How do you organize your HA devices (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by barbarosa@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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I have a concoction of devices from all kind of manufacturers with cryptic codes in their names. Each device exposes multitude of sensors which makes the dashboard look like a mess.

Is there a best practice for renaming devices ? Do you name them by their location ? By their utility ? manufacturer ?
How do you identify the devices later in case there's a problem and one needs to be replaced / battery need to be replaced ?

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[-] claude_flammang@dju.social 2 points 9 months ago

@barbarosa
For all those sensors (temp, current etc.) I always prefix the entity ID and friendly name with the area name.
I create areas like “kitchen fridge” or “garage fridge” to keep my stuff organized.

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