Home Assistant

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/wtfmatey88 on 2025-11-23 01:26:42+00:00.

1. Never replace an automation. I keep a “testing” category now and when I want to adjust an automation I rename the old automation with the tag “-RELIABLE” at the end, disable it, and then create a new automation with the changes and save under testing. After a few days or whatever of everything working, I “retire” the “-RELIABLE” automation by changing it’s category to “retired” and then I move the new automation from “testing” into the appropriate area. This has saved me so many headaches when I break something and all I have to do is disable the one under “testing” and enable the one that ends in “-RELIABLE”
2. Use categories for automations and spend the time to clean them up often. This basically is #1 but continued in the sense that I keep everything under different categories like “button, motion lighting, retired, testing” etc and it really helps me when I have to figure out what needs to be changed.