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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 ๐Ÿ˜…

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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[โ€“] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

My naming scheme is usually Area_Type_Location, e.g. i have a table lamp on a small table in a corner of my livingroom. the bulb in it is named Livingroom_Light_CornerTable

As for movable devices, i name them Type_Model_Function/Owner, e.g. Phone_Pixel8_ExcessShiv or Tablet_Ipad_MainControl

I'm going to second this. I have things labeled like 1F_Kitchen_Counter.

When searching for entities in automations it's easy to type 1F_Kitchen and see all the entities associated with the room.

[โ€“] 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. ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐ŸŽฎ๐ŸŽง

I use the hearing aid emoji for earbuds: ๐Ÿฆป

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.

[โ€“] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

In my installation, I use descriptive names like, e.g. 'wall light couch', 'ceiling light living room', etc. or 'night light', 'bright', 'mood' for scenes.

[โ€“] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Same here. My primary use case is making it work naturally for a voice assistant, so itโ€™s a bit inconsistent because it needs to reflect what we actually call things