Home Assistant - Part 2 - The top add-ons you should install when getting started.

The specific add-ons anyone will need will alwyas vary greatly upon what devices, integrations, and purposes they have in mind for such powerful software as Home Assistant. But when you're first getting started, the number of available add-ons can be a bit overwhelming, and knowing which ones will help you on this smart home journey can be difficult at first.


Not to worry, I'm here to help, and if you don't like my picks, there are literally dozens of other channels that will give you different, yet similar advice on which add-ons to install.


=== Links ===
Home Assistant Main Page - https://www.home-assistant.io/
Home Assistant Add-on Documentation - https://www.home-assistant.io/addons/
Part 1: Installing and getting Home Assistant setup -    • Home Assistant Part 1 - Install and I...  

=== Timestamps ===

00:00 Beginning
00:09 Intro to the Add-on Video
00:53 Thank you to my Patrons and Subscribers for all of your continued support
01:30 Getting to the Add-ons section in HA
02:35 Install File Editor Add-on
05:00 Install the Samba Share Add-on
06:45 Install Node-red Add-on
08:05 Install the Check HA Configuration tool
09:22 https://discuss.opensourceisawesome.com

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