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What naming scheme do you use for your devices/entities/animations? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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Are there any recommended best practices?

I'm doing a fresh setup on a new system and want to use this opportunity to organise things better. Previously it was quite a mess 😅

Some loose thoughts:

I don't really want to use the brand, so I could replace devices
Not all devices have a fixed place (e.g. the phone), so using the room in the name might not be a nice solution, or I could use "portable" instead for those

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[–] shyguyblue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

When i add a Bluetooth device to my phone, i use an emoji to show what type of device it is. 🖥️📱🎮🎧

I use the hearing aid emoji for earbuds: 🦻

When i had home assistant working, i used emojis to name all my devices, then when you sort by name, it groups the emojis together.