Home Assistant

hddtemp

The hddtemp sensor integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] is using the data provided by HDDTemp.

Setup

It required that hddtemp is started or running in daemon mode on a local or remote system.

hddtemp -dF

You can’t use this sensor in a container (only Home Assistant Core is supported) as it requires access to hddtemp which is not available in a container-based setup.

Configuration

To setup a HDDTemp to your installation, add the following to your configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI.[Learn more] file. After changing the configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI.[Learn more] file, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes. To view the changes, go to Settings > Devices & services > Entities.

# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  - platform: hddtemp
    disks:
      - /dev/sda1

Configuration Variables

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name string (Optional, default: HD Temperature)

Friendly name to use for the frontend.

host string (Optional, default: localhost)

Host where hddtemp is running.

port integer (Optional, default: 7634)

Port that is used by hddtemp.

disks list (Optional)

Disk to be monitored. Example: /dev/sda1.

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