If you're building your first home server (or following my Ultimate Home Server series!), the first app I recommend playing with is Home Assistant. Taking control of your home automation with free and open-source software is an excellent way to get out of the cloud-based walled gardens, and self-hosting an app like this is a great way to learn about self-hosting in general without the pressure of hosting something like your firewall. In this video, I go over the process for creating a new virtual machien in Proxmox for Home Assistant, what settings you should choose, and why. I also include the steps to pass through USB hardware such as Zigbee and Z-Wave dongles to your virtual machine. Enjoy! Where to find the Home Assistant downloads for virtual machines: Home Assistant Onboarding Guide: This video is part of the Ultimate Home Server Megaproject, start from the beginning here: My Discord Server, where you can chat with me or suggest topics if you'd like: If you find my content useful and would like to support me, feel free to here: Blog post: Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:35 - VM Setup 05:34 - Import Image 09:51 - Onboarding 10:46 - USB Passthrough 12:09 - Conclusion #homeautomation #homeassistant #proxmox