YAML or Node Red

Hi there, what do people prefer to use for there automatons Node Red or Yaml, as from the looks of it node red is easier.

Node RED has somewhat of a learning curve, I’d suggest watching some YouTube videos on that topic.
With each update, the automation UI gets stronger and you also get more options with YAML/jinja templating, however when you’re dealing with more complex automations, Node-RED is, in my opinion, a better choice.
For example when you want to “branch out” on an automation, in Node-RED you’d drag a few nodes to the side and continue the automation there, with the UI/YAML/jinja you’d need to use complex templates or write multiple scripts.

It depends. I use a mix of both, I use Home Assistans built-in ones to trigger some of the Node-RED ones, so I’ll for example fire an event “open_all_covers” at 09 AM, which then Node-RED picks up.
Advantage: You can set the time more easily in Home Assistant than changing it in Node-RED.

I’d suggest looking into both, there’s no real harm, and once you get a feel for it automations are pretty easy to write. :slightly_smiling_face:

It’s like for google and Alex support I find node-red looks easier than going through the manual set up, and if that is the cause then node-red can be used on its own I think. But not sure which way to go yet.

On a side note, is there a scrip or add on that allows for a pop up setting to configure wifi, as im using HA on a Raspberry Pi. or is it all done through code.