Bas Nijholt's Home Assistant config files

Using my iOS Light and Dark Mode Themes.

See also my guide for my girlfriend ❤️.

Table of content

• My devices
• Supervisor add-ons
• All my automations

Noteworthy (useful) automations

See all my automations and its dependencies down the page!

• Alarm clock that uses the AppDaemon volume ramp and sunrise app ⏰
• Automatic lovelace.json to lovelace-ui.yaml converter for version control 🤖
• Controlling music and lights (hue and brightness) using the Xiaomi Aqara Magic Cube ∛
• Controlling the lights using Phillips Hue Dimmers the Xiaomi Aqara Smart Switches 🎛
• Automated lights 💡
• Presence detection in different rooms based on various binary template sensors
• Robot vacuum automations 🧹
• Arriving and leaving automations
• Notifications when the dishwasher or washing machine is done
• Time at work 📈 tracking and notifications to go home
• Using HA-Menu to control my speakers on my iMac
• Using home-assistant-macbook-touch-bar to control HA on my MacBook Pro's Touch Bar 💻
• Automatically switch Lovelace's theme between backgrounds and light/dark mode
• Sync volume TV ⇄ speakers 🔊
• Security notifications when the front door 🚪 has been open for too long or motion is detected when no one is home

My cool AppDaemon apps

• Sunrise emulator app 🌅
• Wake up with Spotify app that slowly ramps the volume 📢
• Low Battery level notifications 🔋

Popular Reddit posts of features in this config

(Sorted from new to old)

• Advanced control from my Apple Watch using single automations: setting lights, vacuum, temperature, sleep mode, and more!
• HA has it before Apple has even finished it, I present: Adaptive_lighting! flux/circadian_lighting fans (haters?) please try the new UI configurable component that stops automatically adjusting your lights when you make a manual change 🎉 (and many more new useful features!)
• Creating useful notifications using the new 'variables' and 'wait_for_trigger' features
• Copying YAML from GitHub is easier than ever: my config's README now automatically lists all automations (and entities it uses) with links to the relevant parts in the YAML
• Beautiful iOS dark and light mode inspired themes with easy background switch (that now also change the top header color!) [OC]
• Finally a good use for the touch bar on my Macbook Pro!
• 100% control over my high fi speakers: a bidirectional synchronized equalizer
• COVID-19 forcing me to stay inside? Check out my "quarantine-o-meter" that displays how much time (in %) we've been inside.
• After a lot of love, a much-requested feature (+more!) for my iOS Dark Theme [OC]
• I can now sync the speaker volume using the menu bar of my iMac! [OC]
• I keep seeing my own theme on Reddit, so now it's my turn! [OC]

Ideas?

• Notify us when the window is open and it is raining.
• Add budget keeper using the Bunq API

My devices

Supervisor add-ons

I run a Supervised install with the following add-ons:

• Home Assistant Stream Deck version 2023.7.4 by @basnijholt
• Advanced SSH & Web Terminal version 15.0.5 by @hassio-addons
• AppDaemon version 0.13.3 by @hassio-addons
• Glances version 0.19.2 by @hassio-addons
• Grafana version 9.0.3 by @hassio-addons
• InfluxDB version 4.7.0 by @hassio-addons
• Log Viewer version 0.15.1 by @hassio-addons
• Studio Code Server version 5.10.0 by @hassio-addons
• phpMyAdmin version 0.8.7 by @hassio-addons
• Let's Encrypt version 4.12.9 by @home-assistant
• MariaDB version 2.6.1 by @home-assistant
• Mosquitto broker version 6.2.1 by @home-assistant
• Samba share version 10.0.2 by @home-assistant
• VLC version 0.2.0 by @home-assistant
• Home Assistant Google Drive Backup version 0.111.1 by @sabeechen
• Zigbee2MQTT version 1.32.2-1 by @zigbee2mqtt

Automations - Table of Content

1. Adaptive lighting 🌄🌇 (3 automations)
2. Alarm clock ⏰ (1 automations)
3. Apple Watch ⌚ (12 automations)
4. Arriving 👞 (1 automations)
5. Bike 🚲 (2 automations)
6. Climate 🔥🥶 (7 automations)
7. Control switches 🎛 (8 automations)
8. Cube ∛ (2 automations)
9. Doorbell 🚪🔔 (1 automations)
10. Frontend 👨‍💻 (3 automations)
11. Leaving 👞 (4 automations)
12. Light 💡 (29 automations)
13. Lovelace 👨‍💻 (1 automations)
14. Mailbox 📫📣 (1 automations)
15. Media player 🔈📺 (7 automations)
16. Music 🎵 (2 automations)
17. Notifications 🔔 (2 automations)
18. Plant 🌱 (3 automations)
19. Security 👮🚨 (6 automations)
20. Night mode 🌕🌑 (5 automations)
21. System 🖥 (7 automations)
22. Test 🧪 (5 automations)
23. Utilities 🧺👚🍽 (3 automations)
24. Vacation mode 🏝 (2 automations)
25. Vacuum 🧹 (6 automations)
26. Work 💼 (3 automations)

