Creating new automations results in configuration error: Invalid config for [automation]: required key not provided @ data['trigger'][0]['platform']. Got None. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 10)

Configuration
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I was hoping my first post here was not going to be a question, but unfortunately I’m able to setup my first automations.
I’ve recently installed Home Assistant Core running in docker on an Odroid N2

The goal of my automations is to lower screens based on the position of the sun(azimuth). While taking into account cloud coverage (high coverage means the screens are not necessary) and wind speed (high wind speed could damage the screens).

The config validation in HA returns: Invalid config for [automation]: required key not provided @ data[‘trigger’][0][‘platform’]. Got None. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 10).
I’ve validated that both files are valid YAML and scoured the forum for a solution without result.

Can someone please have a look and tell me what I’m missing?

My configuration:


# Configure a default setup of Home Assistant (frontend, api, etc)
default_config:

# Uncomment this if you are using SSL/TLS, running in Docker container, etc.
# http:
#   base_url: example.duckdns.org:8123

# inclusions
group: !include groups.yaml
automation: !include automations.yaml
script: !include scripts.yaml
scene: !include scenes.yaml

# Text to speech
tts:
  - platform: google_translate


# Weather sensor
sensor:
  - platform: openweathermap
    api_key: APIKEY
    forecast: true

    monitored_conditions:
      - weather
      - temperature
      - wind_speed
      - humidity
      - pressure
      - clouds
      - rain
      - snow
      - weather_code

  - platform: buienradar
    monitored_conditions:
      - stationname
      - condition
      - symbol
      - humidity
      - temperature
      - feeltemperature
      - windspeed
      - pressure
      - irradiance

My automations.yaml:

# Covers
# Eastside
- alias: "Lower sunscreens on Eastside of the house"
  trigger:
    value_template: "{{ state_attr('sun.sun', 'azimuth') }}"
    # Can be a positive or negative number
    above: 55
  condition:
    condition: and
    conditions:
    # Prefix the first line of each condition configuration
    # with a '-'' to enter multiple
      - condition: numeric_state
        entity_id: sensor.owm_cloud_coverage
        below: 80
      - condition: numeric_state
        entity_id: sensor.owm_wind_speed
        below: 13
  action:
    service: cover.close_cover
    entity_id:
    - cover.overkapping
    - cover.slaapkamer_1_links
    - cover.slaapkamer_1_rechts
    - cover.slaapkamer_2_groot

# Southside
- alias: "Lower sunscreens on Southside of the house"
  trigger:
    value_template: "{{ state_attr('sun.sun', 'azimuth') }}"
    # Can be a positive or negative number
    above: 105
  condition:
    condition: and
    conditions:
      - condition: numeric_state
        entity_id: sensor.owm_cloud_coverage
        below: 80
      - condition: numeric_state
        entity_id: sensor.owm_wind_speed
        below: 13 
  action:
    service: cover.close_cover
    entity_id:
    - cover.raam_bij_berging
    - cover.woonkamer_hoekraam
    - cover.slaapkamer_2_klein
    - cover.raam_inloopkast

# Westside
- alias: "Lower sunscreens on Westside of the house"
  trigger:
    value_template: "{{ state_attr('sun.sun', 'azimuth') }}"
    # Can be a positive or negative number
    above: 205
  condition:
    condition: and
    conditions:
      - condition: numeric_state
        entity_id: sensor.owm_cloud_coverage
        below: 80
      - condition: numeric_state
        entity_id: sensor.owm_wind_speed
        below: 13
  action:
    service: cover.close_cover
    entity_id:
      - cover.master_bedroom
      - cover.woonkamer_links_hoek
      - cover.woonkamer_schuifpui
      - cover.woonkamer_keuken

# Northside
- alias: "Lower sunscreens on Northside of the house"
  trigger:
    value_template: "{{ state_attr('sun.sun', 'azimuth') }}"
    # Can be a positive or negative number
    above: 280
  condition:
    condition: and
    conditions:
      - condition: numeric_state
        entity_id: sensor.owm_cloud_coverage
        below: 80
      - condition: numeric_state
        entity_id: sensor.owm_wind_speed
        below: 13 
  action:
    service: cover.close_cover
    entity_id: cover.vide
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All 4 of your trigger are missing the line

platform: template

Also you should be doing the above/below within the template itself, using > / <

That’s the symbols btw, not some weird cartoon emoji face thing.

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Thanks for the help Marc! :smiley:
You’ve even fixed an error, I didn’t know of yet.

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