How to Install Hubleys on macOS

Hubleys is a dashboard for Home Assistant written in Vue.js. It allows users to easily customize their Home Assistant dashboard. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Hubleys on a macOS.

Requirements

Before installing Hubleys, you will need to have the following:

  • A macOS computer
  • The latest version of Home Assistant installed and running
  • Git installed on your macOS computer

Step 1: Clone Hubleys Repository

The first step is to download the Hubleys files from the GitHub repository. To do this, follow the steps below:

  1. Open Terminal on your macOS computer by clicking on the Magnifying glass icon on the upper right corner of your screen, type "Terminal" and press Enter.
  2. Type the following command in Terminal and press Enter: git clone https://github.com/knrdl/hubleys-dashboard.git
  3. Wait for the download to complete. Once done, you should now have a new folder called "hubleys-dashboard" on your computer.

Step 2: Configure Home Assistant

Before we can use Hubleys, we need to configure Home Assistant. To do this, follow the steps below:

  1. Open the "configuration.yaml" file in your Home Assistant installation.
  2. Add the following lines of code to the bottom of the file:
panel_iframe:
  hubleys:
    title: 'Hubleys'
    icon: 'mdi:view-dashboard'
    url: 'http://localhost:8080/hubleys-dashboard/'
  1. Save the changes to the file.

Step 3: Install Hubleys Dependencies

Before we can use Hubleys, we need to install its dependencies. To do this, follow the steps below:

  1. Open Terminal on your macOS computer.
  2. Navigate to the "hubleys-dashboard" folder by typing the following command: cd hubleys-dashboard
  3. Install the dependencies by typing the following command: npm install

Step 4: Start Hubleys

Now, we're ready to start Hubleys. To do this, follow the steps below:

  1. Navigate to the "hubleys-dashboard" folder by typing the following command: cd hubleys-dashboard
  2. Start the server by typing the following command: npm run serve
  3. Once the server is running, you can access the Hubleys dashboard by going to http://localhost:8080/hubleys-dashboard/ in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed and configured Hubleys on macOS. You can now customize your Home Assistant dashboard using Hubleys.