diff --git a/source/_components/notify.ecobee.markdown b/source/_components/notify.ecobee.markdown new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a8a4f93c2d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_components/notify.ecobee.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +layout: page +title: "Ecobee Notify" +description: "Instructions how to setup the Ecobee notify component within Home Assistant." +date: 2016-05-12 09:00 +sidebar: true +comments: false +sharing: true +footer: true +logo: ecobee.png +ha_category: Notify +ha_release: 0.20 +--- + +To get your Ecobee sensors working with Home Assistant, you must first have the main [Ecobee component](/components/ecobee/) loaded and running. Once you have that configured, you can setup this component to send messages to your thermostat. + +Add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file: + +```yaml +# Example configuration.yaml entry +notify: + name: NOTIFIER_NAME + platform: ecobee +``` + +Configuration variables: + +- **name** (*Optional*): Setting the optional parameter `name` allows multiple notifiers to be created. The default value is `notify`. The notifier will bind to the service `notify.NOTIFIER_NAME`. +- **index** (*Optional*): If you have more than one thermostat, you can create a notifier for each one by providing the zero based index for each thermostat. (Default: 0) + +To use notifications, please see the [getting started with automation page](/getting-started/automation/). +