Configure areas

Areas are rooms or zones that group devices in Home Assistant. The area configuration in boneIO must match the configuration in Home Assistant.

With properly configured areas, you can automatically create a simple dashboard in Home Assistant divided by these areas - all devices from a given area will be automatically grouped together.

Important information

How to configure areas?

1. Go to the Settings tab
2. Find the Areas section
3. Click the Add area button or edit an existing one
4. Enter the area name exactly the same as in Home Assistant
5. Click Save
6. Wait for the application to reload

Synchronization with Home Assistant

Before configuring in boneIO

1. Open Home Assistant
2. Go to Settings → Areas & zones
3. Note down the exact names of all areas (case sensitive!)
4. Use the same names in boneIO configuration

After changing the name in Home Assistant

If you change an area name in Home Assistant:

1. Open the boneIO interface
2. Go to Settings → Areas
3. Edit the corresponding area
4. Change the name to the new one (same as in HA)
5. Save and wait for reload

Export and Import areas

You can transfer area configuration between devices:

1. On the first device: click Export in the Areas section
2. Save the YAML file
3. On the second device: click Import in the Areas section
4. Load the saved YAML file
5. Save and wait for reload

Best practices

• Plan ahead - think through area names before starting configuration
• Use simple names - avoid special characters and diacritics
• Be consistent - use the same naming convention across all devices
• Document changes - save an export after each major change as a backup