy the stack. Click on it. Follow the instructions in the image below. The installation process can take up to a few minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection.

• STEP 8

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: “Success Stack successfully deployed“.

• STEP 9

Go back to STEP 1 or you will deal with karma 🙂

• STEP 10

The installation process can take up to a few seconds/minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection. Now open your browser and type in http://ugreennas-ip-address:8123 Click CREATE MY SMART HOME. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 11

Choose Name, Username, Password and Confirm Password then click CREATE ACCOUNT. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 12

Click the DETECT Location icon. For a more accurate location, move your location point on the MAP. Click NEXT. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 13

Choose to share or no anonymized information. Click NEXT. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 14

Click FINISH. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 15

Welcome to your Home Assistant Dashboard!

• STEP 16

You can also use Dark Mode theme for your Home Assistant Dashboard!

Enjoy Home Assistant on your UGREEN NAS!

This post was updated on Sunday / October 13th, 2024 at 6:24 PM