{"id":3013,"date":"2026-04-13T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/?p=3013"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:20:17","slug":"cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"C.A.F.E. for Home Assistant: The visual automation editor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">9<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As your smart home grows, so do your automations. A simple \u201elight on when moving\u201c quickly becomes a complex construct with countless conditions, schedules and exceptions. If you work in Home Assistant's standard editor, you will quickly lose track of the deeply nested YAML codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The solution to this problem is called <strong>C.A.F.E.<\/strong> - the <em>Complex Automation Flow Editor<\/em>. In this guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about this ingenious tool, how it revolutionizes the way you automate and why it's an absolute technical masterpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For detailed instructions and explanations of all configuration options, I recommend watching the YouTube video linked below. This video goes into detail about each individual setting, providing you with comprehensive instructions on how to set everything up correctly. Any code from the video can be found in this article, so you can use it directly without having to type it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#Was_ist_Home_Assistant\" >What is Home Assistant?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#Was_ist_CAFE_genau\" >What exactly is C.A.F.E.?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#Unter_der_Haube_Die_Transpiler-Magie\" >Under the hood: The transpiler magic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#Alle_Features_im_Detail\" >All features in detail<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#1_Zero_Overhead_Maximale_Performance\" >1. zero overhead &amp; maximum performance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#2_Kein_Vendor-Lock-in\" >2. no vendor lock-in<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#3_Volle_Trace-Unterstutzung\" >3. full trace support<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#4_Import_bestehender_Automationen\" >4. import of existing automations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#5_Multi-Entity_Updates\" >5. multi-entity updates<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#Die_Anatomie_eines_Flows_Knoten_und_Verbindungen\" >The anatomy of a flow: Nodes and connections<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#Installation_von_HACS_und_Integration_von_CAFE_in_Home_Assistant\" >Installation of HACS and integration of C.A.F.E. in Home Assistant<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#Schritt_1_Installation_von_HACS_in_Home_Assistant\" >Step 1: Installing HACS in Home Assistant<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#Schritt_2_CAFE-Integration_uber_HACS_hinzufugen\" >Step 2: Add C.A.F.E. integration via HACS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#Abschluss\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#Umsetzung_im_YouTube-Video\" >YouTube video implementation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#Fazit\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/sascha-brockel.de\/en\/cafe-home-assistant-automations-editor\/#Nutzliche_Links\" >Useful links<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-was-ist-home-assistant\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Was_ist_Home_Assistant\"><\/span>What is Home Assistant?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Home Assistant is an open-source platform for home automation that aims to connect all devices in the home and control them centrally. It was developed to provide a unified user interface and simple, flexible control for a wide range of smart home devices from different ecosystems. Here are some points in favor of Home Assistant:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Compatibility<\/strong>Home Assistant supports thousands of devices and services from various manufacturers, including lighting, air conditioning, heating, cameras, weather sensors, voice assistants and more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Local control<\/strong>Unlike many commercial smart home platforms that rely on cloud services, Home Assistant runs locally on your network. This means increased privacy and reliability, as your smart home devices work even without an active internet connection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Automation and scenes<\/strong>One of the main features of Home Assistant is the ability to create complex automations and scenarios. For example, you can have lights turn on automatically when it gets dark, or turn on the heating when the temperature drops below a certain level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Simple user interface<\/strong>Home Assistant offers a user-friendly interface that makes it easy to monitor and control devices. This interface is fully customizable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Integration with voice assistants<\/strong>Home Assistant can be integrated with voice assistants such as Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant to enable voice-controlled control of your smart home devices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open source and community-driven<\/strong>Since Home Assistant is open source, it is supported by an active community that is constantly developing new integrations and improving existing ones.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Data protection and security<\/strong>As a locally running platform, Home Assistant has the advantage that the data remains within its own network. This protects privacy and increases security compared to cloud-based solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In summary, Home Assistant is a powerful and flexible solution for those who want to design their own smart home and control their devices centrally, regardless of the manufacturer or ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Was_ist_CAFE_genau\"><\/span>What exactly is C.A.F.E.?