Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Most of us get into home automation because we want a smart home. But what we end up with just changing who is turning on and off the devices.
With Home Assistant, you can turn your basic automations into something that feels a lot like a smart home using scripts to add some simple decision logic. To achieve this, we can use scripts with our Home Assistant automations.
In this video, I walk through a simple example of how you can combine multiple actions each with their own conditions into a single automation in Home Assistant. And I'll do it without editing YAML.
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am an Automator of 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
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Most of us get into home automation because we want a smart home. But what we end up with just changing who is turning on and off the devices.
With Home Assistant, you can turn your basic automations into something that feels a lot like a smart home using scripts to add some simple decision logic. To achieve this, we can use scripts with our Home Assistant automations.
In this video, I walk through a simple example of how you can combine multiple actions each with their own conditions into a single automation in Home Assistant. And I'll do it without editing YAML.
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am an Automator of 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…it sometimes gets snarky - twitter.com/anchoragehouse2







![Using Home Assistant to Create the Haunted Mansion
My very first youtube video, and my very first Home Assistant Video.
What can I say, we are Disney Nuts. So I decided to use Home Assistant to put the pre-show to Disneys Haunted Mansion in my living room. What else would you do with a home automation platform?
My camera didnt do well with the low light in the living room, but I think you can get the gist of what is going on.
If you want to read through the steps visit [https://jeffreystone.net/2020/04/04/how-i-turned-my-anchorage-house-into-disneys-haunted-mansion-using-home-assistant/]
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am an automator of things, and a huge Home Assistant fan. I also live in a house that tweets.
Follow Me:
Github - https://github.com/thejeffreystone
Twitter - https://twitter.com/thejeffreystone / https://twitter.com/slackerlabs
Or you could always fuel my coffee / automation habit - [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut]
If you want to follow my house on twitter is sometimes gets snarky - https://twitter.com/anchoragehouse2 Using Home Assistant to Create the Haunted Mansion](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Tm9ZXtk5P-s/mqdefault.jpg)


