Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Home Assistant Templates 101
Let's walk through everything you need to know to get started making templates. I explain the foundational blocks of templates, walk you through how to transform your home assistant data using math, and wrap it up giving to a look at some different ways you can use templates.
If you feel overwhelmed with #homeassistant templates, dont worry. After this video you will have everything you need to get started.
Code Examples:
Example Sensors:
github.com/thejeffreystone/homeassistant-config/blob/main/config/sensors/sensor.yaml
Jinja Examples from Temaplte Panel:
gist.github.com/thejeffreystone/54df3dec788df5170998416ac9a1ed47
Today Is / Month Is:
github.com/thejeffreystone/homeassistant-config/blob/34fd8aacbc744f41d78f44a071785fa21e41d605/config/sensors/house.yaml#L203
Jinja Resources:
Crash course for Beginners:
https://ultraconfig.com.au/blog/jinja2-a-crash-course-for-beginners/
Full Jinja Documentation (Use Search when needing syntax for functions):
jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/3.1.x
Video Chapters:
00:00 - Home Assistant Templates 101 - Intro
01:10 - Home Assistant Template Updates as of 2023.4
01:44 - What is Jinja?
03:07 - Template Basics: What do those Curly Braces mean?
06:57 - Home Assistant Entities in Templates
11:44 - Transform Home Assistant Entities using Templates
17:22 - Advance Templates - A Quick Look
23:00 - More to Come
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am an DIY-er and Automator of boring things. And, of course, a huge Home Assistant fan. Oh, 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
Discord - discord.gg/YkMKGHnahh
And if you like this video you could always fuel my automation habit -
Grab SlackerLabs Merch: https://slackerlabsmerch.square.site
One Time Donation:
Paypal: paypal.com/paypalme/SlackerLabs
Cash App: $slackerlabs
Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut
.
Or use my Amazon affiliate link which provides a small commission on things you buy without additional cost to you - 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
Video Gear:
Canon m50: amzn.to/3ftldPH
Desk Mic: amzn.to/3wkum40
Camera Mic: amzn.to/3tXk1cp
Newer 660: amzn.to/3fwwejd
Dazzne D50: amzn.to/3oGBK5y
Audio Interface: amzn.to/3u07chK
Gimble: amzn.to/3ouKAoe
Music - Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/o05z6m
Video Assets - LenoFx: http://i.refs.cc/CJXU6Da9?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJzbWlsZV91aSIsInNtaWxlX21lZGl1bSI6IiIsInNtaWxlX2NhbXBhaWduIjoicmVmZXJyYWxfcHJvZ3JhbSIsInNtaWxlX2N1c3RvbWVyX2lkIjo3NzE2MjM1MTd9
Home Assistant Templates 101
Let's walk through everything you need to know to get started making templates. I explain the foundational blocks of templates, walk you through how to transform your home assistant data using math, and wrap it up giving to a look at some different ways you can use templates.
If you feel overwhelmed with #homeassistant templates, dont worry. After this video you will have everything you need to get started.
Code Examples:
Example Sensors:
github.com/thejeffreystone/homeassistant-config/blob/main/config/sensors/sensor.yaml
Jinja Examples from Temaplte Panel:
gist.github.com/thejeffreystone/54df3dec788df5170998416ac9a1ed47
Today Is / Month Is:
github.com/thejeffreystone/homeassistant-config/blob/34fd8aacbc744f41d78f44a071785fa21e41d605/config/sensors/house.yaml#L203
Jinja Resources:
Crash course for Beginners:
https://ultraconfig.com.au/blog/jinja2-a-crash-course-for-beginners/
Full Jinja Documentation (Use Search when needing syntax for functions):
jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/3.1.x
Video Chapters:
00:00 - Home Assistant Templates 101 - Intro
01:10 - Home Assistant Template Updates as of 2023.4
01:44 - What is Jinja?
03:07 - Template Basics: What do those Curly Braces mean?
06:57 - Home Assistant Entities in Templates
11:44 - Transform Home Assistant Entities using Templates
17:22 - Advance Templates - A Quick Look
23:00 - More to Come
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am an DIY-er and Automator of boring things. And, of course, a huge Home Assistant fan. Oh, 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
Discord - discord.gg/YkMKGHnahh
And if you like this video you could always fuel my automation habit -
Grab SlackerLabs Merch: https://slackerlabsmerch.square.site
One Time Donation:
Paypal: paypal.com/paypalme/SlackerLabs
Cash App: $slackerlabs
Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut
.
Or use my Amazon affiliate link which provides a small commission on things you buy without additional cost to you - 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
Video Gear:
Canon m50: amzn.to/3ftldPH
Desk Mic: amzn.to/3wkum40
Camera Mic: amzn.to/3tXk1cp
Newer 660: amzn.to/3fwwejd
Dazzne D50: amzn.to/3oGBK5y
Audio Interface: amzn.to/3u07chK
Gimble: amzn.to/3ouKAoe
Music - Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/o05z6m
Video Assets - LenoFx: http://i.refs.cc/CJXU6Da9?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJzbWlsZV91aSIsInNtaWxlX21lZGl1bSI6IiIsInNtaWxlX2NhbXBhaWduIjoicmVmZXJyYWxfcHJvZ3JhbSIsInNtaWxlX2N1c3RvbWVyX2lkIjo3NzE2MjM1MTd9
