I installed HA in a virtual box on Mac today. When I start the service, I get no errors, but my browser just stays stuck when trying to open [homeassistant.local:8123]. It’s been like that for a couple of hours now. Any suggestions?
Setup instructions here
From your screenshot it seems HA does not have an IP.
Thanks for the reply. I just followed the setup in the page I linked to. Per that same page, I tried to use http://X.X.X.X:8123 where the IP is this computer, but that gave me an error that it couldn’t connect to the server.
Would you mind explaining your comment a little? Is there a place in HA config where I designate an IP address?
The vm should have a different IP than your host machine. You have probably configured the network to the virtual machine wrong. Set it to bridged and promiscuous (I don’t use VB so this is off the top of my head).
You can designate an IP but doesn’t help you until it is online 
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I guess I’m just going by what I see in the HA Shell. I have no idea what I’m doing. I’ve used homebridge for years and am just trying to set this up.
You need an IP to communicate with it. Did you check the network settings on the vm?
There isn’t anything in the settings that deals with IP. Now even the network settings only shows one adapter available and no option for promiscuous. I deleted the VM and tried to start over. No luck.
Are you using wifi or a cable?
I can’t find where you linked to any setup page.
I’m trying to use Wifi. My router is in a different part of the house than this Mac.
You didn’t read very closely:
- Then go to Network > Adapter 1. Choose Bridged Adapter and choose your network adapter.
Please keep in mind that the bridged adapter only functions over a hardwired Ethernet connection. Using Wi-Fi on your VirtualBox host is unsupported.
You are incorrect. I read it several times, but as I did not have an acceptable alternative, I tried to make it work. Since the app would be running on one machine, I hoped to be able to open a browser to it from that selfsame machine.
I forgive you.
Unfortunately, as @fleskefjes pointed out, the VM you are configuring does not work with the IP address of your Mac, so you can’t make that work.
I apologize for my choice of words. I assumed you didn’t actively ignore the requirements with hopes to prove them wrong.
Given your requirements - MacOS on Wireless, your only reasonable choices are advanced install methods. Container (Docker) or Core.
Given your statement about your experience level above, I’d go with Docker as the best choice for following a recipe.
Maybe this thread will help.
Question: Running Homeassistant using Docker on macOS - Installation - Home Assistant Community
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Thanks for adding the docker link. Unfortunately, I came to this forum after finding Docker and Scrypted more than I wanted to pursue.
I decided to just order a Home Assistant green and be done with it. Thanks for your time and have a great day.
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Can you paste your .vbox files of this HAOS VM?
Or, turn off the VM, and go to the settings of the VM, and show us everything under the network section via screen captures.
Or, consult VirtualBox documents / sites / forums and see how you could get your VM its own IP.
What is the IP of your Mac, the computer you open the web browser from? This information will be helpful later, and you can get your IP running ipconfig from Terminal.