Home Assistant Automations for Beginners! (Scripts & Scenes too)

In this video we’re diving into three of the most powerful tools in Home Assistant: automations, scripts, and scenes. I’ll go over the basics of each, showing examples along the way, and then at the end I’ll dive into a little more complex examples and techniques. Thanks for watching! Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:19 Automations 01:13 Creating a New Automation 02:09 Automations: Triggers 07:03 Automations: Trigger IDs 07:44 Automations: Conditions 09:39 Automations: Actions 13:31 Multi-Trigger Automations 15:42 Automation Mode 16:12 Scripts 16:45 Creating a New Script 17:40 Scripts: Fields 21:42 Calling a Script from an Automation 24:24 Scenes 24:50 Creating a New Scene 26:07 Examples of Scenes 26:41 Automation, Script, or Scene? -- The Stuff behind me -- Eve Flare Lamp: https://amzn.to/3VJaBTg Desk Lamp: https://amzn.to/3WkdZmF Monitors: https://amzn.to/3ZgN63r Monitor Mounts: https://amzn.to/3vN1z9M Editing Mouse: https://amzn.to/3WiPaHz Gaming Mouse: https://amzn.to/3yd8Ww5 Aula Keyboard: https://amzn.to/3Wke1eh StreamDeck: https://amzn.to/3wqEfyY Desk Microphone: https://amzn.to/4cVjVcA Acoustic Panels: https://amzn.to/3wnALNV Chair: https://amzn.to/3XAgfoX Studio Headphones: https://amzn.to/3WVnffR Gaming Headphones: https://amzn.to/4dx80lt Gaming Headphones Stand: https://amzn.to/4cRdBmF Under-Cabinet Speakers: https://amzn.to/3IxkHQP Webcam: https://amzn.to/4dbIL7L Desk Backlighting Strip: https://amzn.to/3vJvLCX Desk Backlighting Controller: https://www.athom.tech/blank-1/wled-high-power-led-strip-controller Desk Backlighting Power Supply: https://amzn.to/3IwduAD Desk Board: https://amzn.to/3CwFbFy Desk Brackets: https://amzn.to/3GJHDeh --Filming setup-- Camera: https://amzn.to/3WB1rsr Lens: https://amzn.to/3WAClK0 Cooling Fan: https://amzn.to/3YfXien Camera Stand: https://amzn.to/3XifZux Microphone: https://amzn.to/3WRpYXV Monitor: https://amzn.to/3vMcnoB Key Light: https://amzn.to/3WTJkvo ---- DISCLAIMER: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission at no extra cost to you! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGoreZKPBtCXCf54F3DF4ug/join Buy Me a Coffee if you want: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/makeitwork.tech Website: https://www.makeitwork-tech.com/ The socials: ▶FOLLOW on X: https://X.com/MakeItWorkTech ▶FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makeitworktech/ ▶FOLLOW on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MakeItWorkTech ▶FOLLOW on Reddit: https://reddit.com/user/Make_Itt_Work ▶JOIN my Discord: http://discord.gg/cb7jNh37p2 ▶CHECK OUT my GitHub: https://github.com/makeitworktech/home-assistant-config/ ▶CHECK OUT my Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/makeitwork