Home assistant as VM on Proxmox

Prepare image

Copy link of KVM file from HA website

In proxmox

wget <ADDRESS>

Expand the compressed image

unxz </path/to/file.qcow2.xz>

Create VM

OS:
- Select 'Do not use any media'
System:
- Change 'machine' to 'q35'【11 m】
- Change BIOS to OVMF (UEFI)
- Select the EFI storage (typically local-lvm/zfs)
Disks:
- Delete the SCSI drive and any other disks

Confirm and finish. Do not start the VM yet.

Add the image to the VM

In console, use the following command to import the image from the host to the VM

qm importdisk <VM ID> </path/to/file.qcow2> <EFI location>

For example,

qm importdisk 205 /home/user/haos_ova-12.0.qcow2 local-lvm

In proxmox Web, select your HA VM

Go to the 'Hardware' tab
Select the 'Unused Disk' and click the 'Edit' button
Check the 'Discard' box if you're using an SSD then click 'Add'
Remove ROM/DVD device
Select the 'Options' tab
Select 'Boot Order' and hit 'Edit'
Check the newly created drive (likely scsi0) and move is to the top

Finish Up

Start the VM
When proxmox logo showup, hit ESC, disable secure boot. Restart
Check the shell of the VM. If it booted up correctly, you should be greeted with the link to access the Web UI.
Navigate to <VM IP>:8123

Done. Everything should be up and running now.

Configuration

Sesame

/homeassistant/configuration.yaml

sensor:
  - platform: rest
    name: Entrance Lock Sensor
    resource: https://app.candyhouse.co/api/sesame2/E0A1yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyyyyyyyyyy
    headers:
      x-api-key: 4Zb4xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    value_template: '{{ value_json.CHSesame2Status }}'
    json_attributes:
      - batteryPercentage
      - batteryVoltage
      - position
      - CHSesame2Status
      - timestamp
    scan_interval: 3600

shell_command:
  lock_entrance_lock: ./scripts/sesame.py lock 4Zb4xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx E0A1yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyyyyyyyyyy 0000cf3cf3cf3cf3cf3cf3cf3cf3cf3c
  unlock_entrance_lock: ./scripts/sesame.py unlock 4Zb4xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx E0A1yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyyyyyyyyyy 0000cf3cf3cf3cf3cf3cf3cf3cf3cf3c

lock:
  - platform: template
    unique_id: lock.entrance_lock
    name: Entrance Lock
    value_template: "{{ is_state('sensor.entrance_lock_sensor', 'locked') }}"
    lock:
      service: shell_command.lock_entrance_lock
    unlock:
      service: shell_command.unlock_entrance_lock

sesame.py location:

/homeassistant/scripts/sesame.py

Assign permission

sudo chmod 755 /etc/homeassistant/bin/sesame

Try

/etc/homeassistant/bin/sesame --help

Ref:

ngoc-minh-do/home-assistant.md

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