{"id":2307,"date":"2022-01-13T21:20:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T03:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/?p=2307"},"modified":"2022-12-28T09:25:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T15:25:59","slug":"home-assistant-on-qnap-ts-251-in-container-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/home-assistant-on-qnap-ts-251-in-container-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Assistant on QNAP TS-251 in Container Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a tutorial on how I setup Home Assistant<\/a> on a QNAP TS-251 NAS box in Container Station.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Install Container Station<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t have Container Station<\/a> installed on the QNAP server, do that first via App Center<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Container Station is a way to run a virtual app<\/em> or virtual server<\/em> on your NAS. This is really running via Docker<\/a> but adding a GUI for you to setup and configure the Docker container. Docker has really become a great corner-stone on how to run virtual servers and is really cool – the more you get into running servers the more you appreciate this technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prepare For the Container<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The container holds all of the server-level code\/logic. But as you use your container, there will be some unique information for your container that you’ll want to store elsewhere. This allows for you to stop, upgrade, delete the container itself as needed without loosing your data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In File Station<\/strong> create a new directory in a location you like for this data. I suggest creating a directory called Container<\/strong> at the root level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within this directory, create a subdirectory named homeassistant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Install Home Assistant via Container Station<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. In Container Station, click the Create<\/strong> button on the left hand panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. In the search box, search for Home Assistant<\/em><\/strong> and click the magnifying glass icon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Click the Docker Hub<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. There will likely be several results. Look for homeassistant\/home-assistant<\/code> and click on the Install<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    Installing Home Assistant from the QNAP Container Station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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    1. Use the latest<\/em><\/strong> version (unless you have a strong reason to use an alternate version) and click Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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      \"Select<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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      1. Create the Container<\/strong>\n
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        1. Set a Name<\/strong> for the container (example: home-assistant-1<\/code>).\n