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Home Assistant will be able to automatically discover and configure any Google Chromecasts, Netgear routers, Belkin WeMo switches, Philips Hue bridges and Sonos speakers in your network if you have the discovery component enabled (which is by default).
See the components overview page to find installation instructions for your devices and services.
To get the most out of automation, it is useful to setup the following things:
If you can't find support for your favorite device or service, consider adding support
{% linkable_title Grouping devices %}
Once you get a bunch of devices set up, it is time to organize them. This can be done using groups. Each group exists of a name and a list of entity IDs. Entity IDs can be retrieved from the web interface by using the Set State page in the Developer Tools (icon in the middle).
# Example configuration.yaml entry
group:
living_room: light.table_lamp, switch.ac
bedroom:
- light.bedroom
- media_player.nexus_player
{% linkable_title Customizing devices and services %}
By default, all of your devices will be visible and have a default icon determined by their domain.
You may find it desireable to customize the look and feel of your front page by altering some
of these parameters. This can be done by adding the following config to the homeassistant: section.
# Example configuration.yaml entry
homeassistant:
# Add this to your existing configuration
customize:
some.entity_id:
hidden: true
entity_picture: http://placehold.it/200x200
friendly_name: My better name