Unable to Install Home Assistant as a Custom App via YAML

[Tele]

Here’s the yaml, straight out of the docker compose file used successfully on my Ubuntu server>

version: '3.0'

services:

  homeassistant:
    container_name: homeassistant
    image: "ghcr.io/home-assistant/home-assistant:stable"
    volumes:
      - mnt/Apps/AppData/HomeAssistant/Config:/config
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
      - /run/dbus:/run/dbus:ro
    restart: unless-stopped
    privileged: true
    network_mode: host
    environment:
      - TZ=Europe/London

However, when using this to install HA as a custom app using yaml, I receive the following error>

[EFAULT] Failed 'down' action for 'homeassistant' app, please check /var/log/app_lifecycle.log for more details

more info…

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/job.py", line 509, in run
    await self.future
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/job.py", line 556, in __run_body
    rv = await self.middleware.run_in_thread(self.method, *args)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/main.py", line 1367, in run_in_thread
    return await self.run_in_executor(io_thread_pool_executor, method, *args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/main.py", line 1364, in run_in_executor
    return await loop.run_in_executor(pool, functools.partial(method, *args, **kwargs))
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.11/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 58, in run
    result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/service/crud_service.py", line 268, in nf
    rv = func(*args, **kwargs)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/schema/processor.py", line 55, in nf
    res = f(*args, **kwargs)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/schema/processor.py", line 183, in nf
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/plugins/apps/crud.py", line 185, in do_create
    return self.middleware.call_sync('app.custom.create', data, job)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/main.py", line 1665, in call_sync
    return methodobj(*prepared_call.args)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/plugins/apps/custom_app.py", line 88, in create
    raise e from None
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/plugins/apps/custom_app.py", line 78, in create
    compose_action(app_name, version, 'up', force_recreate=True, remove_orphans=True)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/plugins/apps/compose_utils.py", line 36, in compose_action
    compose_action(app_name, app_version, 'down', remove_orphans=True)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/middlewared/plugins/apps/compose_utils.py", line 57, in compose_action
    raise CallError(
middlewared.service_exception.CallError: [EFAULT] Failed 'down' action for 'homeassistant' app, please check /var/log/app_lifecycle.log for more details

I’m relatively new to TrueNAS, having only just installed TrueNAS Scale ElectricEel-24.10.1, so any help is much appreciated. Thanks

[Nordlicht-13]

Why don’t you use the homeassistant app?
For homeassistant I personally set up a VM to run HAOS.
You can find a guide here:

Installing HAOS (Home Assistant OS) in a VM

Install Home Assistant OS Begin in the TrueNAS UI by adding a new ZVOL at least 32 GiB in size. Take note of the ZVOL path. [Z-Volume Details] Then, using the TrueNAS shell, run these commands to (1) download, (2) extract, and (3) write the HAOS image for KVM to the ZVOL you created. In the 3rd command, replace tank/vm/haos with the path to your ZVOL. Notice the full ZVOL path should begin with /dev/zvol/ wget https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system/releases/download/14.1/haos_ova-…

[neofusion]

@Tele

However, when using this to install HA as a custom app using yaml, I receive the following error>

[EFAULT] Failed 'down' action for 'homeassistant' app, please check /var/log/app_lifecycle.log for more details

What does the lifecycle log show?

[Tele]

Thanks for your replies.

Managed to achieve this using the custom app wizard, then making any required adjustments via Portainer.
I think the yaml option needs another look by the devs to get it working. Or else, just give us an option to store and run docker-compose file from the UI.

@Nordlicht-13 Yes, I could just install the app, but I’ve also other containers with this problem, which don’t have app alternatives available. Also, as I manage everything from Portainer, I don’t like the clutter of orphan containers the apps seem to leave laying around after they’ve started. Not sure Why these are required even.
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