Add the Home Assistant Community Store to Home Assistant

In this Edition of Lab Notes we are going to cover setting up the Home Assistant Community Store in Home Assistant. The Home Assistant Community Store or HACS is an awesome custom component that opens a whole another level of Home Assistant add-ons. If you are using Home Assistant at some point you are going to want something that can be installed via HACS, so lets get it installed! This is actually part of a bigger plan that ends with a Smart Home Tour of my audible notifications, but to make that video a bit shorter I am breaking it up. So if you are interested in seeing how I leverage audible notifications stick around because we are going to automate some boring stuff. Video Sections: 00:00 Add the Home Assistant Community Store to Home Assistant - Intro 00:37 What is HACS 01:07 HACS System Requirements 02:11 Install SSH Add-on in home Assistant 03:31 Download HACS Custom Component to Home Assistant 04:00 Install an Integration in HACS 05:00 Install the Alexa Media Player Integration in Home Assistant Things Mentioned in this video: HACS - https://hacs.xyz/ Who am I? My Name is Jeff. I am an DIY-er and Automator of boring things. And, of course, a huge Home Assistant fan. Oh, I also live in a house that tweets. Follow Me: Github - https://github.com/thejeffreystone Twitter - https://twitter.com/thejeffreystone / https://twitter.com/slackerlabs On the Web - https://slacker-labs.com/ And if you like this video consider supporting me: Buy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut Use my Amazon affiliate link which provides a small commission on things you buy without additional cost to you - https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=Home+Automation&ref=nb_sb_noss_2&linkCode=ll2&tag=thejeffreysto-20&linkId=18622d75c4923c69c2b7488cec58ad5e&language=en_US Video Gear: Canon m50: https://amzn.to/3ftldPH Desk Mic: https://amzn.to/3wkum40 Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/3tXk1cp Newer 660: https://amzn.to/3fwwejd Dazzne D50: https://amzn.to/3oGBK5y Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3u07chK Gimble: https://amzn.to/3ouKAoe Music - Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/o05z6m/ Video Assets - LenoFx: http://i.refs.cc/CJXU6Da9?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJzbWlsZV91aSIsInNtaWxlX21lZGl1bSI6IiIsInNtaWxlX2NhbXBhaWduIjoicmVmZXJyYWxfcHJvZ3JhbSIsInNtaWxlX2N1c3RvbWVyX2lkIjo3NzE2MjM1MTd9