Install on Home Assistant

Running Home Assistant OS or Supervised? This is the easiest way to run Stache — the add-on handles the container, storage, and updates for you.

Add the repository

Click this badge to add the Stache repository to your add-on store:

Or do it manually: Settings → Add-ons → Add-on Store → ⋯ (top right) → Repositories, and paste:

https://github.com/GraphicHealer/Stache

Install and start

1. Find Stache in the add-on store and install it.
2. Start the add-on. First start takes a minute while it sets up its data folder.
3. Open Web UI (or visit http://<your-ha-host>:8080).
4. Create the first account — this becomes the household admin.
5. Go to Labels and print your first batch of QR labels.

All data (the database, photos, and any AI models you enable) lives in the add-on’s data folder and survives updates and restarts.

Camera over HTTP

The live camera viewfinder needs a secure context (HTTPS or localhost). Through Home Assistant ingress you’re covered — but if you open the app directly at http://<ip>:8080, photo capture falls back to the file picker. Everything else works either way.

Sensors inside Home Assistant

Want your inventory in Home Assistant itself — items out, unaccounted, low stock, expiring warranties? There’s a HACS integration for that: Home Assistant sensors.