The video version of this tutorial can be found here: install Home Assistant as a VM on Unraid.
Step 1: Get qcow2 image
Go to https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system/releases/ and get the latest ova qcow2 image and unpack the compressed file.
Step 2: Prepare Unraid
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Go to the settings tab of your Unraid server and ensure that VM’s are enabled in the VM Manager settings.
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Go to your shares tab and ensure you have a “domains” share and that the SMB is set to export
Step 3: Copy the qcow2 image
On your computer, access the domains share and copy the qcow2 image to the share
Step 4: Setup New VM
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Go to the VM tab of Unraid and select “Add VM” and choose Linux as the type
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Give the VM a name
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Select the cores to assign to the VM
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Set the amount of RAM
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Under “Primary vDisk Location” select “manual” and then select the image file we copied into the domains share. This will be located under “user” in the first drop down
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Under “Primary vDisk Bua” select “SATA”
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Pass through any necessary USB devices such as Zigbee hubs
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Click “Create”
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A new VNC window should open and run through setup. When you get to the login propt you can close the window
Step 5: Test Access
- Open a browser and go to homeassistant.local:8123 to access your new Home Assistant instance
