Newb cannot get cover template (garage) to show anything on dashboard

Configuration Frontend
1

I’m a newb working on my first system and I’m missing something simple. I’m trying to use the cover example ( [Cover - Home Assistant (home-assistant.io) (Template cover - Home Assistant)) for my garage door. I have the following code in my configuration.yaml:

Example configuration.yaml entry

cover:

  • platform: template
    covers:
    garage_door:
    device_class: garage
    friendly_name: “Garage Door”
    value_template: “{{ states(‘sensor.garage_door’)|float > 0 }}”
    open_cover:
    service: script.open_garage_door
    close_cover:
    service: script.close_garage_door
    stop_cover:
    service: script.stop_garage_door

and the below code in my ui-lovelace.yaml and nothing shows up on dashboard
cover:

  • platform: template
    covers:
    garage_door:
    device_class: garage
    friendly_name: “Garage Door”
    position_template: “{{ states(‘sensor.garage_door’) }}”
    open_cover:
    - condition: state
    entity_id: sensor.garage_door
    state: “off”
    - service: switch.turn_on
    target:
    entity_id: switch.garage_door
    close_cover:
    - condition: state
    entity_id: sensor.garage_door
    state: “on”
    - service: switch.turn_off
    target:
    entity_id: switch.garage_door
    stop_cover:
    service: switch.turn_on
    target:
    entity_id: switch.garage_door
    icon_template: >-
    {% if states(‘sensor.garage_door’)|float > 0 %}
    mdi:garage-open
    {% else %}
    mdi:garage
    {% endif %}

Do I need to call it some how? Create a cover.yaml or cover card? And if so what do I put in it?

TYIA,

gschmelt

2

I think that you need to put the yaml code in configuration.yaml instead. Don’t forget that it goes under the cover: integration. Then restart Home Assistant and add a Lovelace card for the garage door (cover) entity.

3

cover is an entity, first make sure it shows up under entities, if it does then add and entities card and pick ‘Garage Door’ for example, there’s your cover

I hope that helps, I recently was confused looking for the cover card when I realized, there is none lol