Keeping Home Assistant organised - naming

Today’s topic is focused on keeping up to speed with your growing smart home by introducing consistent naming conventions. Yes, when you have 5-10-20 things to manage it is not as big of an issue. But as soon as you are past 50 you will be struggling. This is especially true with Home Assistant where you create automations, scenes, scripts, helpers and other incremental entity types to help manage your home.Whilst we will focus on Home Assistant, similar logic will apply to Apple Homekit.
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00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Three options for naming
00:51 - Recommended naming convention
01:04 - Example and walkthroughs
03:58 - Where to start
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[@TH3xR34P3R]

I have a similar system at the moment. I use the labels for the type of device or sensor it is then I assign the name with what device its controlling i.e ZSwitch01 - Nuc Monitor (this tells me ita a generic zigbee smart plug, I use OZ for those from OZSmartThings and TSwtich for Tuya based ones) and have that first part of the name written on the device itself so that I know where it is when I need to find it when its not a light switch that is always going to be in the same location at all times then its just tied to the area its in for scene control.
I also keep that naming convetion using the first part of the device name in the app if it comes with one it needs to setup like in the case of the Tuya wifi plugs so its all consistent and then I just use the device its controlling as the label when its added as a button on my streamdeck xl or I leave it as say TSwtich01 for those tuya ones for generic use.
It's then nice and simple to make the automations organised with the devices as I set them up and I use similar naming conventions and labels i.e Motion Sensor: Bedroom Lights for the automation name then its Motion Sensor for the label etc
For helpers I have the devices its going to be assigned to as the name with button if its to be used with a button action or toggle so I know this will toggle an automation it will be linked as i.e Alarm Toggle for the input boolean or Bedside Lamps Button for a control input to toggle two hue bulbs at the same time and I use the bedside lamps label with that button helper to put it into the automation that I need it in via call service actions.
Overall HA is a very versitile system when you get setup right especially since they add/ed more options to organise things for what you want to control in and around the home.

[@brenvelm]

Great idea to add the “origination” app - may simplify troubleshooting a lot!