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Linode	Instructions on how to set up Linode within Home Assistant.	Binary sensor Switch System monitor	0.57	Cloud Polling	linode	binary_sensor switch	integration	docs title /docs/configuration/ Configuration file	legacy

The linode {% term integration %} allows you to access the information about your Linode systems from Home Assistant.

There is currently support for the following device types within Home Assistant:

• Binary sensor
• Switch

Setup

Obtain your oAuth2 Access Token from Linode account.

• https://cloud.linode.com
• Log in
• Select API Tokens
• Create a Personal Access Token,
• Assigned scope (Please choose the least possible access required.)

Configuration

To integrate Linode with Home Assistant, add the following section to your {% term "configuration.yaml" %} file. {% include integrations/restart_ha_after_config_inclusion.md %}

# Example configuration.yaml entry
linode:
  access_token: YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN

{% configuration %} access_token: description: The Linode access token. required: true type: string {% endconfiguration %}

Binary sensor

The linode binary sensor platform allows you to monitor your Linode nodes.

Add the following to your {% term "configuration.yaml" %} file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
binary_sensor:
  - platform: linode
    nodes:
      - 'myvpsname'

{% configuration %} nodes: description: List of VPSs you want to control. required: true type: string {% endconfiguration %}

Switch

The linode switch platform allows you to turn your Linode nodes on and off.

Add the following to your {% term "configuration.yaml" %} file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
switch:
  - platform: linode
    nodes:
      - 'myvpsname'

{% configuration linode %} nodes: description: List of VPSs you want to control. required: true type: string {% endconfiguration %}