Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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I show you how to install HACS and automate your lights when you are on vacation using the Presence Simulation Integration for Home Assistant.

In my opinion it is a must-have Home Assistant feature, even if you are only away for 1 night.

This integration turns your smart devices, such smart lights and switches on and off automatically based on your real usage history data for those entities.

I created a rudimentary version of this myself in Node-RED a few years ago, but this is much better!

Presence Simulation GitHub: github.com/slashback100/presence_simulation

HACS Website: https://hacs.xyz/

00:00 Intro
01:21 Installation of Home Assistant Community Store (HACS)
03:09 Presence Simulation Integration Installation
05:37 Creating Helpers Groups
06:47 Final pieces of setup
08:38 Outro

#homeassistant #automatedlights #hacs