# HowTo setup HAOS - Part 3 - Next steps following installation and initial configuration - User Profile configuration If you have not been following my multipart series here is a quick summary and a short background. All my guides are based on x86-64 HW architecture, because I do not consider RPi a viable platform if your aim is to build a solid HA foundation you can rely upon. RPi is fantastic to experiment with, but not as resilient, if you aim for a long term, reliable, performant and production worthy, HA platform. For cost effective lightweight option, HA [Yellow](https://www.crowdsupply.com/nabu-casa/home-assistant-yellow) is a better option when paired with an M.2 SSD. On top of the x86-64 HW architecture I have Proxmox as the platform of choice for running both production and test/experiment environments side-by-side, some of which are complimentary to HA (e.g. Pi-hole). There are tons of reasons a virtualised environment is superior to a bare-metal environment, which I hope will cover in a future post. So far we know how to [**install HAOS in Proxmox**](https://blog.habitats.tech/howto-install-home-assistant-ha-os-in-proxmox-ve-pve-71), complete the [**initial HA configuration**](https://blog.habitats.tech/howto-configure-home-assistant-ha-first-steps-following-a-bare-metal-bm-or-virtual-machine-vm-install), understand the [HAOS architecture](https://blog.habitats.tech/howto-setup-haos-part-0-architecture-and-design), the [**HA frontend/UI architecture**](https://blog.habitats.tech/howto-setup-haos-part-1-frontend-architecture-and-design), and [HA System configuration](https://blog.habitats.tech/howto-setup-haos-part-2-next-steps-following-installation-and-initial-configuration-system-configuration). This post follows on the steps of System configuration with User Profile configuration. To access HA you need to login with a username. We are logged in with username **admin**. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646361904342/o_OwyJ_Lh.png) The currently logged in user's username is always displayed as the last selection at the bottom of the sidebar. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646222829319/MRX44ELz7.png) User **admin** has administrative rights and the user profile reflects this. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646223202711/AvCPOlQu5.png) # **Customise** User Profile Let's head to the **admin** user profile panel and see what options are available to us. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646193309288/No5jAkYax.png) Enable **Advanced Mode**, which will enable more options throughout HA, as follows (I provide views of both before and after advanced mode is enabled): ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646193834020/kHewvTGRk.png) > Configuration -> Add-ons, Backups & Supervisor -> Add-ons -> **ADD-ON STORE** ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646356498432/_O1sXqdUo.png) Before: ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646194497180/6qBSda5Wk.png) After: more add-ons are available ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646194773928/Yx65Fno4F.png) > Configuration -> Add-ons, Backups & Supervisor -> System -> **Log** Logs Before: only supervisor log is displayed (no selection provided) ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646197453640/UsOWLI_V7.png) Logs After: select any log (supervisor log shown by default) ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646197688986/ScrlAol6X.png) ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646197851057/GT708SKNf.png) ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646197919735/YlhPetcBU.png) ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646198052088/qDRIf6RHa.png) ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646198093032/szfNwx3LR.png) ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646198138499/P_XBZjKWA.png) > Configuration -> **Dashboards** ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646356848521/XpVewe_sK.png) Before: ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646198336888/uYObsDbk6.png) After: a new **Resources** tab was added ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646198469614/Meoku_Qw7.png) > Configuration -> **People & Zones** ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646356902656/lFlBAPrg7.png) Before: ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646198781383/ShFDcFTzx.png) After: a new **Users** tab was added ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646198920374/bd-lxMg_b.png) > Configuration -> **Settings** -> **General** ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646357007092/x58CL2nPG.png) Before: ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646199844575/slARFaHl6.png) After: ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646200167579/CJ30nOhzc.png) > Configuration -> **Settings** -> **Server Controls** Before: ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646200520353/TV4Xr-DYN.png) After: ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646200407634/QHxjlYfj1.png) ### Customise Sidebar You can customise the sidebar by clicking the EDIT option. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646218004466/iwJUHyIDv.png) All selections in the sidebar become wobbly and get an X sign next to them. To delete a selection just click on the X sign. