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Home Assistant Starter Reference - Reference #5 Dark Dark landscape Home Assistant starter reference with four columns: Install, Connect, Automate, Debug. >_ HOME ASSISTANT STARTER For your first 30 minutes with HA · Reference #5 FREE SHEETS INSTALL Core · Settings · Backup Update Core first Before integrations TZ + location Settings → System Per-person users Settings → People Companion App Each phone, each user MFA + strong pass Before remote access First backup Before big changes * Tape near your HA box CONNECT Lights · Cameras · Voice Zigbee hub ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT Mobile App GPS + presence Cameras RTSP / ONVIF / go2rtc Assist / Voice Local, Alexa, Google Energy Shelly EM / plugs Mobile alerts Doors, leaks, batteries * Use what you already own AUTOMATE Triggers · Actions Sunset → lights Sun below horizon Door open 5min Notify phone Battery < 20% Notify admin Motion + dark Light @ 20% Goodnight button Lock + off + alarm Test in trace Watch it run live * One automation at a time DEBUG Check in this order 1. Power on? Outlet, USB, host 2. Connected? RSSI, LQI, Ethernet 3. Entity name? Renamed? unavailable? 4. Integration? Recent update? config? 5. Conditions? What blocked the action? 6. Logs + trace home-assistant.log * Change one thing, test benchnotes.net/free · Etsy: HomeLabGuides · Code BENCHFRIEND15 >_ Start with one automation. Add more once it works. · made by homelabbers Home Assistant Starter Reference - Reference #5 Print Print-friendly white-background Home Assistant starter reference with four columns: Install, Connect, Automate, Debug. >_ HOME ASSISTANT STARTER For your first 30 minutes with HA · Reference #5 FREE SHEETS INSTALL Core · Settings · Backup Update Core first Before integrations TZ + location Settings → System Per-person users Settings → People Companion App Each phone, each user MFA + strong pass Before remote access First backup Before big changes * Tape near your HA box CONNECT Lights · Cameras · Voice Zigbee hub ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT Mobile App GPS + presence Cameras RTSP / ONVIF / go2rtc Assist / Voice Local, Alexa, Google Energy Shelly EM / plugs Mobile alerts Doors, leaks, batteries * Use what you already own AUTOMATE Triggers · Actions Sunset → lights Sun below horizon Door open 5min Notify phone Battery < 20% Notify admin Motion + dark Light @ 20% Goodnight button Lock + off + alarm Test in trace Watch it run live * One automation at a time DEBUG Check in this order 1. Power on? Outlet, USB, host 2. Connected? RSSI, LQI, Ethernet 3. Entity name? Renamed? unavailable? 4. Integration? Recent update? config? 5. Conditions? What blocked the action? 6. Logs + trace home-assistant.log * Change one thing, test benchnotes.net/free · Etsy: HomeLabGuides · Code BENCHFRIEND15 >_ Start with one automation. Add more once it works. · made by homelabbers
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