Where to put an automation script?

[dryheat122]

Sorry if this us a dumb question. Still learning. I want to use this script that I found in a community thread:

alias: Example 1
trigger:
  - platform: time
    at:
      - '05:00:00'
      - '05:15:00'
  - platform: homeassistant
    event: start
condition: "{{ (now() - as_datetime('19700101T00Z')).days % 2 == 0 }}"
action:
  - service: "switch.turn_{{ iif(now().hour == 5 and 0 <= now().minute < 15, 'on', 'off') }}"
    target:
      entity_id: switch.your_device

Question is, where do I enter this? I’ve looked around the UI under automations and can’t seem to find the right place.

[123 (Taras)]

The automation example you posted looked very familiar to me and then I realized it’s something I had created almost three years ago.

Run automation every two days

This automation turns on the switch at 5:00 and off at 5:15 every other day (i.e. every two days) and is able to handle a restart correctly. alias: Example 1 trigger: - platform: time at: - '05:00:00' - '05:15:00' - platform: homeassistant event: start condition: "{{ (now() - as_datetime('19700101T00Z')).days % 2 == 0 }}" action: - service: "switch.turn_{{ iif(now().hour == 5 and 0 <= now().minute < 15, 'on', 'off') }}" target: entity_id: switch.your_device

That’s an automation as opposed to a script (two different terms in Home Assistant).

Start Home Assistant’s Automation Editor like this:

• Settings → Automation & scenes → Create Automation → Create new automation
• Click the overflow menu in the upper right corner (three vertical dots) and select Edit in YAML.
• Delete the existing YAML code displayed in the editing window.
• Copy the automation example posted above and paste it into the Automation Editor’s editing window then click Save.

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[dryheat122]

Ha. Small world!

[123 (Taras)]

Did my instructions answer your question regarding where to enter the automation’s YAML code? Or do you require additional assistance?