diff --git a/content/blog/2021-11-30-how-i-organize-my-home-assistant-automations/automations-filtered.png b/content/blog/2021-11-30-how-i-organize-my-home-assistant-automations/automations-filtered.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a8c1758 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/blog/2021-11-30-how-i-organize-my-home-assistant-automations/automations-filtered.png differ diff --git a/content/blog/2021-11-30-how-i-organize-my-home-assistant-automations/automations-list.png b/content/blog/2021-11-30-how-i-organize-my-home-assistant-automations/automations-list.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3debb20 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/blog/2021-11-30-how-i-organize-my-home-assistant-automations/automations-list.png differ diff --git a/content/blog/2021-11-30-how-i-organize-my-home-assistant-automations/contents.lr b/content/blog/2021-11-30-how-i-organize-my-home-assistant-automations/contents.lr new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4d8d9c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2021-11-30-how-i-organize-my-home-assistant-automations/contents.lr @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +title: How I organize my Home Assistant automations +--- +pub_date: 2021-11-30 +--- +_discoverable: yes +--- +tags: Home Assistant +--- +body: + +Automations in Home Assistant are the best thing after the cocoa discovery, I use them a lot for many different things and I'm always wondering how to solve the _first world problem_ of the day. The hassle with it is that apart from a list and the search there are not much more options to filter, and when your automations grow it became a bit of a pain finding what you want. + + + +So the other day I decided to follow a "path" approarch to my automations. I'm using a subject, an action or element and then a description to name them: + +> `(subject) / (action/element) / (short description)` + +![](./automations-list-360.png) + +This way _Turn on the air purifier at night_ became `air purifier / auto / turn on at night` and I can filter by `air purifier /` to get all the automations related to the air purifier, the specific automatic behaviour by `/ auto` (for this and other subjects), etc: + +![](./automations-filtered-360.png) + +This is so much convenient than before though I'm sure I will keep iterating on this, at least now my list is ordered and I can easily find anything I want to toggle or edit. + +I wonder how other Home Assistant users handle their automations, if you by any reason read this and have a better way, [please let me know!](/about/).