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title: "Home Assistant vs. Home Assistant Core"
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description: "Home Assistant vs. Home Assistant Core"
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ha_category: Installation
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Home Assistant Core is a Python program, in simple words. It can be run on various operating systems and provide the ability to track, control and automate your devices.
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When people talking about Home Assistant Core they usually refer to a standalone [installation method](/docs/installation/).
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[Home Assistant](/hassio/) is a combination of Home Assistant Core and tools which allows one to run it easily on a Raspberry Pi and other platforms without setting up an operating system first.
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Home Assistant is an all-in one-solution and has a management user interface that can be used from the Home Assistant frontend. This interface is not present in a Home Assistant Core setup.
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Be aware that add-ons are only available in regular Home Assistant installations.
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