Help with Running HA on Docker Container

Installation
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Hi All
I am new to Home assistant and trying to install the Home Assistant image using the container method on Docker. I have been following the instructions from this link,

However, in containers, I can see Home Assistant but the status is stuck to restarting for the past an hour, I have restarted the PC, and started the container again but no luck. any help is appreciated.

“home-assistant homeassistant/home-assistant:latest Restarting 8123”

Thanks

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PC: so you are running this on windows + docker desktop?

What did you use to add the image? i.e … “docker run …”

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Yes on on windows PC.

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so what did you use from the command line to install this?

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Unless something has changed it’s generally not recommended to run HA on a Windows OS even in Docker.

If you must run it on windows you should at least run it in a Debian VM on the Windows machine.

Even then I’m still not sure if it’s recommended.

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Agreed but maybe the OP wants to try things out… I installed this in 15 mins and working ok (for what one could see in 15+ mins :slight_smile: )

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Yeah, I’m not saying it won’t work but I’ve heard of people having issues and that is the general consensus to not run it in windows in production at least.

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Any suggestions to run on windows PC ?

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I don’t think this will work, as Windows docker doesn’t support ‘host’ mode…at least i didn’t when i tried to use it; it only works on linux distributions :wink:

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You do not necessarily need host mode…it is just more cumbersome with port mappings

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If you do not want to invest (right now) in a dedicated machine then try it out first.
Alternatives are non-windows, raspi / nuc …
Also note that the container itself is a linux variant OS in which HA runs, even on your windows PC with docker desktop. When you run docker e.g. on Ubuntu or Raspi then you would have the OS in Linux too.
If you want to have it real simple on OS with little manipulations, try the HA blue or yellow…I myself would not buy either of them because I want more flex…and I do know unix more than a bit too :slight_smile:

EDIT: and of course you can run HA OS, no docker install, using add-ons (which in fact are containers too but less to manage)
All the options are here:
Installation - Home Assistant (home-assistant.io)