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646218217629/8NHLLf8Em.png) Once you delete a selection it does not vanish; it is still available to add it to the sidebar by pressing the + sign. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646218356780/GZWrB47eT.png) To rearrange the selections to suit your requirements just drag any selection up or down. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646220633543/l0qwUjZLU.png) If you are happy with the sidebar selections just click on the DONE button at the top of the sidebar. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646218543929/uEiLORc5Y.png) ### Customise Theme To customise the theme you can use the following options: ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646218692449/jkETECFn_.png) Auto will customise the dark/light theme of HA based on the OS settings (Android, iOS, Linux, Windows). ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646220868206/md04Tv_UZ.png) Dark will customise the UI to always use the dark theme. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646220788904/IE2q32M5x.png) ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646219051489/V_fo-3NV9.png) Light will customise the UI to always use the light theme. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646220825106/VwYo0QfaV.png) ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646218946726/OMPKfxoDu.png) The **Accent colour** (RGB: 255, 152, 0) is the colour used to display warnings or attention prompts, values, etc. Change it by just clicking on the orange bar. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646311167050/m4eacBg1J.png) To make it green, either type the values (RGB: 0, 255, 0), or drag the two white circles to make your favourite colour combination. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646224518690/dMC1VRiZr.png) The **Primary colour** (RGB: 3, 169, 244) is the colour used to display highlight values, selections, text, etc. Change it by just clicking on the blue bar. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646311391540/2R9dTReWI.png) To make it yellow, either type the values (RGB: 255, 255, 0), or drag the two white circles to make your favourite colour combination. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646220152864/B3w9paKHf.png) To reset the colours to their default values click the RESET selection. ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646220421476/V95jDfL1F.png) ![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1646220443552/-VIDoiIn2.png) There are more settings that can be changed, but are of a more advanced nature, outside the scope of this post. > The **User Profile settings** are one of the most important tasks you should carefully consider when setting up HA. At present, HA does not provide a way to group users together to allow different UI configurations. The only way to achieve different UI configs is by username (i.e. user profiles). This is why having a good strategy on what usernames to use and settings to apply should be a forethought, not an afterthought. We will cover this topic in more detail in a future post. # Useful References ### **My Posts:** Proxmox Setup Guides: [Home Assistant](https://blog.habitats.tech/howto-install-home-assistant-ha-os-in-proxmox-ve-pve-71), [Pi-hole](https://blog.habitats.tech/howto-install-pi-hole-in-proxmox-ve-possibly-the-best-ad-blocker-and-privacy-protector), [Win10](https://blog.habitats.tech/howto-install-and-configure-windows-10-in-a-vm-on-proxmox-ve-71-step-by-step), [Win11](https://blog.habitats.tech/howto-install-and-configure-windows-11-in-a-vm-on-proxmox-ve-71-step-by-step) [Home Assistant Initial Config Guide](https://blog.habitats.tech/howto-configure-home-assistant-ha-first-steps-following-a-bare-metal-bm-or-virtual-machine-vm-install), [Pi-hole Config Guide](https://blog.habitats.tech/howto-configure-pi-hole-possibly-the-best-ad-blocker-and-privacy-protector) HA Setup Guide Series: [HAOS Architecture](https://blog.habitats.tech/howto-setup-haos-part-0-architecture-and-design), [Frontend/UI Architecture](https://blog.habitats.tech/howto-setup-haos-part-1-frontend-architecture-and-design), [System Configuration](https://blog.habitats.tech/howto-setup-haos-part-2-next-steps-following-installation-and-initial-configuration-system-configuration) ### **HA links:** [Developer Docs](https://developers.home-assistant.io), [API Documentation](http://dev-docs.home-assistant.io/en/master/), [Documentation](https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/), [HA Integrations](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/), [Full Demo](https://demo.home-assistant.io/#/lovelace/0), [GitHub](https://github.com/home-assistant), [YAML](https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/documenting/yaml-style-guide), [Smart Mirror](https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2016/04/07/static-website/) ### **Other links:** [YAML Reference](https://yaml.org/spec/1.2.2/) --- Please consider subscribing to my blog, as you will only ever get quality content; no time wasting, advertising, spamming or other unproductive activities/practices. 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