Automating Home Assistant
Home Assistant contains information about all your devicesA device is a model representing a physical or logical unit that contains entities. and servicesThe term “service” in Home Assistant is used in the sense of an information service. For example, the municipal waste management service that provides entities for organic, paper, and packaging waste. In terms of functionality, the information service is like a device. It is called service to avoid confusion, as it does not come with a piece of hardware. [Learn more]. This information is available for the user in the dashboard and it can be used to trigger automationsAutomations in Home Assistant allow you to automatically respond to things that happen in and around your home. [Learn more]. And that’s fun!
Automations in Home Assistant allow you to automatically respond to things that happen. You can turn the lights on at sunset or pause the music when you receive a call.
If you are just starting out, we recommend that you start with blueprint automations. These are ready-made automations by the community that you only need to configure.
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If you have got the hang of blueprints and would like to explore more, it’s time for the next step. But before you start creating automations, you will need to learn about the automation basics.