My personal Home Assistant configurations with 300+ automations. These are my active automations and configurations that I use every day. Updated frequently as I add more devices and come up with more and more complicated ways to do simple tasks.
Published configruations working with Home Assistant Version: 0.84.6
| Hubs | Lighting | Climate| Outlets & Switches| Locks | Security | Voice Assistant | Media | Sensors | Cameras | Garage | Vacuum | Network | Other Hardware | Retired Devices | Software | Screenshots |
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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Hue Hub v2 | 1 | Ethernet | Philips Hue | Used to control all Zigbee smart bulbs |
Wink Hub v1 | 1 | Wi-Fi | Wink | Used as a dumb hub to connect Z-Wave and Lutron devices. No Wink Robots or schedules being utilized |
Relevant hub configurations can be found within configuration.yaml
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance | 7 | Ethernet | Philips Hue Light | Color changing smart bulbs |
Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance LightStrip Plus Dimmable | 1 | Hue Hub (Zigbee) | Philips Hue Light | Color changing smart led strip. Used as accent lighting |
Philips Hue White | 10 | Hue Hub (Zigbee) | Philips Hue Light | Non color changing smart bulbs |
Cree Connected | 6 | Hue Hub (Zigbee) | Philips Hue Light | Non color changing smart bulbs |
Lutron Caseta Wireless Dimmer | 14 | Wink Hub (Clear Connect) | Wink Light | Smart dimmer switches that do not require a neutral wire |
Many of my automations rely on some form of lighting but many examples can be found in lights.yaml and location.yaml.
Lights are grouped via light_group.yaml
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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Ecobee 3 | 1 | Wi-Fi | ecobee / Ecobee Thermostat | Used as primary thermostat |
Ecobee Room Sensor | 9 | Ecobee3 | Ecobee Binary Sensor | Provides room temperature and room occupancy. |
Dyson Pure Hot + Cool Link | 1 | Wi-Fi | Dyson | Dyson Fan with Heater and Air Purifier |
I utilize a number of automations that adjust climate controls. Mostly they can be found in climate.yaml. Ecobee room sensors are heavily used in occupancy.yaml and as conditions in many automations
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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Wemo Mini Smart Plug | 4 | Wi-Fi | Belkin WeMo | Smart outlets utilized to control various devices via powering the outlet on/off (fans, Christmas Tree, etc) |
Wemo Insight Smart Plug | 1 | Wi-Fi | Belkin WeMo | Smart outlet utilized to monitor power to washing machine |
GE Z-Wave Wireless Smart Lighting Control Outdoor Module | 2 | Wink Hub (Z-Wave) | Wink Switch | Used to control low voltage outdoor lighting transformers |
Remotec Zwave Dry Contact Fixture Module | 1 | Wink Hub (Z-Wave) | Wink Switch | Used to control gas fireplace |
TP-Link Smart Plug HS100 | 1 | Wi-Fi | TP-Link Switch | Smart outlet used to control power to MyQ Device |
Switches and outlets are used in various capacities, some are for lighting and some are for fans type devices. lights.yaml and occupancy.yaml should have some good examples.
Washing machine is automated around the Wemo Insight Plug. This outlet can monitor power consumption, I created a sensor based on the power reading that shows a simple status of running or not running thus automating around that sensor.
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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Schlage Connect Touchscreen Deadbolt | 3 | Wink Hub (Z-Wave) | Wink Lock | Smart locks used in automations to auto lock / unlock doors |
Locks are used mostly as a way to lock / unlock doors based on locations, see location.yaml and locks.yaml for some examples
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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GoControl Door/Window Sensor | 3 | Wink Hub (Z-Wave) | Wink Binary Sensor | Door sensors to detect if exterior doors have been opened / closed |
GoControl Siren and Strobe | 1 | Wink Hub (Z-Wave) | Wink Alarm | Alarm used for when alarm is triggered or when you want to get someone's attention |
Door sensors are used in many different ways. I trigger on them via doors.yaml, use them for security in security.yaml, and as various conditions in notification_audio.yaml and climate.yaml. The alarm siren is used in security.yaml and in the security scene. I've also implemented the alarm as part of water_sensors.yaml.
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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Amazon Echo | 1 | Wi-Fi | Emulated Hue Bridge | Audio only Voice Assistant |
Amazon Echo Dot | 6 | Wi-Fi | Emulated Hue Bridge | Audio only Voice Assistant |
Amazon Echo Spot | 1 | Wi-Fi | Emulated Hue Bridge | Voice Assistant with small display |
Amazon Echo Show | 1 | Wi-Fi | Emulated Hue Bridge | Voice Assistant with display |
I go for native Echo integration wherever possible, but a few devices are not currently supported where I've had to implement some work arounds via emulated hue. Most of these are just exposed via an input_boolean and customize.yaml. This allows the ability to have echo turn on or off an input_boolean in turn triggering an automation.
