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layout: page
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title: "Light Switch"
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description: "Instructions on how to set up a light switch within Home Assistant."
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date: 2018-11-18 19:59
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sidebar: true
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comments: false
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sharing: true
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footer: true
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ha_category: Light
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ha_release: 0.83
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ha_iot_class: "Local Push"
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logo: home-assistant.png
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ha_qa_scale: internal
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---
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The light switch platform lets you control an existing switch, allowing you
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to use a switch like a light in Home Assistant.
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In Home Assistant's world, a wall plug is a switch. This platform allows you
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to expose this switch as a light source, allowing you to add, e.g., the wall
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plug controlling your Christmas Tree, to be part of a light group.
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To enable this platform in your installation, add the following to your
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`configuration.yaml` file:
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```yaml
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light:
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- platform: switch
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name: Christmas Tree Lights
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entity_id: switch.christmas_tree_lights
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```
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{% configuration %}
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name:
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description: The name of the light switch.
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required: false
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type: string
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default: Light Switch
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entity_id:
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description: "The `entity_id` of a switch entity to control as a light source."
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required: true
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type: string
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{% endconfiguration %}
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A light switch only supports turning on/off a light.
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