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Getting Started

First boot & initial setup

Create your admin account, explore the dashboard and connect Home Assistant — in five minutes.

4 min readUpdated: 20 August 2026

After the first boot, rumahl shows a graphical setup wizard — with a QR code for quick setup from your phone. Then it continues in three steps.

Create your account and get started

  1. 1Open the dashboard at http://localhost:8126 (or your device's IP) and click Create Account.
  2. 2Choose your admin username and a strong password — this account has full rights.
  3. 3Explore the interface: the widgets on the home screen, the App Store, the control center and the settings.

Connect Home Assistant (optional)

  1. 1Open Settings → Home Assistant.
  2. 2Enter the address of your Home Assistant instance and your credentials.
  3. 3Devices and entities appear automatically in the dashboard and widgets.

The key URLs: Dashboard :8126, Control Center :8091, API docs (Swagger) :8126/api/docs, Supervisor :8097.

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