If you haven't already, insert the SD card in your computer and select it here.

(I didn't test the next step with other Linux distros)

Select the OS of your choice, I went with Raspberry Pi OS Lite 32 Bit.

Screenshot of the home screen of Raspberry Pi Imager Go ahead and download Raspberry Pi Imager for your operating system. It saves you a lot of time and headaches with the first time configuration. In this case though I highly recommend using the Imager tool to install Raspberry Pi OS on your SD card. Most of the time you have a lot more control using the manual way. I like to understand what I'm doing and what's happening if I click something in a GUI. Normally I'm not a big fan of installers.

Install Raspberry Pi OS with Raspberry Pi Imager # Running Home Assistant as Docker containerġ.

Connecting and updating your Raspberry Pi.

Install Raspberry Pi OS with Raspberry Pi Imager.

These are the steps we'll have to go through to get a working installation of Home Assistant running on your local network. Feel free to message me on Twitter if you have any questions 🙂. I'll assume you have basic knowledge around Linux (you should for example know how to connect to another computer with SSH), so forgive me if I don't explain everthing to the last detail. Hot tip: make sure you know where you've put your Micro SD card from your last bricked Pi so you don't have to wait for the delivery of a new card. It finally happened: there was a Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB RAM in stock that wasn't outrageously priced.

Home assistant on pi zero