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Stride 2: Lights, Camera …

That completes Stride 2: Lights, Camera …, in this stride you learnt:

about custom components and how to install them along with HACS to make it easier in Step 6: Components
sensors and switches through wi-fi or z-wave in Step 7: Senses
how easy it is to include new devices into your z-wave mesh network in Step 8: Entities
to rename your sensor and switch devices to make it easier to manage in Footstep 3: Rename
about the Lovelace UI and how to configure through the built in interface and through the code editor in Step 9: Dash
that you can extend the frontend interface to have an amazing floorplan design to place your entities in Footstep 4: Floor
how to pull all the parts of automation enabling functions can provide in Step 10: Detail

This stride has given an overview of the systems to help you automate your home, the next stride will put everything into action.

That completes Stride 1: Getting Running, in this stride you learnt:

what some of the different options are for cloud free home automation in Step 1: Engine
how to install the chosen home automation system (Home Assistant) in Step 2: Setup
what each of the panels are in a brief overview of the interface in Step 3: Using
a bit of YAML Ain’t Markup Language in Footstep 1: YAML
how to use the Configurator and add in some themes to Home Assistant in Step 4: Looks
there is a difference between Configuration and Configurator in Home Assistant in Footstep 2: Config
how to add a simple automation to change the theme based on the sun or moon in Step 5: Sun & Moon

With this introduction stride, hopefully you have a good overview of Home Assistant and feel happy in tweaking some configuration files.

The next stride is all about external sensors and switches to enable the automation of your home.

ha.qx.cx – a guide on how to run, maintain and operate a cloud free home automation system.

Welcome to ha.qx.cx – this blog exists as a gx project and is a guide on how to run, maintain and operate a cloud free home automation system.

The structure will be simple:

Strides – a small collection of steps (and footsteps) that achieve a particular goal.
Steps – core steps that will most likely need to be followed to build the system.
Footsteps – optional or expansion to steps that extend the system and can be tweaked for personal use.

The contents page will be kept up-to-date with links to the whole guide.