Proxmox & Home Assistant: Easy Installation Guide (Manual & Script Methods - Beginner-Friendly)

In this video, I’ll guide you through installing Home Assistant on Proxmox using both script and manual methods so you can choose what works best for you! 🚀 🔹 Why use Proxmox? It’s a powerful virtual environment that allows you to run Home Assistant efficiently while keeping your system flexible for other projects. 📌 Links & Resources 🔹 Download Proxmox ISO 👉 https://www.proxmox.com/en/downloads/proxmox-virtual-environment/iso 🔹 Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive 👉 https://etcher.download/ 🔹 Credit & Written Guide This video was inspired by Smart Home Scene’s excellent article on installing Home Assistant on Proxmox: 📄 Written Guide: https://smarthomescene.com/guides/how-to-install-home-assistant-on-proxmox-the-easy-way/ 🔹 Manual Installation Steps 📥 Copy link of Home Assistant Proxmox Image 👉 Official Home Assistant Installation Page: https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/alternative 💻 Install Commands Run these commands in the Proxmox Shell: Download Home Assistant Image: wget (PATH TO IMAGE DOWNLOAD LINK) 💡 Example: wget https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system/releases/download/14.2/haos_ova-14.2.qcow2.xz 📌 Extract the Image: unxz (IMAGE FILE) In this video, I’ll guide you through installing Home Assistant on Proxmox using both script and manual methods so you can choose what works best for you! 🚀 🔹 Video Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:36 Why Choose Proxmox? 02:30 Downloading the Proxmox Image 02:49 Downloading and Installing Etcher 03:39 Creating a USB Boot Disk 04:26 Configuring BIOS Settings 06:08 Booting from the USB Disk & Installing Proxmox 07:38 Accessing the Proxmox Portal via Web Browser 09:38 Automatic Installation via Script 13:00 Manual Installation Steps 18:42 First Login to the Home Assistant Portal 19:52 Setting a Static IP for Home Assistant 20:39 Outro 🎵 MUSIC USED IN THIS VIDEO Intro Track: Powerful Action Rock Trailer Artist: RocknStock Source: Pixabay Link: https://pixabay.com/users/rocknstock-28545072/ 💬 Got questions? Drop them in the comments! If this guide helped you, don’t forget to like & subscribe for more smart home & automation tutorials. 🔔 Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/@LazyTechGeek?sub_confirmation=1 📢 Join our Discord community for smart home discussions! 🔗 https://discord.gg/jEaremqDJd