Home Assistant Dashboards for Beginners! (+ my favorite custom cards)

What's up Smart Homers! I hope you enjoy this video - it's the second one in my @home_assistant Basics series. I'm hoping that this one helps you decide to use #HomeAssistant and get started with #dashboards! This open-source software will change your definition of #smarthome! Thanks for watching! I've left affiliate links below for any of the products used - if you decide to buy one, using the link will help me financially at no additional cost to you! Thanks! 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/ Card-Mod: https://github.com/thomasloven/lovelace-card-mod Swipe card: https://github.com/bramkragten/swipe-card Button Card: https://github.com/custom-cards/button-card Mini Graph Card: https://github.com/kalkih/mini-graph-card -- Products in this video -- Tablet: https://amzn.to/3QCo7CD Tablet Mount: https://www.etsy.com/listing/647956512/amazon-fire-hd-10-2-parts-mount-white?variation0=1589301987&variation1=1589301989 Tablet Mount (alternative): https://amzn.to/3QvutUj Recessed Electrical Box: https://amzn.to/3lrtMNY USB Outlet: https://amzn.to/3zeRsd9 -- The Stuff behind me -- Desk Glow Lamp: https://amzn.to/3GlfAAB Desk Architect's Lamp: https://amzn.to/3ihPdUf Monitors: https://amzn.to/3ZgN63r Monitor Mounts: https://amzn.to/3vN1z9M Mouse: https://amzn.to/3It7595 Keyboard: https://amzn.to/3ik7jon Desk Microphone: https://amzn.to/3IwCYxz Studio Headphones: https://amzn.to/3WVnffR Under-Cabinet Speakers: https://amzn.to/3IxkHQP Camera: https://amzn.to/3imNq04 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 Build-- Desk Board: https://amzn.to/3CwFbFy Desk Brackets: https://amzn.to/3GJHDeh Wall Screws: https://amzn.to/3QmS8au Desktop Screws: https://amzn.to/3itganL -- Filming setup -- Camera: https://amzn.to/3jOsb7C Charger/Batteries: https://amzn.to/3k0fVRr 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! Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:38 Dashboard Basics 02:00 Creating a new dashboard 03:38 Views 05:03 Cards 07:46 Badges 08:17 Next-Level Dashboarding 10:33 My favorite custom cards and how I use them! 15:56 What else should I cover? The socials: ▶FOLLOW on Twitter: https://twitter.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/ Intro/Outro Music: MDK - Press Start https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoLouT7TqZY http://www.youtube.com/MDKOfficialYT