SYSTEM: Home Assistant First Run

 HOME ASSISTANT FIRST RUN

As we have HA already up and running it is time to configure it. To start this process we need to get IP address of HA instance. With Qnap we can do it in Virtualization Station

So the IP address for my HA is 192.168.18.139. We can proceed, typing http://192.168.18.139:8123 into web-browser.

Do not worry if you see this message:

It simply means HA is still starting. There is a lot of errands to run inside so it might take a while.

Once done, web gui will ask to create new user. I do recommend to create admin user, for example adm-ha. Try to avoid obvious names like Admin, Administrator.Do not worry about regular users, we will create them later. This specific user will be used only for administrative purposes and won't login on daily basis.

Set some strong password (12 chars, numbers and special chars included).

Next step - set your location, altitude (you can check it in google maps) and local formats:

On next screen you will be asked to share some diagnostic data. As HA is kinda trusted, I usually share some info with them. Check below:

On next screen you will see devices already discovered in your network. Here is example of mine:

At this point you can skip this step, we will dd those later. Now, our firs setup is done. We should see following web-interface:

Do not forget to check next posts - we will start adding integrations!