How to Setup Randomized Vacation Lighting in Home Assistant

In this video, I wanted to show how you could use native Home Assistant to build randomized lightning automation that could be used when you are on vacation. This is definitely an advanced topic because in order to pull this off we need some helpers, some looping scripts, and some templates leveraging jinja. But don't worry, I walk through all of it, and for those that want to skip to the good stuff, I posted all the YAML used to create this lighting effect on my blog so you can just copy and paste. So, let's Automate some boring stuff. Chapters: 00:00 - Build a Random Lighting Effect to Simulate Huma Presence - Intro 01:45 - Create a Group of Lights to Randomize in Home Assistant 02:16 - Create a Vacation Mode Switch in Home Assistant 02:55 - Create a Text Helpers to Store Data to use Later in Script 03:18 - Build Script to turn on Random Lights in Home Assistant 07:28 - Why a Script is sometimes better than an Automation in Home Assistant 08:37 - Automate your Random Lighting Script in Home Assistant 10:24 - Wrapping up Randomized Lighting Effect Resources: Detailed Walkthrough of YAML: https://www.slacker-labs.com/randomized-lighting-in-home-assistant/ #homeassistant #smarthome #homeautomation Who am I? My Name is Jeff. I am an DIY-er and Automator of boring things. And, of course, a huge Home Assistant fan. Oh, I also live in a house that tweets. Follow Me: Github - https://github.com/thejeffreystone Twitter - https://twitter.com/thejeffreystone / https://twitter.com/slackerlabs On the Web - https://slacker-labs.com/ And if you like this video you could always fuel my automation habit - One Time Donation: Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/SlackerLabs Cash App: $slackerlabs Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut . Or use my Amazon affiliate link which provides a small commission on things you buy without additional cost to you - https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=Home+Automation&ref=nb_sb_noss_2&linkCode=ll2&tag=thejeffreysto-20&linkId=18622d75c4923c69c2b7488cec58ad5e&language=en_US Video Gear: Canon m50: https://amzn.to/3ftldPH Desk Mic: https://amzn.to/3wkum40 Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/3tXk1cp Newer 660: https://amzn.to/3fwwejd Dazzne D50: https://amzn.to/3oGBK5y Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3u07chK Gimble: https://amzn.to/3ouKAoe Music - Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/o05z6m/ Video Assets - LenoFx: http://i.refs.cc/CJXU6Da9?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJzbWlsZV91aSIsInNtaWxlX21lZGl1bSI6IiIsInNtaWxlX2NhbXBhaWduIjoicmVmZXJyYWxfcHJvZ3JhbSIsInNtaWxlX2N1c3RvbWVyX2lkIjo3NzE2MjM1MTd9