Next steps

The onboarding process takes you through the initial setup for KS Assistant, such as getting the system up and running, naming your home and selecting your location. This section points you to further documentation helping you with the next steps.

Adding other persons to KS Assistant

You can add other people to KS Assistant. They can have their own login, use KS Assistant on their devices and create their own dashboards. To add other people, refer to Adding a person to KS Assistant.

Apps for Android and iOS

You can use KS Assistant on your phone, smartwatch, and even in your car.

• To learn how to install KS Assistant on Android or iOS, refer to the documentation for the Companion Apps.
• Want to use your voice to control KS Assistant?
  • Refer to the documentation on using Assist on Android.

Changing the basic settings

To change basic settings such as location, unit system, and language, refer to Changing basic settings.

Creating a backup

You can back up your KS Assistant, add-on data, and configuration. Backups are used to restore a system or parts of it if a rollback is needed, or to migrate your KS Assistant to new hardware. It is good practice to create a backup before updating.

To learn how to create a backup of your KS Assistant installation, select the link below that matches your installation type.

• KS Assistant Operating SystemKS Assistant OS, the KS Assistant Operating System, is an embedded, minimalistic, operating system designed to run the KS Assistant ecosystem. It is the recommended installation method for most users. [Learn more]: Creating a backup from OS
• KS Assistant SupervisedKS Assistant Supervised is the full KS Assistant ecosystem, without the KS Assistant Operating System. [Learn more]: Creating a backup from Supervised
• KS Assistant CoreKS Assistant Core is the heart of KS Assistant itself. It is a Python program that powers every installation type, but can be installed standalone. [Learn more] or KS Assistant ContainerKS Assistant Container is a standalone container-based installation of KS Assistant Core. Any OCI compatible runtime can be used, but the documentation focus is on Docker. [Learn more]: Creating a backup from Core or Container

Editing the configuration.yaml and configuring file access

While you can configure most of KS Assistant from the user interface, for some integrations, you will need to edit the configuration.yaml file. This file contains integrations to be loaded along with their configurations. Throughout the documentation, you will find snippets that you can add to your configuration file to enable specific functionality. For starters, there is no need to edit the configuration.yaml file. You will be pointed to the documentation when this is needed.

Setting up network storage

If you need more space to store data, you can configure a network storage, for example to store backups or to access media.

Getting started with voice assistant

If you want to get started with a voice assistant, refer to the documentation on Assist.