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Homeway can connect Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant to your Home Assistant server to provide voice control of your home. In 98% of cases, the Homeway add-on can instantly and automatically set up Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. But in a few rare cases, the add-on can’t access the Home Assistant configuration file, so it needs to be done manually. But don’t worry; the manual assistant setup process is easy and fast! Here’s how:
  1. Get Access To Your Home Assistant Config File
    1. Option 1 - Install the VS Code Server Add-on
      1. Open Home Assistant and go to the settings menu.
      2. Select Add-ons
      3. Select “Add-on Store”
      4. Find the add-on called “Studio Code Server”
      5. Install the addon, and start it.
      6. Select “Open in Web UI”
      7. Select “configuration.yaml” in the Explorer list.
    2. Option 2 - Use SSH To Edit The Config
      1. SSH into the device running Home Assistant.
      2. Look for the Home Assistant config file; it could be in a few places.
        1. /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/configuration.yaml
        2. ~/.homeassistant/configuration.yaml
      3. Use a command-line text editor like nano or vi to edit the file.
  2. Add the following lines to the bottom of the Home Assistant config file:
# Added By Homeway to enable Alexa support.
alexa:
  smart_home:

# Added By Homeway to enable Google Assistant support.
google_assistant:
  project_id: homewayio
  service_account:
    private_key: "nokey"
    client_email: "[email protected]"
Restart Home Assistant to reload the config, and you’re done! You can now use the Alexa or Google Home app to link Homeway. If you need any help, contact our support team.