This can either be done by connecting a screen and keyboard to the Pi or by using SSH to connect over the network. We will need to access the Raspberry Pi with the terminal in order to enter the commands required to install Home Assistant. Make sure you install Raspbian Lite, the command line only flavour of Raspbian. It is recommended that you use a Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 due to the system resource requirements, however you can run it on other Raspberry Pi boards.
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If you are new to the Raspberry Pi ecosphere and you have not yet installed Raspbian, go check out my tutorial that explains how to install Raspbian and access the terminal using SSH. You will of course need a Raspberry Pi with the latest version of Raspbian Lite. The installation of Home Assistant as a service within Raspbian leaves you open to do more with your Pi and it is ideal for those who don’t want to dedicate their entire Pi just to Home Assistant.
The Raspbian installation is for advanced users. If you are new to Home Assistant (and want the add-on store) or you want as little to do with the terminal as possible then you follow the standard Home Assistant installation. Ever found the standard installation of Home Assistant frustrating because you cannot access the root? Want the freedom to run other services on your Pi and access the bash prompt as normal? What you need is the Home Assistant Raspbian installation.