⚠️ Total number of automations: 126 ⚠️

Adaptive lighting 🌄🌇

Turn on and off switches

which uses:

• input_select.sleep_mode

Reset manual_control after 1 hour

Notify manual_control

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Alarm clock ⏰

Wake up with Spotify and light

which uses:

• input_boolean.alarm_clock
• input_boolean.wake_up_light
• input_boolean.wake_up_with_spotify
• input_select.sleep_mode
• sensor.ten_minutes_before_alarm

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Apple Watch ⌚

Play or Pause the TV

Minimal lights bedroom

Fix TV sound

which uses:

• script.fix_sound

Set sleep mode

which uses:

• input_select.sleep_mode

Set lights

which uses:

• script.cozy_lights_bedroom
• script.cozy_lights_living_room
• script.turn_on_lights
• script.white_lights_living_room

Temperature report

Portfolio value

Send vacuum cleaner

which uses:

• script.vacuum_command

Movie time

Reset adaptive lighting

which uses:

• script.reset_adaptive_lighting

Set temperature

Where is other person?

^ toc

Arriving 👞

Switch music from iPhone to speakers if no one is home

which uses:

• input_boolean.guest_mode

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Bike 🚲

Started charging

which uses:

• input_datetime.bike_charger_off
• input_datetime.bike_charger_on

Stop charging

which uses:

• input_datetime.bike_charger_off

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Climate 🔥🥶

Turn on the heating 30 min before waking up

which uses:

• input_boolean.alarm_clock
• input_boolean.automatic_temperature
• script.set_high_temperature
• sensor.half_hour_before_alarm

Turn on the heating when going home

which uses:

• input_boolean.automatic_temperature
• input_number.temperature_high
• script.set_high_temperature
• binary_sensor.no_one_home

Turn off the heating at 22:00

which uses:

• input_boolean.automatic_temperature
• input_number.temperature_low
• script.set_high_temperature
• script.set_low_temperature
• binary_sensor.no_one_home

Set outside temperature every hour

Warning when heating on and living room door open

which uses:

• input_number.temperature_low

Set temperature setpoint to 50 °C

Automatically turn off spaceheater when no-one is in the guest room

which uses:

• binary_sensor.activity_in_guest_room

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Control switches 🎛

Living room Philips Hue dimmer switch

which uses:

• input_select.last_script_living_room
• script.increase_brightness
• script.next_colors
• script.reset_adaptive_lighting
• script.white_lights_living_room

Bedroom Philips Hue dimmer switch

which uses:

• input_select.last_script_bedroom
• script.increase_brightness
• script.next_colors
• script.reset_adaptive_lighting
• script.white_lights_bedroom

Bedroom IKEA dimmer switch

which uses:

• input_boolean.guest_mode
• input_select.last_script_bedroom
• input_select.sleep_mode
• script.increase_brightness
• script.next_colors
• script.turn_off_everything
• script.white_lights_bedroom

Living room Aqara Wireless Mini Switch

which uses:

• input_select.last_script_living_room
• script.fix_sound
• script.increase_brightness
• script.next_colors

Bedroom Aqara Wireless Mini Switch

which uses:

• input_select.last_script_bedroom
• input_select.sleep_mode
• script.increase_brightness
• script.next_colors
• script.turn_off_everything
• sensor.ten_minutes_before_alarm

Bathroom Aqara Wireless Mini Switch

Door Aqara Wireless Mini Switch

which uses:

• script.arriving
• script.set_low_temperature
• script.start_spotify
• script.turn_off_everything_non_automatic
• sensor.favorite_playlist_of_nearest_person

Guest room IKEA Switch

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Cube ∛

Perform operation

which uses:

• input_select.cube_mode
• script.start_spotify_playlist_of_nearest_person

Rotate the cube

which uses:

• input_select.cube_mode

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Doorbell 🚪🔔

Click the button

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Frontend 👨‍💻

Turn on dark mode

which uses:

• input_boolean.dark_mode

Turn on light mode

which uses:

• input_boolean.dark_mode

Change theme

which uses:

• input_boolean.dark_mode
• input_boolean.theme_alternative
• input_select.theme

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Leaving 👞

Automatically turn off everything

which uses:

