Summary

In this chapter, we learned in detail what automations are both in general and in the context of Home Assistant. We also learned about the components associated with an automation and other features used by Home Assistant, such as entities and services.

During the course of this chapter, several practical examples were provided to create automations. Various tools were explained and used to debug and verify their functionality. We were able to expand the capabilities of an automation by learning how to create and use blueprints and doing the same with the scripts and scenes. Finally, some examples of automations used in my home were provided, as well as some others I am planning to create in the near future. Hopefully, they will inspire you to create your own automations and think of ways to smart control your home.

In the next chapter, we will add more devices to our home and include them in the dashboard so you can have visibility and direct control of them using the...