Binary Install #
Homechart can be deployed as a standalone binary on Linux (amd64 and arm) from our releases website.
1. Review the requirements #
Ensure your system meets the Server Requirements.
2. Download Homechart #
Visit https://releases.homechart.app/ and download the version of Homechart for your platform. Optionally, you can verify your download by comparing the SHA-512 sum:
sha256sum -c homechart_latest_linux_amd64.gz.sha256
Once your download has completed, decompress it:
gzip -d sha256sum -c homechart_latest_linux_arm.gz.sha256
3. Run Homechart #
The Homechart executable can be ran from any directory and stores no files locally. You will need to provide some configuration settings via environment variables or a JSON configuration file, see Configuration Options.
./homechart #
A minimal command line for Homechart:
$ ./homechart -c config.json serve
systemd #
A base homechart.service file:
[Unit]
Description=Homechart - Your Handy Home Assistant
Documentation=https://docs.homechart.app
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=homechart
Group=homechart
ExecStart=/usr/bin/homechart -c /etc/homechart.json serve
Restart=always
RestartSec=1s
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target