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---
layout: page
title: "Linux Battery"
description: "Instructions on how to integrate Linux Battery information into Home Assistant."
date: 2016-09-06 07:00
sidebar: true
comments: false
sharing: true
footer: true
logo: linux_battery.png
ha_category: System Monitor
ha_release: 0.28
ha_iot_class: Local Polling
redirect_from:
- /components/sensor.linux_battery/
---
The `linux_battery` sensor platform is using the information stored in `/sys/class/power_supply/` on your local Linux system to display details about the current state of your battery.
To setup a battery sensor to your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
- platform: linux_battery
```
{% configuration %}
name:
description: Friendly name to use for the frontend.
required: false
default: Battery
type: string
battery:
description: Number of the battery.
required: false
default: 1
type: integer
system:
description: "The local system type. Support `linux` and `android`."
required: false
default: linux
type: string
{% endconfiguration %}