How to Set Up Home Assistant with Podman | Complete Smart Home Automation Guide

Welcome to this step-by-step tutorial on setting up Home Assistant using Podman! In this screencast, I'll show you how to quickly get started with Home Assistant — a powerful, open-source home automation platform that puts you in control of your smart home.

Whether you're a beginner or just looking to learn a more efficient, containerized setup, this guide covers everything from installation to getting your Home Assistant up and running on your own hardware using Podman. No Docker needed!

🔧 What You'll Learn in This Video:

What is Home Assistant and why it's a game-changer for smart home automation

How to install Podman and Podman Compose on Linux

Step-by-step process to set up Home Assistant in a containerized environment

How to customize and start automating your devices securely and privately

👨‍💻 Resources:

Home Assistant Installation Guide (official)

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🔔 Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:30 What is Home Assistant?
03:00 Installing Podman
04:30 Creating Podman Compose File
06:00 Starting Home Assistant
07:00 Final Thoughts & Next Steps

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