Installed HA on window 10 but it wont launch

Installation
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I ran python -m pip install homeassistant, it ran through its little installation and I tried running hass --open-ui which gave me this error

C:\Users\mrvog>hass --open-ui
c:\users\mrvog\appdata\local\programs\python\python35\python.exe: can’t open file ‘C:\Users\mrvog\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\Scripts\hass’: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

So I tried python -m homeassistant --open-ui which gave me this error

Unable to find configuration. Creating default one in C:\Users\mrvog\AppData\Roaming.homeassistant
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “C:\Users\mrvog\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packages\homeassistant_main_.py”, line 388, in
sys.exit(main())
File “C:\Users\mrvog\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packages\homeassistant_main_.py”, line 380, in main
exit_code = setup_and_run_hass(config_dir, args)
File “C:\Users\mrvog\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packages\homeassistant_main_.py”, line 289, in setup_and_run_hass
config_file = ensure_config_file(config_dir)
File “C:\Users\mrvog\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packages\homeassistant_main_.py”, line 110, in ensure_config_file
config_path = config_util.ensure_config_exists(config_dir)
File “C:\Users\mrvog\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packages\homeassistant\config.py”, line 135, in ensure_config_exists
config_path = create_default_config(config_dir, detect_location)
File “C:\Users\mrvog\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packages\homeassistant\config.py”, line 166, in create_default_config
location_info.longitude)
File “C:\Users\mrvog\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packages\homeassistant\util\location.py”, line 78, in elevation
return int(float(req.json()[‘results’][0][‘elevation’]))
IndexError: list index out of range

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Seems to be a duplicate of

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yeah i tried py -m homeassistant --open-ui

and it also results in the second error regarding the configuration file

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Could you try to add elevation to you config?

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i dont think i have a config file. it always trys to make it because it cant find one, but is unable to

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Hope you are opening the command with ‘Run as administrator’ option.

Just in case you don’t know how to:

Search for ‘Command Prompt’, when it appears in search result, right click on it and select ‘Run as administrator’ option.

In addition, why not create a simple standard file and place it in a folder, as described here

Should you face any issues getting one, please post back!

Hope it helps!

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yeah I am running command with admin rights. I noticed on the youtube windows install video there was like 3 other people with the same error. I created a configuration file based on the file daniel pointed me to, and at first it had errors regarding longitude and lat, so I put in my long and lat, it then didnt try to create a file, but it had a huge list of errors and still wouldnt launch the program

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my honest advice? Get a raspberry pi 3, around 70 euro. It makes all the debugging more easily supported

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I have some small Linux boxes I might try it on. I was just going to play with it on my main computer since it could be installed on windows.

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I started as you did. But the debugging is intensive, and if you run on linux I think (at least it was for me) you get better answers from the forum members

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While I am not expert at it, would be nice if you could post the relevant portion. I am aware that it all gets flooded. Preferably put it in a text file and attach (if possible). No harm having a look, I guess.

Configure suggested by Daniel has things like !include, which you may not have.

I suggest you use one given here. Modify later after you succeed.

I am not running it continuously, but have been running it without issues on Windows 10 for over a month now.

My plan is to have a fairly complete config on PC where I am comfortable and then migrate the whole stuff onto RPi for continuous running with battery backed power supply.

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I do not use Windows, but see this questions sometimes: What is the correct command to start HASS on windows?

hass --open-ui
or
python -m homeassistant --open-ui

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The second one definitely. Actually I never tried first one because I was following video tutorial on YouTube.

I will try first after going home and report back.

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I can confirm that the first command doesn’t work, at least in the environment I have. I am getting following error:

c:\users\comp\appdata\local\programs\python\python35\python.exe: can't open file 'C:\Users\comp\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\Scripts\hass': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

The second works as mentioned before.

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@nitinsontakke could you confirm that you have file: C:\Users\comp\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\Scripts\hass.exe
even if it doesn’t work?

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Sure! I am in the office at the moment (India). Will post when back home.

Considering it is Friday today, I don’t know in what state I will be at home.

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I can confirm that the file hass.exe is very much there! Should you need any other info, please do let me know.

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@nitinsontakke, thank you.

Let’s see if someone is able to figure out what is wrong that the script doesn’t work.