• input_boolean.guest_mode
• script.leaving
• binary_sensor.anything_on
• binary_sensor.no_one_home
• binary_sensor.someone_in_the_house_in_last_hour

Ask to turn off everything

which uses:

• input_boolean.guest_mode
• binary_sensor.anything_on
• binary_sensor.no_one_home

Turn off everything after notification

which uses:

• script.leaving

Downstairs Aqara Wireless Mini Switch

which uses:

• script.turn_off_everything

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Light 💡

Turn on living room

which uses:

• input_boolean.guest_mode
• binary_sensor.activity_in_living_room

Turn off living room

which uses:

• input_boolean.guest_mode
• binary_sensor.activity_in_living_room

Toggle dinner area lights

which uses:

• input_boolean.automatic_dinner_area_light
• input_boolean.guest_mode
• input_select.sleep_mode
• binary_sensor.activity_in_dinner_area

Turn off automatic dinner area lights when turning off lights after 18:00

which uses:

• input_boolean.automatic_dinner_area_light

Reset automatic dinner area lights at 06:00

which uses:

• input_boolean.automatic_dinner_area_light

Turn on kitchen counter if sleep mode is off

which uses:

• input_select.sleep_mode
• binary_sensor.activity_in_kitchen

Turn off kitchen counter

which uses:

• binary_sensor.activity_in_kitchen

Reboot kitchen ceiling Shelly

which uses:

• shell_command.reboot_kitchen_ceiling

Turn on bathroom

which uses:

• input_select.sleep_mode
• binary_sensor.activity_in_bathroom

Turn off bathroom

which uses:

• binary_sensor.activity_in_bathroom

Turn on hall

which uses:

• input_select.sleep_mode
• script.turn_on_lights
• binary_sensor.activity_in_hall

Turn off hall

which uses:

• binary_sensor.activity_in_hall

Automatically turn on the bedroom

which uses:

• input_boolean.automatic_bedroom_lights
• input_boolean.bedroom_lights_automatically_turned_on
• input_select.sleep_mode
• script.turn_on_lights
• binary_sensor.activity_in_master_bedroom

Automatically turn off the bedroom

which uses:

• input_boolean.automatic_bedroom_lights
• input_boolean.bedroom_lights_automatically_turned_on
• binary_sensor.activity_in_master_bedroom

Turn off bedroom lights auto switch

which uses:

• input_boolean.bedroom_lights_automatically_turned_on

Turn on automatic_bedroom_lights switch

which uses:

• input_boolean.automatic_bedroom_lights

Turn off bedroom after 2 hours of inactivity

which uses:

• binary_sensor.activity_in_master_bedroom

Reboot bedroom ceiling Shelly

which uses:

• shell_command.reboot_bedroom_ceiling

Update input_select when bedroom lights turned off

Set the input_select.last_script_bedroom such that colored lights will be chosen

which uses:

• input_select.last_script_bedroom
• script.white_lights_bedroom

Turn on utility room / garage outside

which uses:

• binary_sensor.activity_in_utility_room
• binary_sensor.activity_outside_front_door
• binary_sensor.activity_outside_garage

Turn off utility room / garage outside

which uses:

• binary_sensor.activity_in_utility_room
• binary_sensor.activity_outside_front_door
• binary_sensor.activity_outside_garage
• binary_sensor.activity_outside_house

Toggle guest room

which uses:

• input_boolean.guest_mode
• binary_sensor.activity_in_guest_room

Toggle baby room

which uses:

• binary_sensor.activity_in_baby_room

Turn off guest room (extra check)

In case the other automation failed

which uses:

• binary_sensor.activity_in_guest_room

Turn off baby room (extra check)

In case the other automation failed

which uses:

• binary_sensor.activity_in_baby_room

Turn off bedroom (extra check)

In case the other automation failed

which uses:

• input_boolean.automatic_bedroom_lights
• input_boolean.bedroom_lights_automatically_turned_on
• binary_sensor.activity_in_master_bedroom

Turn off utility room / garage (extra check)

In case the other automation failed

which uses:

• binary_sensor.activity_in_utility_room
• binary_sensor.activity_outside_front_door
• binary_sensor.activity_outside_garage

Update Zigbee2MQTT lights input_select options

which uses:

• input_select.z2m_lights

Update Zigbee2MQTT Lights State

Refresh the state of all Zigbee2MQTT lights

which uses:

• script.sync_z2m_to_ha_lights

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Lovelace 👨‍💻

Convert lovelace.json to lovelace-ui.yaml

which uses:

• shell_command.chores
• shell_command.convert_lovelace

^ toc

Mailbox 📫📣

The mailbox was opened

In the UI show the input_boolean.mailbox_full. It needs to be manually switched off after getting the mail."

which uses:

• input_boolean.mailbox_full

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Media player 🔈📺

Turn on Opt when TV is on and Spotify is not playing and not Usb

The speaker is connected via an optical cable to the TV. Whenever the speakers aren't playing Spotify (via WiFi) directly, switch the source of the speakers to "Opt".

