Running an automation every time a sensor updates
What follows is no longer needed since HA now has a new feature of the state trigger:
automation
Why didn’t my automation run?
It’s a common post on the HA Discord where people are confused as to why their automation isn’t running, they’ve got a trigger, and a few conditions, and … n...
YAML in automations and scripts
I see many people struggle with the formatting for automations (and scripts) because the official docs are structured in a manner that assumes you’re going t...
Breaking up automations/Room activity detection
I’m sure we’ve all been there, where we’ve written automations that have grown longer and more complicated as we’ve tried to make things more flexible. Then ...
Triggers and conditions and actions! Oh My!
Automations in Home Assistant can seem a little daunting at first. You look at the documents, and it can seem overwhelming.
It’s not about the brand
A question that comes up regularly with people new to HA seems to be what brand of kit should I buy to use with Home Assistant. That’s the wrong question to ...
How not to break manual control of devices with automations
A common problem that comes up all the time is when people want a light or switch (or anything else Home Assistant can control) to turn off automatically, bu...