---
layout: component
title: "Introduction"
description: "Details about the introduction within Home Assistant."
date: 2015-10-25 15:15
sidebar: true
comments: false
sharing: true
footer: true
ha_category: Other
---

The introduction component is loaded by default on a new Home Assistant instance. 

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
introduction: 
```

To disable this component, just remove the `introduction:` entry from your `configuration.yaml` file.