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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Apple TV 4k | 2 | Wi-Fi | Apple TV | Used for media playback on 4k TVs |
Apple TV 4 | 2 | Wi-Fi | Apple TV | Used for media playback on TVs |
Sonos Play:1 | 10 | Wi-Fi | Sonos | Audio playback and Home Assistant TTS |
Sonos Connect | 1 | Ethernet | Sonos | Audio playback and Home Assistant TTS. Connects Sonos to existing surround sound system |
Sonos Connect:AMP | 1 | Wi-Fi | Sonos | Audio playback and Home Assistant TTS. Connects Sonos to outdoor speakers |
Logitech Harmony Hub | 3 | Wi-Fi | Harmony Hub Remote | Controls various AV equipment and other devices that utilize infrared remotes |
Yamaha RX-V483BL | 1 | Wi-Fi | Yamaha Network Receivers | Surround Sound Receiver. Works in conjunction with the Sonos Connect, Harmony Hub, Apple TV 4k and various other media devices |
Plex Media Server | 1 | Ethernet | Plex / Plex Activity Monitor | Media Server |
Most media player based automations can be found in media.yaml and some Text to Speech (TTS) based automation in notification_audio.yaml .
Harmony Hubs work via a combination of input_selects, scripts, and automations in media.yaml.
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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Aeon Labs Water Sensor | 2 | Wink Hub (Z-Wave) | Wink Binary Sensor | Water sensors used to detect water in basement as a preventive measure |
Nest Protect v2 Battery | 6 | Wi-Fi | Nest | Smoke Alarm and CO Alarm. I realized most of my Smoke Alarms had long suprased the 10 year mark and it was time for some replacements. I usually avoid Google owned products for various reasons, but the Nest Protect line has high praise. |
Water sensors serve one major function, to alert me to the presence of water. Almost all of those automations can be fond via water_sensors.yaml
Smoke detectors, like the water sensors, have one real function to alert me of smoke or CO2. Almost all of those automations can be fond via smoke_alarm.yaml
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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Ring Video Doorbell | 1 | Wi-Fi | Ring / Ring Binary Sensor | Automated around binary sensors via motion or doorbell button press |
Ubiquiti UVC-G3 UniFi Video Camera | 2 | Ethernet | UniFi Video Camera | 1080p POE Camera. NVR runs in docker, storage on QNAP NAS |
Ubiquiti UniFi Video G3 Flex | 5 | Ethernet | UniFi Video Camera | 1080p POE Camera. NVR runs in docker, storage on QNAP NAS |
Nothing is currently automated around cameras, just a UI element. The Ring doorbell is used in a number of ways to trigger an action based on motion detection or someone ringing the doorbell. Examples can be found in doorbell.yaml
I also send camera feeds as a payload on a few iOS notifications, those can mostly be found in notification_text.yaml
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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MyQ Smart Garage Door Opener | 1 | Wi-Fi | MyQ Cover | Automated to open / close garage door on location and auto close after specific time intervals |
MyQ Home Bridge | 1 | Wi-Fi | MyQ Cover | Adds native HomeKit support to MyQ platform |
Similar to locks, the Garage door is mostly automated to open / close based on location and after a set amount of time. Examples can be found in location.yaml and garage.yaml
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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iRobot Roomba 980 | 2 | Wi-Fi | iRobot Roomba | Automated to run at specific times based on presence detection |
iRobot Roomba 650 | 1 | NA | NA | Currently not integrated into Home Assistant. Investigating options for future integration |
All Roomba related automations can be found in roomba.yaml
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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Ubiquiti Networks Unifi Security Gateway (USG) | 1 | Ethernet | Ubiquiti Unifi WAP | Primary Router. Presence detection for non household members and devices |
Ubiquiti Networks UniFi Switch - 24 Ports (US-24-250W) | 1 | Ethernet | Ubiquiti Unifi WAP | Primary Switch. Presence detection for non household members and devices |
Ubiquiti Networks 8-Port UniFi Switch (US-8-150W) | 1 | Ethernet | Ubiquiti Unifi WAP | Secondary Switch. Presence detection for non household members and devices |
Ubiquiti Networks Unifi AP PRO (UAP-AC-PRO-US) | 3 | Ethernet | Ubiquiti Unifi WAP | Wireless Access Point for interior and exterior use. Presence detection for non household members and devices. |
Ubiquiti Networks Unifi AP Long Range (UAP-AC-LR-US) | 1 | Ethernet | Ubiquiti Unifi WAP | Wireless Access Point for interior use. Presence detection for non household members and devices. |
Ubiquiti Networks airGateway LR Wireless AP | 1 | Wi-Fi | NA | Used to connect Ubiquiti UVC-G3 UniFi Video Camera to the wireless network where running an ethernet cable wasn't feasible. Connects to POE injector |
Since I don’t use the network equipment as my primary presence detection method most of the automation is around house guests via house_guest.yaml. The main function of the network equipment is to be network equipment for my fiber internet service.
