Home Assistant - Minimalistic Dashboard

A clean, modern, and minimalistic dashboard design for Home Assistant that provides an elegant interface for your smart home.

Prerequisites

Before installing this dashboard, ensure you have:

• Home Assistant installed and running
• HACS (Home Assistant Community Store) installed
• Basic knowledge of Home Assistant's YAML configuration

Required HACS Add-ons

You'll need to install the following add-ons from HACS before using this dashboard configuration:

1. Card Mod
2. Layout Card
3. Bubble Card
4. Mushroom Cards
5. Mini Graph Card

Installing HACS Add-ons

1. Open Home Assistant
2. Navigate to HACS in the sidebar
3. Click on Frontend
4. Search for each add-on by name or use the links above
5. Click Download for each add-on
6. Restart Home Assistant after installing all add-ons

Installation

Step 1: Create a New Dashboard

1. In Home Assistant, click on Settings (gear icon in the sidebar)
2. Navigate to Dashboards
3. Click the + ADD DASHBOARD button in the bottom right
4. Choose New dashboard from scratch
5. Give your dashboard a name (e.g., "Minimalistic Dashboard")
6. Set the icon and other preferences as desired
7. Click CREATE

Step 2: Enter Edit Mode

1. Navigate to your newly created dashboard
2. Click the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top right corner
3. Select Edit Dashboard

Step 3: Access Raw Configuration Editor

1. While in edit mode, click the three-dot menu (⋮) again
2. Select Raw configuration editor
3. This will open a YAML editor

Step 4: Paste Configuration

1. Delete any existing YAML code in the editor
2. Copy the entire contents of the dashboard.yaml file from this repository
3. Paste it into the Raw configuration editor
4. Click SAVE in the top right corner
5. Exit edit mode

Customization

After installation, you'll need to customize the dashboard to match your Home Assistant entities:

Updating Entity IDs

The dashboard uses placeholder entity IDs. You'll need to replace them with your actual entities:

1. Enter Edit Dashboard mode
2. Open the Raw configuration editor
3. Search for entity IDs (e.g., light.living_room, sensor.temperature)
4. Replace them with your actual entity IDs
5. Save your changes

Common Entity Types to Update

• Lights (light.*)
• Switches (switch.*)
• Sensors (sensor.*)
• Climate controls (climate.*)
• Media players (media_player.*)
• Covers/Blinds (cover.*)

Customizing Colors and Styles

This dashboard uses Card Mod for styling. You can customize colors, spacing, and other visual elements by modifying the card_mod sections in the YAML configuration.

Troubleshooting

Cards Not Displaying

• Ensure all required HACS add-ons are installed
• Clear your browser cache (Ctrl+Shift+R or Cmd+Shift+R)
• Restart Home Assistant

Entity Not Found Errors

• Check that your entity IDs are correct
• Verify entities exist in Developer Tools > States

Styling Not Applied

• Ensure Card Mod is properly installed
• Check browser console for errors (F12)

Support

If you encounter issues:

1. Check that all prerequisites are met
2. Verify HACS add-ons are up to date
3. Review the Home Assistant logs for errors
4. Open an issue in this repository with details about your problem

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

• Submit bug reports
• Suggest new features
• Create pull requests with improvements

License

This project is provided as-is for use with Home Assistant. Feel free to modify and share.

Acknowledgments

• Home Assistant community
• HACS developers
• All the custom card developers whose work makes this dashboard possible

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Note: Remember to replace all placeholder entity IDs with your actual Home Assistant entities after installation.