Is it possible to create an automation with only two conditions (so no trigger)?

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Hi,
I am still new with Home Assistant and I am trying to automate something that I thought would be simple, but after several days of trying and reading through the docs and community pages I am still not successful.
What I am trying to do is this: switch on some lights that are lighting-up the wall behind my TV-set, but only when the TV is on and when it is becoming dark.
So I assumed that I have two conditions that have to be met:

  • the TV must be on
  • it must be dark enough

When both conditions are met the lights have to be switched on.
So the lights should go on when it is already dark and I switch on the TV, but the lights should also go on when the TV is already on and it becomes dark.
So I would think that this are two conditions, and I don’t need any triggers?
I have tried this in many different ways, but just can’t get it to work.
So my question is: should it at all be possible to create an automation that only uses two conditions and no trigger?

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You cannot create an automation without trigger.

Just create it with both triggers:

  • TV switched on
  • Going dark

And keep both conditions.
The automation will trigger on any of them, and the condition will ensure both are met before running the actions.

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Thank you!
Yes, that worked :smiley:
I was not yet aware that it is possible to use entities both as trigger and as condition, so learned I something new again.