Hello all.
Newbie to this but managed to get this installed on python and followed the instructions for windows on the HA website.
I have now installed this twice and I still seem to be missing the HASS io option in the left window. Any ideas?
You didn’t install hassio, therefore you don’t have hassio.
Hassio is one way to install and run home assistant.
Python virtual environment is another.
You can also run home assistant in docker.
So with python I won’t get Hassio?
Would my best approach be to install it in docker? Can this also be installed on Win 10? Can you recommend a good link for instructions?
I just want to have a play and if it’s right I will prob get a raspberry pi
The python virtual environment install doesn’t include the hassio specific features like snapshots and add-ons. Home assistant itself is the same with any installation method (aside from Windows installs where certain integrations are unavailable because Windows).
Home Assistant is home assistant. The add-ons are OTHER pieces of software that run in conjunction with home assistant. You can still test out home assistant without hassio. You don’t need hassio to test out the functionality of home assistant.
You can’t run hassio in docker on Windows.
No. Windows is a terrible server os.
You can use virtual box or VMware player and the vmdk file for hassos to test it out.
But again, home assistant doesn’t require hassio.
I ended up with the same problem after loading from a snapshot however, I am running on docker container is there a way to fix this. I tried to re-install using curl -sL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/home-assistant/hassio-installer/master/hassio_install.sh" | bash -s -- -m raspberrypi4 but old instant of hassio loads up. Is there a way I can remove and reinstall through ubuntu terminal. Please keep in mind I am not an expert when it comes to ubuntu server 
I really appreciate your help