# \#ovos **URL:** https://community.openconversational.ai/tag/ovos/7.md [Latest](https://community.openconversational.ai/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.openconversational.ai/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.openconversational.ai/tags.md) --- ## [\[HOWTO\] Begin your Open Voice OS journey with the ovos-installer 💖 😍](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/howto-begin-your-open-voice-os-journey-with-the-ovos-installer/14900)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/howto-begin-your-open-voice-os-journey-with-the-ovos-installer/14900 "2026-09-01T20:27:06Z")
Introduction Back to the old Mycroft A.I days, the users were able to run a script to install mycroft-core on different CPU architectures such as x86\_64 or arm64 and on few different Linux distributions as well in a very… --- ## [From Mycroft and Ansible to OpenVoiceOS: boring installs, easy updates](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/from-mycroft-and-ansible-to-openvoiceos-boring-installs-easy-updates/22031)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/from-mycroft-and-ansible-to-openvoiceos-boring-installs-easy-updates/22031 "2026-02-12T22:21:17Z")
Originally posted here; From Mycroft and Ansible to OpenVoiceOS: boring installs, easy updates A few years ago, I wrote an opensource.com post about deploying Mycroft on a Raspberry Pi using Ansible. The fun part was v… --- ## [Music Assistant Skill Alpha](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/music-assistant-skill-alpha/21828)
**Author:** [@mikejgray](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mikejgray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/music-assistant-skill-alpha/21828 "2025-08-31T16:10:15Z")
Hi all! I’m experimenting with different media options in OVOS/Neon and have a skill available to manage all of that with Music Assistant (the Open Home Foundation’s media player and speaker manager). If you’re an MA use… --- ## [Mirror, Mirror… Who’s My Persona Today? 🤖✨ (Open Voice OS + MagicMirror²)](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mirror-mirror-who-s-my-persona-today-open-voice-os-magicmirror/21762)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mirror-mirror-who-s-my-persona-today-open-voice-os-magicmirror/21762 "2025-08-23T13:13:44Z")
In this video, we turn MagicMirror² into a playful, screen-sidekick by connecting Open Voice OS to an AI that can switch multiple personas on the fly—think smarty pant, snobby, friendly—each with a unique vibe and skill … --- ## [Help with ovos install on rpi5](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/help-with-ovos-install-on-rpi5/18886)
**Author:** [@balents](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/balents)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/help-with-ovos-install-on-rpi5/18886 "2025-08-05T12:53:29Z")
I’ve tried to run the ovos installer on my raspberry pi 5 with a fresh bookworm lite 64bit os. It fails. No real idea how to diagnose it. I’d appreciate any guidance. Here is the dpaste link to the log. https://dpas… --- ## [Help with OVOS on Arch Linux](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/help-with-ovos-on-arch-linux/18957)
**Author:** [@blazfoxx](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/blazfoxx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/help-with-ovos-on-arch-linux/18957 "2025-07-25T22:04:40Z")
Hey, I was trying to set up OVOS for Arch Linux, but i get “➤ Unable to finalize the process, please check /var/log/ovos-installer.log for more details. ➤ Please share this URL with us https://dpaste.com/F6WZLNZAV” --- ## [No More Mumbo Jumbo: Meet the OVOS Transcription Validator Plugin](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/no-more-mumbo-jumbo-meet-the-ovos-transcription-validator-plugin/18925)
**Author:** [@JarbasAl](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/JarbasAl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/no-more-mumbo-jumbo-meet-the-ovos-transcription-validator-plugin/18925 "2025-07-22T16:09:18Z")
originally posted at No More Mumbo Jumbo: Meet the OVOS Transcription Validator Plugin | OpenVoiceOS Blog No More Mumbo Jumbo: Meet the OVOS Transcription Validator Plugin Ever had your OpenVoiceOS assistant respond wit… --- ## [Making Synthetic Voices From Scratch](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/making-synthetic-voices-from-scratch/18743)
**Author:** [@JarbasAl](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/JarbasAl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/making-synthetic-voices-from-scratch/18743 "2025-07-19T21:49:45Z")
originally posted at Making Synthetic Voices From Scratch | OpenVoiceOS Blog Making Synthetic Voices From Scratch What’s the problem? Creating a voice for a text-to-speech (TTS) system usually requires a real person to … --- ## [🚀 Open Voice OS on Jetson Orin Nano: Offline AI Assistant with LLM + TTS + STT on K3s!](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-on-jetson-orin-nano-offline-ai-assistant-with-llm-tts-stt-on-k3s/18194)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-on-jetson-orin-nano-offline-ai-assistant-with-llm-tts-stt-on-k3s/18194 "2025-04-12T12:05:08Z")
Hello the community! In this video, we demonstrate Open Voice OS running a fully offline AI voice assistant stack on the ultra-compact NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano, orchestrated with K3s and managed by Rancher. Get a glimps… --- ## [Kagi FastGPT fallback skill](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/kagi-fastgpt-fallback-skill/18110)
