Check for config errors, is this possible?

[matust]

Hi there,

I recently had a power failure and when HA came back online it was with some config errors. A restart of HA fixed this and everything went back to normal. What I would like to automate is HA checking for a invalid config as displayed on the front end and if there is one restart home assistant.

I have the restarting down and I would add a delay so as not to end up in a loop by accident but I don’t know how to check for config errors.

Anyway ideas?

[anon43302295]

https://home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/troubleshooting/ may help

[clintgeek (Clint Crocker)]

I just posted this in a similar thread, I think it would apply here as well:

Reload config if hass don't detect devices

I use this to check for invalid config or missing wink. If the power goes out around here, the wink takes longer to reboot than HASS does. The following automations fix that. sensor: - platform: template sensors: invalid_config: value_template: "{% if is_state_attr('persistent_notification.invalid_config', 'title', 'Invalid config') %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}" friendly_name: 'Invalid Config' wink_missing: value_template: "{% if is_state('binary_se…

[matust]

Great! I’ll give that a shot!