# Installation

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**HACS Required!** The Home Assistant Community Store is the easiest way to download and manage custom integrations. See instructions here: <https://www.hacs.xyz/docs/use/>
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To install the integration, click the following button to open the repository in HACS. Then follow the instructions to install the integration.

[![Open a repository inside the Home Assistant Community Store.](https://my.home-assistant.io/badges/hacs_repository.svg)](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/hacs_repository/?owner=valentinfrlch\&repository=ha-llmvision\&category=Integration)

1. Download in HACS
2. Restart

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**If you run Home Assistant in Docker**

LLM Vision uses the `/media` folder to store snapshots for notifications and the timeline. Please ensure you have a folder mounted as `/media`. See the [Home Assistant documentation](https://www.home-assistant.io/more-info/local-media/setup-media/#home-assistant-container) for more information.
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**Compatibility**

To ensure all functionality works correctly, please keep the Integration, Card, and Blueprint updated to matching versions.


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