Home Assistant Scenes: Complete Step-by-Step Tutorial

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

🎬 Master Home Assistant Scenes – Automations, scene.create, scene.apply + More!
Learn everything you need to know about Home Assistant Scenes in this complete tutorial! We’ll cover how to create scenes using both the UI and YAML (scene.create), activate them via automations and scene.activate, use scene.apply, compare methods, and show how to add scenes to dashboards or restore previous states. Includes a full live demo and tips for advanced use!

👇 Resources & Links from the Video 👇

📁 Demo YAML + Extra Notes
🔗 https://github.com/LazyTechGeek/HomeAssistant-Scenes

📚 Official Home Assistant Scene Docs
🔗 https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/scene/

💡 Creating Scenes On The Fly
🔗 https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/scene/#creating-scenes-on-the-fly

🧠 Home Assistant Actions Reference
🔗 https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/scripts/service-calls/

⏱️ VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:25 Overview of Scenes (PowerPoint slides)
05:07 Creating a Scene using the UI
09:11 Creating a Scene using scene.create
15:40 Deleting a Scene
17:34 Creating an Automation using scene.activate
21:07 Live Demo
21:44 Using scene.apply
26:59 Comparing scene.apply vs Automations
28:13 Reloading Scenes
31:31 Adding Scenes to the Dashboard
33:37 Restoring the Previous Scene
46:06 Outro

🎵 MUSIC USED IN THIS VIDEO
Intro Track: Powerful Action Rock Trailer
🎤 Artist: RocknStock
🎧 Source: Pixabay
🔗 Link: https://pixabay.com/users/rocknstock-28545072/

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