Dashboards / Home Assistant 2026.8

Essential room dashboard

A clean Sections view for lights, climate, blinds, and room comfort, designed for phones and tablets.

Intermediate20 minNo HACS requiredVerified syntax

Replace your entities↓

Outcome

Build an orderly, responsive Core dashboard with immediate controls and room-specific naming.

Before you start

A Home Assistant dashboard that can be edited in YAML.
Light, climate, cover, temperature, and humidity entities already available.
No custom cards and no HACS installation.

02 / Workflow

Guided installation

Follow the steps in order. The configurator below generates the block you need to paste.

01
Create or open the dashboard
In Settings → Dashboards, create a dashboard you control or open an existing one.
02
Open the YAML editor
From the dashboard menu, choose Edit dashboard, then Raw configuration editor.
03
Configure and paste
Replace the entities below, copy the complete block, and paste it into the editor.
04
Save and test
Save, test each control, and fix any unavailable entities.

YAML configurator

Replace your entities

Enter the real entity IDs from your installation. The code updates immediately and flags invalid values.

Valid configuration

View title✓This text will appear in the generated YAML.View path✓Use lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores only.Room icon✓Use an icon in the mdi:icon-name format.Main light entity✓Copy the full entity ID from the Entities page.Light name✓This text will appear in the generated YAML.Climate entity✓Copy the full entity ID from the Entities page.Climate name✓This text will appear in the generated YAML.Cover entity✓Copy the full entity ID from the Entities page.Cover name✓This text will appear in the generated YAML.Comfort title✓This text will appear in the generated YAML.Temperature sensor✓Copy the full entity ID from the Entities page.Temperature label✓This text will appear in the generated YAML.Humidity sensor✓Copy the full entity ID from the Entities page.Humidity label✓This text will appear in the generated YAML.

Generated code

title: "Living room"
views:
  - title: "Living room"
    path: soggiorno
    icon: mdi:sofa-outline
    type: sections
    max_columns: 3
    sections:
      - type: grid
        cards:
          - type: heading
            heading: "Living room"
            icon: mdi:sofa-outline
          - type: tile
            entity: light.soggiorno
            name: "Main light"
            color: amber
            features:
              - type: light-brightness
          - type: tile
            entity: climate.soggiorno
            name: "Climate"
            features:
              - type: target-temperature
          - type: tile
            entity: cover.tapparella_soggiorno
            name: "Blind"
            features:
              - type: cover-position
          - type: heading
            heading: "Comfort"
            icon: mdi:home-thermometer-outline
          - type: tile
            entity: sensor.temperatura_soggiorno
            name: "Temperature"
            color: deep-orange
          - type: tile
            entity: sensor.umidita_soggiorno
            name: "Humidity"
            color: light-blue

Entity map

Where to find entity IDs and actions

01
Open Settings → Devices & services → Entities.
02
Find the device and copy its full ID, such as sensor.living_room_temperature.
03
For notifications, open Settings → Developer tools → Actions and search for notify.mobile_app.
04
Paste each value into the matching field and copy the YAML only when every check is green.

Source first

Official references

The syntax and components in this project were checked against these Home Assistant pages.

01home-assistant.io · dashboards / sections↗02home-assistant.io · dashboards / tile↗03home-assistant.io · dashboards / features↗

Tested with: Home Assistant 2026.8 · 2026-08-23

Build an orderly, responsive Core dashboard with immediate controls and room-specific naming.

Create or open the dashboard

Open the YAML editor

Configure and paste

Save and test

Where to find entity IDs and actions