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Host Platform
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.. seo::
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:description: Configuration for the host platform for ESPHome.
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:image: host.svg
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The ``host`` platform allows ESPHome configurations to be compiled and run on a desktop computer. This is known
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to work on MacOS and Linux. On Windows `WSL <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install>`_ (Windows Subsystem for Linux) can be used to create a Linux environment that will run ESPHome.
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The only configuration required is to optionally set a dummy MAC address that will be used to identify the
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configuration to Home Assistant (the native MAC address is not readily available.)
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.. note::
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HA will not automatically discover an ESPHome instance running on ``host`` using MDNS, and you will need
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to add it explicitly using the IP address of your host computer.
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Many components, especially those interfacing to actual hardware, will not be available when using ``host``. Do not
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configure wifi - network will automatically be available using the host computer.
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.. code-block:: yaml
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# Example configuration entry
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host:
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mac_address: "98:35:69:ab:f6:79"
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Configuration variables:
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- **mac_address** (**Optional**, MAC address): A dummy MAC address to use when communicating with HA.
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See Also
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--------
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- :doc:`esphome`
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- :doc:`/components/time/host`
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- :ghedit:`Edit`
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