Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Let's be real.
When you start automating the boring stuff in your home, you find that a lot of the scenarios you want to automate are very similar. In Fact, I would guess that you have a lot of scripts, scenes, and automations that touch the are almost identical except you change the brightness of a light or the media player you use.
If you are not careful you will end up with a Home Assistant configuration that is 15k lines....like mine.
In this video, I will show you how you can tame that web of slightly different automations, scripts, and scenes, and replace them with a single dynamic script that can be reused in all situations.
So if you are looking for a more streamline approach to building your automations, looking for ways to reduce the size of your config, or simply wanting to find ways to make your home smarter, stick around because we are going to build dynamic scripts using Parameters.
Here are the video chapters:
00:00 - Build Dynamic Scripts in Home Assistant - Intro
01:14 - What do you mean, Parameters?
01:55 - Build One Home Assistant Script to Rule Them All
06:54 - Use Parameters to makeHome Assistant Smarter
10:30 - Wrapping it Up
Links to things in the video:
Using Helpers in Home Assistant: youtu.be/JpC13mLuiQg
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am an Automator of boring things and a huge Home Assistant fan. I also live in a house that tweets.
Follow Me:
Github - github.com/thejeffreystone
Twitter - twitter.com/thejeffreystone / twitter.com/slackerlabs
On the Web - slacker-labs.com
And if you like this video you could always fuel my coffee/automation habit - buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut,
or use my Amazon affiliate link ( amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=Home+Automation&ref=nb_sb_noss_2&linkCode=ll2&tag=thejeffreysto-20&linkId=18622d75c4923c69c2b7488cec58ad5e&language=en_US) which helps support this content. The affiliate link provides a small commission on things you buy without additional cost to you.
If you want to follow my house on Twitter, you can at twitter.com/anchoragehouse2 but be warned....it can be snarky.
Home Assistant Gear:
Amazon Affiliate Links): http://a.co/cR4BZHP
Video Gear used to make this content (affiliate links):
Canon m50: amzn.to/39zkz1p
Mic: amzn.to/3r73dPd
Dazzne D50 (Key Light): amzn.to/3oGBK5y
Music - Epidemic Sound - For those wanting cool audio for their videos (Affiliate Links): [epidemicsound.com/referral/o05z6m/]
Let's be real.
When you start automating the boring stuff in your home, you find that a lot of the scenarios you want to automate are very similar. In Fact, I would guess that you have a lot of scripts, scenes, and automations that touch the are almost identical except you change the brightness of a light or the media player you use.
If you are not careful you will end up with a Home Assistant configuration that is 15k lines....like mine.
In this video, I will show you how you can tame that web of slightly different automations, scripts, and scenes, and replace them with a single dynamic script that can be reused in all situations.
So if you are looking for a more streamline approach to building your automations, looking for ways to reduce the size of your config, or simply wanting to find ways to make your home smarter, stick around because we are going to build dynamic scripts using Parameters.
Here are the video chapters:
00:00 - Build Dynamic Scripts in Home Assistant - Intro
01:14 - What do you mean, Parameters?
01:55 - Build One Home Assistant Script to Rule Them All
06:54 - Use Parameters to makeHome Assistant Smarter
10:30 - Wrapping it Up
Links to things in the video:
Using Helpers in Home Assistant: youtu.be/JpC13mLuiQg
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am an Automator of boring things and a huge Home Assistant fan. I also live in a house that tweets.
Follow Me:
Github - github.com/thejeffreystone
Twitter - twitter.com/thejeffreystone / twitter.com/slackerlabs
On the Web - slacker-labs.com
And if you like this video you could always fuel my coffee/automation habit - buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut,
or use my Amazon affiliate link ( amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=Home+Automation&ref=nb_sb_noss_2&linkCode=ll2&tag=thejeffreysto-20&linkId=18622d75c4923c69c2b7488cec58ad5e&language=en_US) which helps support this content. The affiliate link provides a small commission on things you buy without additional cost to you.
If you want to follow my house on Twitter, you can at twitter.com/anchoragehouse2 but be warned....it can be snarky.
Home Assistant Gear:
Amazon Affiliate Links): http://a.co/cR4BZHP
Video Gear used to make this content (affiliate links):
Canon m50: amzn.to/39zkz1p
Mic: amzn.to/3r73dPd
Dazzne D50 (Key Light): amzn.to/3oGBK5y
Music - Epidemic Sound - For those wanting cool audio for their videos (Affiliate Links): [epidemicsound.com/referral/o05z6m/]
