Home Assistant Dashboards

Dashboards are your custom interface to Home Assistant. They’re the screens where you see your data, control your devices, and monitor your systems—viewable from the companion mobile app or any web browser.

What Are Dashboards?

Integrations connect your devices. Automations make them work together. Dashboards let you see and control everything.

A dashboard is a customizable screen you design:

Cards display data (temperatures, hashrates, power consumption)
Buttons trigger actions (turn on miner, change work mode)
Gauges and graphs visualize trends over time
Controls adjust settings (target temperature, power levels)

Think of it as building your own app interface. You decide exactly what information appears and how it’s organized—like designing a custom control panel for your smart home.

What Are Dashboard Templates?

Dashboard templates are pre-built configurations you can import and customize.

Instead of designing from scratch, you:

Import the template YAML
Update entity IDs to match your devices
Adjust layout and styling to your preference

Templates vs Dashboards: A template is a shareable starting point (YAML file). A dashboard is your running interface. One template can be customized into many different dashboards for different setups.

Why Exergy Makes Dashboard Templates

We design interfaces specifically for hashrate heating systems. Our templates show everything you need in one place:

Heating controls:

Thermostat-style display (target temp, current temp)
Heating status (active, idle, off)
Mode selection (heating, mining, eco)

Miner stats:

Real-time hashrate and power consumption
Temperature readings (intake, exhaust, hashboard)
Device status and work mode

Mining earnings:

Sats earned today/this month
Recent payout history
Pool statistics

It’s like a smart thermostat display—but with your bitcoin mining data alongside the temperature controls. One glance tells you if your room is warm, your miner is healthy, and how much you’ve earned.

Available Exergy Dashboard Templates

Template	Use Case
Space Heater	Thermostat-style interface for room heating with a miner
HVAC Integration	Whole-home system monitoring and control

Live Demo: See a fully configured system at demo.exergyheat.com

All templates available on GitHub: github.com/exergyheat

Installing Dashboard Templates

Two methods to install any template:

Copy YAML (fastest)

Go to Settings → Dashboards and create a new dashboard
Open the raw configuration editor (three dots menu)
Paste the template YAML and update entity IDs

Card by Card

Use the template as a visual reference
Add cards manually in the dashboard editor
Configure each card with your entities

Each template’s dedicated page has detailed installation and customization steps.

Building Your Own Dashboards

Home Assistant’s dashboard editor is powerful and visual:

Visual Editor - Drag and drop cards, configure with forms, no code required.

YAML Mode - Direct YAML editing for precise control and easy sharing.

Custom Cards - Install community cards via HACS for advanced features:

mini-graph-card for compact history graphs
mushroom cards for modern, clean styling
button-card for highly customized controls

Design tips: Keep key info visible at a glance. Put common controls within easy reach. Test on both phone and desktop.

Exergy Docs