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How do you organize your HA devices (self.homeassistant)
submitted 10 months ago by barbarosa to c/homeassistant
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I have a concoction of devices from all kind of manufacturers with cryptic codes in their names. Each device exposes multitude of sensors which makes the dashboard look like a mess.

  1. Is there a best practice for renaming devices ? Do you name them by their location ? By their utility ? manufacturer ?
  2. How do you identify the devices later in case there's a problem and one needs to be replaced / battery need to be replaced ?
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[–] spongebue 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

As a side note, I really wish folders were implemented for devices and automations and such. Especially since I have a scene controller (and another on the way) with several buttons, each of which can have 6 different triggers (pressing 1-5 times or holding the button down). Oh, and more for the LEDs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yes! Especially automations! I would rather have tags than folders, so an automation could fit into more than one category (eg. Location, action) but I'd take anything over alphabetical!!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I thought this was implemented on the dashboard. I don't recall what exactly it's called (context cards?) but I recall you could click a button to show a separate card or click and have it open a second 'tab' on the dashboard to control more things like with your scene controller.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is why all my automations are in Node-Red. Reusability.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I have monthly problems with nodered. I have transitioned most of my automations away from it.