Beginner's Guide to Getting Started with Home Assistant (featuring Home Assistant Green!)

Getting started with Home Assistant doesn’t have to feel overwhelming! In this video, I walk you one step at a time through a complete Home Assistant setup from unboxing equipment (Amazon links below) all the way to your first working automation. This is a true beginner walkthrough, no “YAML”, “Proxmox”, or “Docker containers” needed! *Hardware I Used In This Video - Order This Complete Kit!* * Home Assistant Green Server: https://amzn.to/3MtW2kt * SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 USB: https://amzn.to/3Maae20 * Third Reality Color Bulb: “BR30” size (shown in video) - https://amzn.to/3Zi8NSb / normal lamp “A19” size - https://amzn.to/3MfopCX * Aqara Motion Sensor P1: https://amzn.to/4bDDSHl *Want Even More Devices and Sensors? Here’s More Hardware I Like and Use!* * More advanced motion / presence detection via "mmwave": https://amzn.to/3OxQzcY * Individual Water Leak Sensors: I think Aqara makes a nice, simple to use Zigbee leak sensor (https://amzn.to/4qpAenW) * Whole Home Leak Protection: Moen Flo (https://amzn.to/4cfWBJ5) this is what I use in our home and I think it’s one of the best solutions on the market * Motion Detection: The Aqara sensor I used in the video works well for locations without power, but if you have an outlet I really like the ThirdReality sensor + night light / controllable indicator light (https://amzn.to/3ZqX8QV) * Indoor Climate / Air Quality: I love our AirThings AirWave (https://amzn.to/4arXEmT) we bought it for Radon detection but it’s incredibly capable for all sorts of air quality monitoring. * Outdoor Weather: The Tempest outdoor weather station is about as “set it and forget it” as you can possibly get (https://amzn.to/4qsOTPp) * Cameras: Without a doubt, Reolink cameras have probably the best level of integration with Home Assistant - and there are so many form factors to choose from! https://amzn.to/4tqpcSk 0:00 Intro 0:53 Welcome 1:22 Who Makes Home Assistant? 3:50 Unboxing Home Assistant Hardware and Accessories 9:38 Walking Through Initial Setup of Home Assistant Software and Hardware 19:33 Setting Up Your First Automation in Home Assistant 25:20 Setting Up Automated Backups for Home Assistant 26:30 Adding Users to Home Assistant 27:20 Building Custom Dashboards in Home Assistant 29:28 Setting up the Home Assistant Mobile Companion App 32:31 Configuring Home Assistant Mobile App Notifications 33:55 Closing #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #HomeAssistant