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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QNAP TS-453 Pro | 1 | Ethernet | QNAP Sensor | Main storage array. Docker Containers and Plex media server run off this device. Configured with 4x WD Red Pro 4TB NAS Hard Disk Drives |
APC 1500VA Back-Up UPS | 1 | USB / Ethernet | NUT Sensor | Primary Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). Connected via the NUT component utlizing the QNAP NAS native UPS server component |
Wink Relay | 2 | Wi-Fi | Wink | Wall mounted touch screen. Wink interface was rubbish and was replaced with the Home Assistant dashboard. It provides binary sensors for the two push buttons, temperature, and humidity sensors. Doesn't get used much but looks cool. |
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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Quirky + GE Aros Smart Window Air Conditioner | 1 | Wi-Fi | Wink Climate | No longer used after new HVAC system installed. Cooling effieceny had dropped and was more of an energy hog than actually making a difference in temprature comfort. |
Frigidaire Cool Connect Smart Portable Air Conditioner | 1 | Wi-Fi | Harmony Hub Remote | No longer in daily use after new HVAC system installed. May be brought back into service as needed. |
iHome WiFI Smart Plug | 2 | Wink Hub (Wi-Fi) | Wink Switch | Not using these anymore due to overall poor reliability |
Foscam FI9800P | 1 | Wi-Fi | Foscam IP Camera | Replaced by Unifi G3 Flex |
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Device | Quantity | Connection | Home Assistant | Notes |
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iOS App | 2 | NA | iOS | Used as Home Assistant interface on mobile devices, not actively using for presence detection |
Locative iOS App | 2 | NA | Locative | Primary method of presence detection. App is no longer under active development but has been the most reliable solution with no battery impact |
Docker | 1 | Ethernet | Installation on Docker | Home Assistant install runs as a Docker Container |
Pi-hole | 2 | Ethernet / Wi-Fi | Pi-Hole Sensor | Ad blocking. Primary instance runs within a Docker container and the secondary runs on a Raspberry-pi Zero W |
Home Assistant Management Tool | 1 | Ethernet | NA | Custom Shell script for managing Home Assistant |
The iOS app is used for some notifications in notification_text.yaml. Locative is the main method of doing any location based automations via location.yaml and many of the conditions I use are based on presence detection of household members provided by Locative.
The Home Assistant Management Tool is something I built for my personal use, but can easily be modified to suite different setups. Adjust the variables to your settings and setup shared SSH keys (if desired). Probably a million other more efficient ways to do this, but it has worked out so far for me. I had a previous version that I was using before converting to a Docker based installation. That one works with a more traditional installation. You can check out that version here
- Bash Shell script, should work anywhere you can use Bash
- All HA configs are stored on my local workstation within Dropbox (doesn’t have to be but I like the versioning and access to it from any machine).
- Edit locally with Text Editor. Currently using Atom and VIM
- Deploy Home Assistant Configs
- Creates tar file of current configs
- Backs up tar file to local workstation (I use a Dropbox Folder)
- rsyncs config directory from local workstation (Dropbox Folder)
- Restart Home Assistant
- Restarts the Home Assistant Docker container, thus restarting Home Assistant
- Stop Home Assistant
- Stops the Home Assistant Docker Container
- Start Home Assistant
- Starts the Home Assistant Docker Container
- Upgrade Home Assistant
- Does a docker pull for the latest version of Home Assistant
- Stops the Home Assistant Docker Container
- Deletes the Home Assistant Docker Container
- Creates a new Home Assistant Docker Container
- Check Database Size
- Check the size of the MySQL Database
- Validate Home Assistant Config
- Runs a config check using a Docker Container
- Backup Home Assistant
- Creates tar file of current configs
- Backs up tar file to local workstation (Dropbox Folder)
- Copy Configs to GitHub
- Copy’s current config to local workstation Github, scrubs any data that is listed in redacted.txt using ha-github-scrub.sh.
- Renew SSL Certificate
- Runs a certbot (Let's Encrypt) Docker container that generates a new SSL certificate
x) Exit – I shouldn’t need to explain that one
hauser=“USER_ACCOUNT” <-- Home Assistant User Account
habin="/usr/local/bin/hass" <-- Home Assistant Binary
haconfigdir="/home/USER/.homeassistant" <-- Home Assistant Config Directory
hahost=“HOSTNAME/IP” <-- Home Assistant Hostname or IP address
localuser=“USER_ACCOUNT” <-- Local Computer Username, account from where this shell script will run
localhost=“HOSTNAME/IP” <-- Local Computer Hostname or IP address
localpath=“PATH_TO_LOCAL_HA_CONFIGS” <-- Where I store my local HA configs and backups
docker="/PATH/TO/DOCKER/bin " <-- Docker Binary
Within the local folder, variable localpath="PATH_TO_LOCAL_HA_CONFIGS", I have two folders:
Config: All of the .yaml files for Home Assistant
Backup: Place for backup tar file
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