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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.