Hello, I’ve done some searching and can’t find info. I installed the HA image from PI Imager on a Pi5. I was able to connect to HA from a separate laptop. the image on the pi is the black HA command line.
I would like to add a touchscreen and use the Pi as the HA controller instead of accessing it from another computer.
Can anyone tell me how to get out of the black HA screen or do i need a different type of install to do that? if different, can you please point me in the direction of some instructions?
With HA OS, you can’t do that. You need to install raspberry pi OS and use a HA container installation, but then you will not have add-ons.
I would have to install all the add ons manually?
You can’t install add-ons, you need to install the equivalent docker containers
Home Assistant is meant to run 24/7 as a service in the background, using other devices to access its webserver. To do so, the HAOS image is a minimal OS without a graphical user interface, that can run on minimal hardware.
In order to run a browser as a front end for HA, you need the full os with graphical ui. There is no standard install for that, so you cannot use Home Assistant OS (unless you run it in a VM, which I think you cannot do on a RPI5).
So it immediately means you need to install your own OS and maintain it, and make sure it has all the prerequisites HA needs. You will also need one of the advanced installation methods.
You can go for Supervised install if you are experienced and then you can still use addons:
If you go for the Container install, you will need to install the software that is usually in the addons yourself, as separate containers.
All of those ways are for experienced users only, who know their way around linux, containers and installing various kinds of software. You will likely not be able to follow one of the many online tutorials. They usually assume HAOS.
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