Installation: Download Integration

Method 1: Via HACS (Recommended)

HACS is the easiest way to download the latest stable release of the integration and keep it up to date in Home Assistant.

Prerequisites

• HACS must be installed and configured in your Home Assistant instance.

Download the Integration

• Search for Smart Cover Automation in HACS.
• Click Download in the bottom right corner.
• Restart Home Assistant when prompted.

Method 2: Manual Installation

Use the manual installation method if you want to test pre-release versions of the integration that have not yet been published as GitHub releases.

Download and Extract

1. Download the latest code from the main branch of the GitHub repository as a ZIP file.
2. Extract the archive.
3. Copy the smart_cover_automation folder to your Home Assistant custom_components directory.

Directory Structure

Your directory structure should look like this:

config/
├── custom_components/
│   └── smart_cover_automation/
│       ├── __init__.py
│       ├── manifest.json
│       ├── config_flow.py
│       └── ... (other files)
└── configuration.yaml

Restart Home Assistant

After copying the files, restart Home Assistant to load the new integration.

Next Steps

Once downloaded, proceed to part 2 of the installation guide to add the integration.