The configuration.yaml suggested in the documentation doesn’t parse as valid yaml. In particular, this sensor section: sensor: - platform: template sensors: garage_door_status: friendly_name: 'State of the door' value_template: '{{ states('cover.garage_door') }}' Both …

Where is this example given in the docs? Look closely at what the single quotes enclose. This: '{{ states(' And this: ') }}' Solution, put double quotes around the whole thing and single quotes inside. value_template: "{{ states('cover.garage_door') }}" The other option is to use a multi-lin…

Error in Garadget docs?

Configuration

tom_l August 12, 2019, 8:22am 4

Thanks for the link. Fix submitted: Corrected template examples by tomlut · Pull Request #10114 · home-assistant/home-assistant.io · GitHub

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