How to Install Home Assistant on Proxmox: A Step-by-Step Guide to Setting Up Home Automation with Proxmox

To set up Home Assistant on Proxmox, follow these steps:

1. Download the Home Assistant qcow2 file.
2. Use Rsync to transfer the file to your Proxmox server.
3. Create a VM with UEFI bios/q35.
4. Run the following command to attach the disk to the VM, replacing YOURVMID and YOURSTORAGE:

qm set YOURVMID --scsihw virtio-scsi-pci --scsi0 YOURSTORAGE:vm-YOURVMID-disk-0

5. Start the VM.
6. Log in with “root” and run “network info” to get the IP address.