**Author:** [@Rudism](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Rudism)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/kagi-fastgpt-fallback-skill/18110 "2025-04-03T00:13:00Z")
Not sure if anyone else will find this useful, but I wrote a very quick and dirty fallback skill that sends your utterance to Kagi’s FastGPT service and reads back the response (minus the references). Works with a Kagi … --- ## [RPI3 ovos cpu usage](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/rpi3-ovos-cpu-usage/14868)
**Author:** [@vanja1](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/vanja1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/rpi3-ovos-cpu-usage/14868 "2024-05-09T12:54:29Z")
Hi, running raspovos headless image on rpi3+ I noticed average load is a bit high, constant 0.3. top shows 2 python and 1 python3 processes taking up between 20% - 30%, pulseaudio 3%… is this expected and normal? I g… --- ## [OVOS on Pi is listening, but doesn't understand](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/ovos-on-pi-is-listening-but-doesnt-understand/16329)
**Author:** [@bobbie0105](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/bobbie0105)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/ovos-on-pi-is-listening-but-doesnt-understand/16329 "2024-10-21T12:10:27Z")
hey, I just installed OVOS on my Pi 3 with the installer (in German, if that makes a difference). Now I can address Mycroft with ‘hey Mycroft’ and also hear the quiet wake-sound, he also hears my question afterwards, but… --- ## [How to configure location/region on OVOS](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-to-configure-location-region-on-ovos/15340)
**Author:** [@vanja1](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/vanja1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-to-configure-location-region-on-ovos/15340 "2025-01-17T21:25:04Z")
hi, running raspovos headless image on rpi3+ Where do I configure my current location in ovos? Judging by his response of “what’s the weather?” he has no clue where he is. the temperature is off by 30 degrees celsius … --- ## [Skill installation on VENV](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/skill-installation-on-venv/17177)
**Author:** [@pakistador](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/pakistador)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/skill-installation-on-venv/17177 "2025-01-10T07:19:08Z")
Hi, I have installed Mycroft with ovos on python virtual env. I have add gui control for Homeassistant and all works. (in French version) but i would add home assistant skill. for add it i have read many solution and… --- ## [Open Voice OS (Mark II) vs HiveMind Satellite (Mark 1) ⚔️💥💪](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-mark-ii-vs-hivemind-satellite-mark-1/14709)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-mark-ii-vs-hivemind-satellite-mark-1/14709 "2025-01-09T17:58:10Z")
Introduction As Mark 1 is getting older and older, running a voice assistant on it might be a challenge! This is the reason why HiveMind was born, to solve this challenge by deporting the compute part on a more powerful… --- ## [\[Solved\] ERROR - 503 response from https://stt.smartgic.io/fasterwhisper/stt: b](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/solved-error-503-response-from-https-stt-smartgic-io-fasterwhisper-stt-b/17109)
**Author:** [@lukas](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/lukas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/solved-error-503-response-from-https-stt-smartgic-io-fasterwhisper-stt-b/17109 "2025-01-04T14:20:26Z")
Hi, I’m new to mycroft, but not to Linux. I am making my first steps with mycroft and ovos and everything related, and I am quite excited. I just installed ovos with the ovos install script on a raspberry pi 5b. It’s … --- ## [HiveMind - Quickstart and updated docs](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/hivemind-quickstart-and-updated-docs/16997)
**Author:** [@JarbasAl](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/JarbasAl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/hivemind-quickstart-and-updated-docs/16997 "2024-12-31T15:55:20Z")
HiveMind is an extension of the OpenVoiceOS (OVOS) voice assistant platform that allows you to connect multiple devices into a shared ecosystem, even those with limited hardware. By acting as a central hub, HiveMind enab… --- ## [Mark II running ovos problem with whisper..Need help!](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mark-ii-running-ovos-problem-with-whisper-need-help/17061)
**Author:** [@Travis\_Andrew](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Travis_Andrew)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 2:31am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mark-ii-running-ovos-problem-with-whisper-need-help/17061 "2024-12-31T02:31:35Z")
I just set my Mark II with ovos and am trying to get to use whisper to talk to. My whisper server is on the same subned and from the Mark II command line I can run this and it works fine: curl -X POST -H "Content-Type:… --- ## [Running OVOS after installation and reboot](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/running-ovos-after-installation-and-reboot/15089)
**Author:** [@Steve\_J](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Steve_J)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/running-ovos-after-installation-and-reboot/15089 "2024-12-28T00:08:33Z")
Hi, I’m a newbie to Raspberry Pi and OVOS. I have a pi 5 and successfully installed OVOS. It ran after installation and mycroft responded to queries. But when I rebooted, I can’t figure out how to get OVOS to run again. … --- ## [Open Voice OS running on a Mark II with its local AI running Mistral🔥🖲️🧠](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-running-on-a-mark-ii-with-its-local-ai-running-mistral/14572)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-running-on-a-mark-ii-with-its-local-ai-running-mistral/14572 "2024-11-25T19:18:03Z")
