First run

#1. Claim the instance

A fresh instance sends every page to the setup screen. It asks for a six-digit code only the server's log shows, valid 15 minutes:

docker compose logs localassistant | grep "Setup code"

Then your email, name and password. That first account is the admin.

#2. Lay out the house

House: add your floors (0 is the ground floor, -1 the basement), then rooms on each with an icon, and outside ones like the garage, the shed or the terrace. Each room's page has its settings: name, icon, floor, delete. A device without a room belongs to the whole house; pick its room in its Edit sheet.

#3. Connect MELCloud

Devices, Add a device, Mitsubishi (MELCloud), then sign in with the email and password the MELCloud app uses. Every air-to-air and air-to-water unit on the account appears; Find new units picks up ones added later. See Mitsubishi heat pumps.

#4. Add the blinds

Devices, Add a device, Tuya blinds opens Add a Tuya blind, which asks for a name, the blind's IP address, its device ID and its local key. Getting the last two takes a few minutes, once: see Tuya blinds.

#5. Invite the household

Admin, Invites makes a link for each person; with email set up under Admin, Email, it's sent for you. Everyone signed in can drive every device; only admins add or remove them.

More integrations, from the community, are in Integrations, Add an integration: see Integrations.