Cookbook

This is a community curated list of different ways to use Home Assistant. Most of these examples are using the automation component and other built-in automation related and organization components available.

For python_script: examples visit the Scripts section in our forum.

New recipes can be added via the home-assistant.io repository.

A great place to find popular configurations is on this GitHub search for repositories with the home-assistant-config topic.

Automation Examples

• Automation for rainy days

• Dim (and brighten) lights via a remote

• Dim lights when playing media

• Dynamic input select with Kodi media

• Examples for flashing lights

• Examples sending notification depending of the presence

• Examples using first light

• Examples using the sun

• Foscam Recording during Away Mode Only using Pan/Tilt/Zoom Control and Motion Detection

• Perform actions based on input select

• Restart Home Assistant if Wemo Switch is not detected

• Send a reminder

• Send notification based on sensor

• Send notification if new Home Assistant release

• Sonos say script to speak with text-to-speech

• Switch Philips Hue with enocean

• Track your battery level

• Turn on lights for 10 minutes after motion detected

• Using time interval and input boolean

Automation in Python Examples

• Flash lights when intruder detected

Custom Python Component Examples

• Basic MQTT Example

Example configuration.yaml

• Configuration.yaml by Alok Saboo

• Configuration.yaml by Carlo Costanzo

• Configuration.yaml by Ciquattro

• Configuration.yaml by Danichispa

• Configuration.yaml by Daniel Høyer Iversen

• Configuration.yaml by GreenTurtwig

• Configuration.yaml by InstaGraeme

• Configuration.yaml by Lance Haynie

• Configuration.yaml by Mahasri Kalavala

• Configuration.yaml by Scottoc11

• Configuration.yaml by Shortbloke

• Configuration.yaml by Stanvx

• Configuration.yaml by Teagan42

• Configuration.yaml by Vasiley

• Configuration.yaml by aneisch

• Configuration.yaml by bah2830

• Configuration.yaml by bassclarinetl2

• Configuration.yaml by cbulock

• Configuration.yaml by cy1701

• Configuration.yaml by fredsmith

• Configuration.yaml by geekofweek

• Configuration.yaml by gstevenson

• Configuration.yaml by happyleavesaoc

• Configuration.yaml by jjmontesl

• Configuration.yaml by mertenats

• Configuration.yaml by oakbrad

Infrastructure

• OwnTracks with two MQTT brokers

• fail2ban

User Interface

• Custom Panel using React

• Custom UI light state-card by andrey-git

• Show Google Maps as a card