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How to Install HACS on Home Assistant OS

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How to Install HACS on Home Assistant – OS/Supervised

  1. Add the HACS repository.

Add HACS Repository

  1. Validate the Home Assistant link, edit it if necessary, then open it.
Validate Home Assistant Link
  1. Add the missing repository.
Add HACS Repository
  1. Install Get HACS.
Install HACS
  1. Start the Get HACS add-on.
Start HACS
  1. Make sure the add-on is running (indicated by a green indicator), then navigate to the log section.
Navigate To Log Section
  1. Make sure the installation was successful.
Successful Installation
  1. Uninstall Get HACS as it is no longer needed.
Uninstall Get HACS
  1. Click on Uninstall.
Click On Uninstall
  1. Navigate to the Home Assistant settings.

Open your Home Assistant instance and show your settings menu.

Navigate To Settings
  1. Restart Home Assistant.
Home Assistant Restart
  1. After Home Assistant reconnects, navigate to Devices & Services.

Open your Home Assistant instance and show your integrations.

Navigate To Devices & Services
  1. Preform a hard reset to your browser:
  • CTRL+F5  Windows/Linux
  • CMD+SHIFT+R On Mac
  1. In the bottom right corner select add integration.
add integration button
  1. Search for HACS and select it.

Open your Home Assistant instance and start setting up a new integration.

HACS
  1. Acknowledge the statements and select  Submit
HACS Terms
  1. Copy the device code and open the link to GitHub.
Github Activation
  1. Sign in/sign up to GitHub, then paste in the code from the previous step.
Github Device Activation
  1. Select Authorize HACS.
Authorize HACS

Once you see the confirmation screen, you can close the tab and go back to Home Assistant.

Github Success
  1. Congratulations! HACS is now installed. You can assign an area if you like or just press Finish.
HACS Success
  1. You should now see the HACS logo in the sidebar.
HACS Logo

If the logo wasn't added to the sidebar preform a hard reset to your browser:

  • CTRL+F5  Windows/Linux
  • CMD+SHIFT+R On Mac