🚀 Learn Jinja & YAML from scratch for Home Assistant! In Part 1, we cover expressions, variables, comments, and filters.
💡 Start creating smarter automations and templates today—step-by-step, beginner-friendly, and ready for your smart home!
Unlock the full power of Home Assistant by learning how to use YAML and Jinja templates! In this first episode of my new Jinja & YAML for Home Assistant series, I’ll guide you step-by-step through the essential basics—perfect for beginners and anyone ready to level up their smart home automations.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn:
🔹 What Jinja is and how it works inside Home Assistant
🔹 How to use expressions, statements, comments, and variables
🔹 How to apply filters to transform sensor data
🔹 How to use the Developer Tools → Template Editor
🔹 Why Jinja is essential for advanced dashboards, automations, and custom sensors
Whether you're creating powerful automations, optimizing templates, or just starting your Home Assistant journey, this episode lays the foundation for everything you’ll build next. A new lesson will be released every week so you can grow your Jinja skills at a steady pace and become a true Home Assistant templating pro.
Special thanks to Petro and TheFes from the Home Assistant community for encouraging this series!
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Let’s dive in and start mastering Jinja together!
⭐ You can download all the code that I created for the course at:
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* Jinja Template Designer Documentation:
https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/3.1.x/templates/* Jinja Built-in filters:
https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/3.1.x/templates/#builtin-filters* The YAML and Jinja Course Playlist:
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https://www.smarthomejunkie.net/jinja-templating-course-part-1-expressions-statements-comments-variables-and-filters⭐⭐⭐
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00:01:58 Expressions
00:02:25 Statements
00:00:00 Comments
00:13:08 Variables
00:05:13 Filters
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