One-liner Internet speedtest, Linux CLI, Node-Red, Home Assistant

We’ve been using Mobile Broadband for several years and have always been keen to measure the speed from our Internet Service Provider (ISP).

I’ve posted several variants, mostly Node-RED(NR) flows and programs that often use Python. I’m now slowly converting to Home Assistant(HA), and was glad there was an integration,  Speedtest, to do the job. But I couldn’t get it to work since HA didn’t like that the test took more than 10 seconds, 

Then I tried a Speedtest NR node, but it didn’t install because it needed Python dependencies...... (NR was installed as a HA "Add-on")

Home Assistant with VirtualBox or Proxmox or Ubuntu KVM ???

After using Home Assistant (HA) for a while, I’ve realised it could improve my home automation, despite using Apple HomeKit.

I tested HA, including Node-RED and other ’Add-ons’, on a Raspberry Pi 3 (RPi) and found that its computational power wasn’t enough for optimal performance.

I recently bought an Apple Mac Mini M4, replacing my 2018 (M18) model, so  the M18 is really a great candidate for my HA setup !

The preferred method of running HA is through the HA Operating System (HAOS), which optimises the user experience and simplifies the automation process.

Home Assistant core install, Raspberry Pi and Python 3.12 & 3.13

Updated 2025-06-02 !

This will soon be a deprecated installation method !!

The best way to start with Home Assistant(HA), and Raspberry Pi(RPi), is off course to use the ”Raspberry Pi imager” and in the menu select "Other specific-purpose OS => Home Assistant and home automation => Home Assistant". This will install the HA operating system.

It works very well and here are the install instructions. 
On the other hand if you want to add HA to a RPi which you already have up and running, without Docker, you need to install something which is called "Home Assistant Core".

Please check the "Remarks" below before you start.

New version for Python 3.13 ! Below info is not updated but just change from 3.12 to 3.13