Turn off speakers when turning off TV

If speakers off and TV on, turn on the speaker on TV state change

Update Spotify entity when TV is on every 5 seconds

Sync KEF LS50 and TV volume

Automatically turn off TV and Xbox after two hours of inactivity

Turn On Living Room TV with WakeOnLan

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Music 🎵

Start playlist

which uses:

• input_boolean.start_the_music
• script.start_spotify_playlist_of_nearest_person

Switch music from iPhone to speakers if coming home

which uses:

• input_boolean.guest_mode

^ toc

Notifications 🔔

Marcella arrived at Rotterdam Centraal

Front door has opened

which uses:

• input_boolean.front_door_open_warning

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Plant 🌱

Problem with Calathea

which uses:

• plant.calathea

Problem with Monstera

which uses:

• plant.monstera

Problem with Peace lily

which uses:

• plant.peace_lily

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Security 👮🚨

Motion detected but we are not home

which uses:

• binary_sensor.motion_detected
• group.persons

Front door has been open for more than 5 minutes

Utility room door has been open for more than 5 minutes

No one is home but high power usage

which uses:

• binary_sensor.no_one_home

Bathroom door has opened

which uses:

• input_boolean.bathroom_door_open_warning

Door to outside open

which uses:

• binary_sensor.door_to_outside_open

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Night mode 🌕🌑

Automatically turn off when alarm turns off or at 7AM

which uses:

• input_boolean.alarm_clock
• input_select.sleep_mode

Turn off automatic bedroom lights

which uses:

• input_boolean.automatic_bedroom_lights
• input_select.sleep_mode

Set low temperature when sleep mode turns on

which uses:

• input_select.sleep_mode
• script.set_low_temperature

Go from half to total sleeping mode

When it is half sleeping mode and there is no activity in the house for more than an hour go to total sleeping mode.

which uses:

• input_select.sleep_mode
• binary_sensor.activity_outside_bedroom

Set sleeping mode in the living room

Set the living room lights to sleep mode only when no-one is there anymore.

which uses:

• input_select.sleep_mode
• binary_sensor.activity_in_living_room

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System 🖥

Warning about high CPU usage

Warning about high CPU temperature

Warning about high Xbox temperature

Update DNS

Update the DNS at Gandi to point my domain to my Home Assistant instance.

which uses:

• script.update_dns

Run chores

Run shell and Python scripts in utils folder.

which uses:

• shell_command.chores

MQTT sensors are not updating

Check whether we are receiving messages over MQTT from my other HA instance.

Battery level low

^ toc

Test 🧪

Listen to Adaptive Lighting events

Time

Flash lights

Call update_entity after light.turn_on/turn_off

Light Baby Room Loop

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Utilities 🧺👚🍽

Washing machine or dishwasher started or finished

which uses:

• binary_sensor.dishwasher
• binary_sensor.washing_machine

Washing machine notification

which uses:

• script.utility_notification
• binary_sensor.washing_machine

Dishwasher notification

which uses:

• script.utility_notification
• binary_sensor.dishwasher

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Vacation mode 🏝

Auto turn on

which uses:

• input_boolean.guest_mode
• input_boolean.vacation_mode
• group.persons

Auto turn off

which uses:

• input_boolean.guest_mode
• input_boolean.vacation_mode
• group.persons

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Vacuum 🧹

Started cleaning

which uses:

• input_datetime.vacuum_on

Stopped cleaning

which uses:

• input_boolean.cleaned_today
• input_datetime.vacuum_off
• sensor.robot_vacuum_last_clean_duration

Reminder notification

which uses:

• binary_sensor.vacuum_day

Cleanup if nobody is home

which uses:

• input_boolean.cleaned_today
• input_boolean.guest_mode
• input_boolean.vacation_mode
• binary_sensor.vacuum_day
• group.persons

Reset cleaned today

which uses:

• input_boolean.cleaned_today

Reset to standard mode

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Work 💼

Go home notification

which uses:

• input_boolean.work_hour_notification_sent
• binary_sensor.worked_enough_today

Reset input_boolean at midnight

which uses:

• input_boolean.work_hour_notification_sent

Bas left work notification for Marcella

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