From 868cc3a56943dc1c9777db4ff38fe2fb14e14890 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fabian Affolter <fabian@affolter-engineering.ch>
Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 12:29:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add initial docs for recorder

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+---
+layout: page
+title: "Recorder"
+description: "Instructions how to configure the data recorder for Home Assistant."
+date: 2016-05-21 09:00
+sidebar: true
+comments: false
+sharing: true
+footer: true
+logo: home-assistant.png
+ha_category: "History"
+featured: true
+ha_release: "0.20"
+---
+
+The `recorder` component is storing details in the local database which then are handled by the [`history` component](/component/history/).
+
+To setup the `recorder` component in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
+
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+recorder:
+  purge_days: DAYS
+```
+
+Configuration variables:
+
+- **purge_days** (*Optional*): Delete events and states older than x days.
+