Home Assistant Automation Samples for Your Use and Feedback

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Hello everyone,

I would like to share some of my Home Assistant automation scripts with you. These scripts have been instrumental in streamlining my smart home setup, and I hope they can be useful for you as well. I’m still learning, so I’d appreciate any feedback or suggestions for improvement!

Here are a few examples of what I’ve set up:

1. Midnight Lights Off

This automation turns off my Christmas lights at midnight and sends me a notification.
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  • id: midnight_turn_off
    alias: Turn things off at Midnight
    initial_state: True
    trigger:
    platform: time
    at: ‘00:00:00’
    action:
    • service: light.turn_off
      data:
      entity_id: light.christmas_lights
    • service: notify.ios_jack_iphone
      data:
      title: “Home Assistant”
      message: “Christmas Lights are turned off.”

2. Reduce Brightness at Midnight

This one reduces the brightness of several LED lights at midnight, ensuring a softer glow during the night.
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  • id: reduce_brightness_of_lights_at_midnight
    alias: Reduce brightness of lights at midnight
    initial_state: True
    trigger:
    platform: time
    at: ‘00:00:00’
    action:
    • service: light.turn_on
      data:
      entity_id: light.kitchen_led
      rgb_color: [0,0,255]
      transition: 1
      brightness_pct: 25
    • service: light.turn_on
      data:
      entity_id: light.kitchen_table_led
      rgb_color: [0,0,255]
      transition: 1
      brightness_pct: 25
    • service: notify.ios_jack_iphone
      data:
      title: “Home Assistant”
      message: “Kitchen LED, Kitchen Table LED brightness reduced to 25%.”

3. Lights Off at 2AM

This automation turns off specific lights at 2AM, helping to maintain a quiet and energy-efficient home during the early hours.
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  • id: 2am_turn_off
    alias: Turn things off at 2AM
    initial_state: True
    trigger:
    platform: time
    at: ‘02:00:00’
    action:
    • service: light.turn_off
      data:
      entity_id:
      - light.table_lights
      - light.spot_lights
      - light.balcony_led
      transition: 1
    • service: notify.ios_jack_iphone
      data:
      title: “Home Assistant”
      message: “Table, Spot and Balcony Lights are off.”

4. Lights Off at Sunrise

This automation ensures that certain lights are turned off as soon as the sun rises, making the most of natural light.
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  • id: sunrise_turn_off
    alias: Turn things off at Sunrise
    initial_state: True
    trigger:
    platform: sun
    event: sunrise
    action:
    • service: light.turn_off
      data:
      entity_id:
      - light.flower_lights
      - light.kitchen_led
      - light.kitchen_table_led
      - light.xiaomi_gateway_office
      - light.xiaomi_gateway_hallway
      - light.office_yeelight_strip
      transition: 1
    • service: notify.ios_jack_iphone
      data:
      title: “Home Assistant”
      message: “Flower, Kitchen LED, Table LED Office and Hallway Lights are off.”

If you have any suggestions on how I can optimize these automations or make them more efficient, I’d love to hear them! For example, can I combine some of the repetitive actions into a single script? I’m also curious if there are alternative ways to configure these automations with fewer rules or characters.

Looking forward to your feedback and ideas! :rocket: