diff --git a/source/getting-started/devices.markdown b/source/getting-started/devices.markdown index 93e2a0c0a6e..a026836a85b 100644 --- a/source/getting-started/devices.markdown +++ b/source/getting-started/devices.markdown @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ sensor: state_topic: "home/bedroom/temperature" name: "MQTT Sensor 1" - platform: mqtt - state_topic: "home/bedroom/temperature" + state_topic: "home/kitchen/temperature" name: "MQTT Sensor 2" - platform: rest resource: http://IP_ADDRESS/ENDPOINT @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ switch: #### {% linkable_title Style 2 %} -If you prefer to place your entries somewhere in the `configuration.yaml` file then you just choose this style. There should not be gaps in the sequence when you use numbers or your entities might not load correctly. Instead of numbers you are free to use strings (like `media_player livingroom:` or `media_player kitchen:`) to differentiate the entries as long as the appended strings are unique. +If you prefer to place your entries somewhere in the `configuration.yaml` file then you just choose this style. You need to append numbers (see example below) or strings (like `media_player livingroom:` or `media_player kitchen:`) to differentiate the entries. The appended number or string must be unique. ```yaml media_player 1: @@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ media_player 3: platform: sonos ``` +
+If your devices are not showing up in the frontend then check the entries in your configuration.yaml
file for duplicates.
+