Is there any basic tutorial on Hassio?

Configuration
#1

I am entirely new to Home Automation and I don’t find a single place to start. I have done the below things, but don’t know how to proceed and what to do next. I am trying to set few things in the configuration.yaml, but I don’t know why I am doing it. I don’t know why I should use a binary_sensor or device_tracker or anything. Is there any tutorial that explains the config yaml? I have also copy pasted my yaml file for reference

  1. Tasmotised few switches
  2. Tasmotised few plugs

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

default_config:

http:
base_url: https://secret.duckdns.org:8123
ssl_certificate: /ssl/fullchain.pem
ssl_key: /ssl/privkey.pem

Text to speech

tts:

  • platform: google_translate

group: !include groups.yaml
automation: !include automations.yaml
script: !include scripts.yaml

switch:

  • platform: mqtt
    name: “MasterBedroomLight”
    state_topic: “stat/sw_lroom/POWER”
    command_topic: “cmnd/sw_lroom/POWER”
    availability_topic: “tele/sw_lroom/LWT”
    qos: 1
    payload_on: “ON”
    payload_off: “OFF”
    payload_available: “Online”
    payload_not_available: “Offline”
    retain: false

device_tracker:

  • platform: ping
    track_new_devices: True
    consider_home: 300
    hosts:
    iPhone: 192.168.1.108

binary_sensor:

  • platform: ping
    name: HisenseTv
    host: 192.168.1.100
    count: 2
    scan_interval: 30
#2

Please see the sticky post for how to format code correctly (and other things).

#3

You mean other than the documentation? Each individual component will show you how to configure it, and that includes whether it’s a binary_sensor:, device_tracker: or what.

#4

I think he’s saying he doesn’t what what a binary_sensor or device_tracker is. I think he’s looking for “Home Assistant Concepts”…

#5

@Sathishbs - all I can tell you is to read read read. Start with getting started on the home assistant home page.

a binary_sensor is an on/off type of sensor. something that has only two states - hence the name ‘binary’ (open/closed, on/off, motion/no_motion, etc.). A device_tracker is exactly what it sounds like an entity in home assistant the tracks a device. A common one is to install the Home Assistant app on your phone, which will create a device_tracker that represents your phone. Through that, you can make an automation the does things when you arrive somewhere, leave somewhere, etc.

#6

Thanks Steve, you tried your best to make me start reading. I will start

#7

There is the glossary but it doesn’t cover things like that - currently anyway.