Server for Home Assistant

Server for Home Assistant

By Kenneth Kao

  • Category: Developer Tools
  • Release Date: 2023-05-11
  • Current Version: 1.1
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 1.20 MB
  • Developer: Kenneth Kao
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
$8.99 On itunes

Description

Setup and run Home Assistant OS on your Mac with ease. Transform your Mac into a powerful smart home automation hub. One-click setup a server that seamlessly runs Home Assistant OS, the leading open-source platform for controlling and managing your smart devices, in the background. Start monitor and control your lights, thermostats, switches, sensors, and more, through HomeKit. Features: • Easily setup a Home Assistant OS virtual machine • Background mode • Automatically start server at login • Open Home Assistant Dashboard from menu bar • Fully supports latest version of Home Assistant OS • Uses macOS latest built-in virtualization technologies • Extremely lightweight. No additional installs or plugins required • Supports bridged networking • Supports both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs • Customize server CPU count, memory, disk space • Supports Home Assistant Command Line Interface (CLI) Note: USB passthrough is currently not supported.

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Reviews

  • Simple (Almost) One Click Solution

    5
    By RicardoPrime
    I used to run this app when I switched my home server to a Mac mini m1 and it worked great. When I switched to proxmox I (for very obvious reasons) stopped using it. When I then AGAIN went back to the Mac mini due to just size of the machine and lower power consumption I decided I’d run my own VM of home assistant over this app for the added control. The VM just didn’t want to boot up at start which made it annoying. Granted I didn’t restart the Mac mini all that much once it was up and running, but I still was worried I’d get home and I wouldn’t be able to control my lights. After trying for sometime and failing to get UTM and Parallels to boot at start up I gave up and just redownloaded this container and everything is back working. Sometimes the easiest solution is the best solution.

  • Works Great!

    5
    By 2gr8xs
    Setup is easy. Requires no add-on device (such as HA Green). Runs HA like a champ. Successfully setup my Google Nest thermostat E HA integration, and my Victor Smart-Kill trap HA integration (available on GitHub). Nicely done.

  • Great Value

    5
    By KCBS radio fan
    Running on a 2020 M1 MacMini with 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD. As I write, I've been using this for 3 weeks to extensively tinker with Home Assistant (HA), and I am a happy camper so far. I'm a newbie to the HA world, and this has been a great way to start. It's clear that seperate from this app, the HA project itself is a hobbist work in progress and as fragile, if not more so, than any software -- and susceptible to mishaps, not if, but when. Be sure to maintain frequent backups and not to assume that all will be peaches and cream.

  • Super painful

    2
    By gandalfsbaby
    I am now on my 5th virtual machine, its so flaky. First time HA wouldnt install. Second time it worked, but when I had to restart HA it refused to restart. Third time all OK but an add on I previously installed without issue no longer worked. 4th time it would not restart. Now on 5th, scared to touch it... Pretty disappointed.

  • Badly needs USB passthrough

    3
    By phjellming
    This is such a great idea and seems promising but it's in dire need of the ability to pass through USB devices. I have a Bluetooth dongle and a Zigbee dongle that I need to be able to access in order to use this as a viable replacement for a virtual machine. And I imagine that's a pretty common setup for most HA users.

  • It's ok but

    2
    By NibiruChaos423
    This is pretty easy to setup a server to run home assisant. However, there is no support for SSL or https. This is not very useful to integrate multiple devices, especially through google home/assisant. Had to request a refund from apple.

  • Where are the files?

    4
    By soundneedle
    How do I access yaml files, etc?

  • Really good...Almost Great!

    4
    By crippledad
    Far and away the easiet way to run HA as a native feeling server/app on your Mac. Its fast, stable, and smooth without having to mess around with Docker, Virtualization software, or another piece of hardware liike a Raspberry Pi. My only "complaint" is that I'm having trouble accessing a usb HD for external data storage from this HA set up. I'm hoping the developer can provide some guidance for this. If that can be sorted out, then its an easy 5 star rating hands down. Thanks Kenneth Kao!

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