# home-assistant/operating-system

:beginner: Home Assistant Operating System

Repository: https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/operating-system
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: iot, hass, home-assistant, buildroot, docker, hassio-os, vvc, nb, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:16:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 83, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3165, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 34, "gap_med": 34, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7433, forks 1291 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:59.841604+00:00)

## What it is
Home Assistant Operating System is a Buildroot-based Linux distribution optimized to run Home Assistant and its add-ons via Docker containers. It targets single-board computers like Raspberry Pi and ODROID as well as x86-64 UEFI systems, with OTA update support.

## Use cases
- run home assistant on a raspberry pi
- dedicated OS for home automation hub
- self-hosted smart home controller appliance
- OTA-updatable home assistant installation
- home assistant OS for ODROID or x86-64

## When to choose
- you want the official, appliance-like way to run Home Assistant
- you want a minimal, maintenance-free OS with OTA updates
- you're deploying to supported SBC hardware or a UEFI x86-64 box

## When to avoid
- you want Home Assistant on an existing general-purpose Linux distro (use Home Assistant Container instead)
- you need a customizable general-purpose server OS
- your hardware is not on the supported board list

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: iot, container-runtime, self-hosted, embedded
- domain: iot, self-hosted, operating-systems
- platform: embedded, self-hosted
- tags: home-automation, buildroot, home-assistant, single-board-computer, raspberry-pi, ota-updates, supervisor, automation, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- home-assistant/operating-system (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:59.841604+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:37:43.749254+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:59.841604+00:00, sha cc4dae560d98)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.