This showcase how Open Voice OS runs on the Mark II device and how it connects to a local AI powered by LLAMA with the Mistral 7B OpenOrca to answer basic questions! --- ## [Look how Open Voice OS is running on a 2017 Lenovo X270 laptop 💻](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/look-how-open-voice-os-is-running-on-a-2017-lenovo-x270-laptop/16379)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/look-how-open-voice-os-is-running-on-a-2017-lenovo-x270-laptop/16379 "2024-10-21T12:56:37Z")
This is a quick showcase of the latest commits applied to Open Voice OS and its ecosystem. In this video you will have an overview of few of the different skills and how responsive Open Voice OS could be on an old lapto… --- ## [Open Voice OS on Raspberry Pi 5](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-on-raspberry-pi-5/14239)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-on-raspberry-pi-5/14239 "2024-10-04T00:50:10Z")
Here’s a simple demo running Open Voice OS on a Raspberry Pi 5 with the GUI leveraging the Qt EGLFS capability. Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm Lite 64-bit (burned via rpi-imager) + Debian Backports Open Voice OS installed wi… --- ## [Running OVOS on a Mac](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/running-ovos-on-a-mac/13970)
**Author:** [@mikejgray](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mikejgray)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/running-ovos-on-a-mac/13970 "2024-08-29T01:02:24Z")
Are you a Mac user who’s enjoying Neon Mark 2 and want to try something similar on a Mac? Maybe you just want to have an assistant available on hardware you already own, or you don’t want to splurge on multiple Mark 2s? … --- ## [Open Voice OS interacting with Home Assistant and SONOS speakers 💡 🎵 📻](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-interacting-with-home-assistant-and-sonos-speakers/15786)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-interacting-with-home-assistant-and-sonos-speakers/15786 "2024-08-09T12:30:11Z")
This video demonstrates how Open Voice OS is capable of interacting with Home Assistant devices and SONOS speakers to play content from Spotify. In addition OVOS will turn the Mark II as a radio speaker. --- ## [Ovos\_installer failed install on rpi4](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/ovos-installer-failed-install-on-rpi4/15644)
**Author:** [@mtwannabe](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mtwannabe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/ovos-installer-failed-install-on-rpi4/15644 "2024-07-24T13:47:51Z")
fatal: \[127.0.0.1\]: FAILED! =\> { “attempts”: 5, “changed”: false, “cmd”: “/usr/bin/docker --host unix:///var/run/docker.sock compose --ansi never --progress plain --project-directory /tmp/ovos-docker/compose --project… --- ## [Help design the next giveaway please :-)](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/help-design-the-next-giveaway-please/14846)
**Author:** [@NeonClary](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/NeonClary)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/help-design-the-next-giveaway-please/14846 "2024-06-28T21:05:53Z")
I would love your input into what you are doing and would enjoy doing and sharing with the community. So far: @olzeke51 that (simplifying), less focus on hardware would be good. @mikejgray suggested a “Customize Your … --- ## [OpenVoiceOS WSL installation](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/openvoiceos-wsl-installation/15376)
**Author:** [@Emil1](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Emil1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 8:40am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/openvoiceos-wsl-installation/15376 "2024-06-27T08:40:51Z")
Does OVOS really work on WSL? I tried Ubuntu 20, 22, 24 but none of these worked. Always getting error caused by reaching docker pull limit. Maybe one of the reasons is that in installation UI I am able to move with cur… --- ## [OpenVoiceOS 0.0.8 QA Process Begins - NOW!](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/openvoiceos-0-0-8-qa-process-begins-now/15372)
**Author:** [@mikejgray](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mikejgray)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/openvoiceos-0-0-8-qa-process-begins-now/15372 "2024-06-24T22:20:13Z")
OVOS v0.0.8 Pre-Release We’re excited to announce that OVOS version 0.0.8 is now available as a pre-release beta! This version marks a significant milestone for OVOS: it’s not only our final release that maintains Mycrof… --- ## [Multiple Speaker/Person Recongition](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/multiple-speaker-person-recongition/15200)
**Author:** [@fah](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/fah)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/multiple-speaker-person-recongition/15200 "2024-06-08T18:26:45Z")
Hi, I experimented/fiddled around with Mycroft a few years back and wanted to start over again - mainly because I want to run it locally and offline. I can vaguely remember, that multiple speaker (persons) recognition w… --- ## [OVOS in my kitchen](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/ovos-in-my-kitchen/14612)
**Author:** [@builderjer](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/builderjer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/ovos-in-my-kitchen/14612 "2024-04-11T19:37:54Z")
This is the start of a rebuild. It is running the latest raspOVOS-GUI image [Next page](https://community.openconversational.ai/tag/ovos/7.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=ovos)