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Home Assistant Configuration

Here's an overview of my Home Assistant configuration as well as the devices that are used in it.

Lovelace

Lovelace

Automations

Automated automation documentation

Devices/Hardware

Hardware

Automations

Here are some example automations

  • If a garage is open for 10 minutes, and the garage heater is on, turn off the heat and notify.
  • If a garage door is open for 5 or 60 minutes, notify and push an actionable notification
  • If a person is detected on external cameras, and its nighttime or I'm away, send a short clip via Telegram
  • Based on house occupancy status, either enable or disable port forwarding for WireGuard VPN
  • Set thermostats to comfortable temperatures during the day as long as vacation mode isn't on
  • If vacation mode is enabled during the summer, set back thermostats, disable the recirculation pump and notify of actions
  • If vacation mode is enabled during the winter, set back thermostats (including the garage), disable the recirculation pump and notify of actions
  • If vacation mode is enabled, check the front door lock. If unlocked, notify and attempt to lock
  • Christmas light automations: only during December, turn on lights as long as the house is occupied. Turn off the Xmas trees when Laura gets into bed or we leave the house
  • If the front door camera has somebody cross a virtual line, or the doorbell rings, turn on the foyer and exterior lights. If we're not home, turn them off in 10 minutes
  • If the front door camera has somebody cross a virtual line, send a push notification to the Living Room TV and push a picture
  • If the doorbell rings, stream the Doorbird video to the Nest hub and the basement wallpanel
  • If a person is detected on the deck or in the garage at night, turn on the appropriate lights
  • Between Oct-May, when we wake up, turn on some lights
  • Close the blinds on the main floor at dusk, open them at 7:30am daily
  • At bedtime, setback HVAC, set HVAC fans to on, turn off all the lights, turn off all TVs and turn off the recirculation pump
    • If the garage doors are open, send a push notification
    • If the doors are unlocked, lock and notify which one(s) were unlocked
  • Upon awakening, set HVAC fans to auto and turn the recirculation pump back on
  • If the house becomes unoccupied during the day, turn off all lights and TVs, turn on the recirculation pump and set HVAC fans to on
  • While on vacation, turn all lights off at 11:30pm
  • If the indoor light sensor goes below a threshold for 5 minutes, turn on the normal sunset lights and set the HomeAssistant theme to dark mode
  • If AC is on, turn on the Master bedroom fan at 8pm
  • At 10am daily, check to make sure humidity in the house is set appropriately based on outside temperature. Notify if not
  • If a water leak is detected, close the water main, turn off the recirculation pump and notify
  • If a fire is active, unlock locks, send videos from cameras, turn lights on, send repeat notifications until acknowledged
  • If burglar alarm goes off, turn all lights on, send clips from cameras and send repeat notifications
  • In the evening, if motion is detected in the master bedroom, enable circadian lighting on a couple of different lamps (not in the sitting room if bed is occupied)
  • Kill kitchen lights if no motion is detected in 20 minutes
  • When we're away from the house, check if Daisy is in her kennel. If so, send a video clip ever 45 minutes for updates
  • If no motion in the basement for 30 minutes, turn off the entire basement
  • If the Elk alarm gets a trouble indication, notify
  • If Jon gets a work page at night, turn on the bedside lamp
  • Notify on the following triggers:
    • Dishwasher status
    • Public IP change
    • Office PIR or kitchen fridge tamper
    • Kitchen fridge, Elk alarm, or master bedroom temps are out of expected range
    • If there is a Home Assistant update available
    • Daily check for important dates that are 2 weeks out (birthdays, anniversaries)
  • If motion is detected in closets, pantry and bathrooms, turn on the lights
  • Every evening (as long as it's summer), turn on the master bedroom fan, turn it off in the morning and disable dark mode theme
  • Alert me on battery devices when they're under 10% remaining
  • Guest mode disables certain things such as all lights except for master bed off at bed time.