From ac22dacc21925209a04ba15bd0be83e2bbc8e04b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robbie Trencheny Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 23:35:18 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add ZeroConf docs (#386) --- source/_components/zeroconf.markdown | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/_components/zeroconf.markdown diff --git a/source/_components/zeroconf.markdown b/source/_components/zeroconf.markdown new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a8aaf111015 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_components/zeroconf.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +--- +layout: page +title: "Zeroconf/Avahi/Bonjour" +description: "Exposes Home Assistant using the Zeroconf protocol." +date: 2016-04-10 18:50 +sidebar: true +comments: false +sharing: true +footer: true +ha_category: "Other" +--- + +The `zeroconf` component exposes your Home Assistant to the local network using [Zeroconf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-configuration_networking). Zeroconf is also sometimes known as Bonjour, Rendezvous and Avahi. + +```yaml +# Example configuration.yaml entry +zeroconf: +``` + +The registration will include metadata about the Home Assistant instance, including a base URL that can be used to access Home Assistant, the currently running Home Assistant version, and whether an API password is needed to access the instance.