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C.A.F.E. is a visual automation editor that integrates directly into Home Assistant. Instead of working through drop-down menus or writing YAML code, you design your automations here on an endless, digital drawing board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You use so-called <strong>Nodes (nodal points)<\/strong>, which you place on the workspace using drag-and-drop. You connect these with lines. This creates a logical \u201eflow\u201c - a flowchart that shows exactly which path information takes. You can see at a glance which trigger checks which conditions and which actions are executed at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project is based on the popular <em>React Flow<\/em> library, which ensures an extremely fluid, modern and responsive user interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unter_der_Haube_Die_Transpiler-Magie\"><\/span>Under the hood: The transpiler magic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now it gets technically exciting, because this is where the true brilliance of C.A.F.E. lies. You might think that a graphical editor needs its own resource-hungry engine in the background to evaluate these graphical boxes. <strong>Wrong.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C.A.F.E. is at its core a <strong>Transpiler<\/strong>. This means: The editor only serves as a user interface. As soon as you click on \u201eSave\u201c, C.A.F.E. translates (transpiles) your beautiful flowchart into 100 % clean, native Home Assistant YAML.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The automation is then executed by the original, highly optimized Home Assistant core engine. C.A.F.E. does not intervene at all during the execution of the automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alle_Features_im_Detail\"><\/span>All features in detail<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C.A.F.E. comes with a range of features that make it the most powerful tool for Home Assistant power users:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Zero_Overhead_Maximale_Performance\"><\/span>1. zero overhead &amp; maximum performance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As C.A.F.E. only generates YAML and does not have its own execution environment, it does not place any load on your server. Your automations react in milliseconds because they run directly via the native state machine of Home Assistant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Kein_Vendor-Lock-in\"><\/span>2. no vendor lock-in<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the most important point for many: you are not dependent on C.A.F.E.. If you ever uninstall the add-on, all your automations will remain intact. They are available as normal Home Assistant automations and can be edited at any time in the standard editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Volle_Trace-Unterstutzung\"><\/span>3. full trace support<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If an automation doesn't do what it's supposed to do, troubleshooting is often tedious. Since C.A.F.E. creates native automations, you can use the official \u201eTraces\u201c feature of Home Assistant without restrictions. You can see step by step which path the automation took the last time it was triggered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Import_bestehender_Automationen\"><\/span>4. import of existing automations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don't have to start from scratch. C.A.F.E. is able to read in your existing (even very complex) YAML automations and automatically generate a visual flowchart from them. 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VAT, Excl. shipping<\/span>\n                                                                            <div class=\"atkp-shoplogo\">Amazon<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-die-anatomie-eines-flows-knoten-und-verbindungen\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Die_Anatomie_eines_Flows_Knoten_und_Verbindungen\"><\/span>The anatomy of a flow: Nodes and connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To work with C.A.F.E., you need to understand the different building blocks that are available to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-hauptteil\"><strong>Logic Nodes (Logic &amp; Branches):<\/strong> This is where the editor shows its visual strength. With nodes such as \u201eChoose\u201c or \u201eIf\/Then\u201c, your flowchart splits up. Depending on the status of the sensors, the automation literally takes a different visual path on your screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Trigger nodes (triggers):<\/strong> This is the starting point of your flow. This can be a specific time, a pressed switch, sunset or a webhook. You can place any number of trigger nodes on the workspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Condition Nodes (conditions):<\/strong> These nodes act as bouncers. They check whether the flow is allowed to continue. For example: \u201eIs the alarm system disarmed?\u201c or \u201eIs the brightness below 50 lux?\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Action Nodes (actions):<\/strong> This is where the real work happens. Lights go on, music starts, notifications are sent to your smartphone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-installation-von-hacs-und-integration-von-c-a-f-e-in-home-assistant\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Installation_von_HACS_und_Integration_von_CAFE_in_Home_Assistant\"><\/span>Installation of HACS and integration of C.A.F.E. in Home Assistant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Schritt_1_Installation_von_HACS_in_Home_Assistant\"><\/span>Step 1: Installing HACS in Home Assistant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Home Assistant Community Store (HACS)<\/strong> is a custom add-on for Home Assistant that provides access to a variety of custom integrations and plugins developed by the community. How to install HACS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Check requirements<\/strong>: Make sure that your Home Assistant is ideally up to date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><strong>Download Execute script<\/strong>Open a terminal for the Docker container version or the core version.<\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Docker<\/strong>: Dial into the container with: <code>docker exec -it homeassistant bash<\/code> or (similar)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Core<\/strong>: Switch to the user who is running Home Assistant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Execute the following command for both variants: <br><code>wget -O - https:\/\/get.hacs.xyz | bash -<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Restarting the Home Assistant<\/strong>: After the files have been copied, restart Home Assistant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Integrate HACS into Home Assistant<\/strong>Go to \u201eConfiguration\u201c &gt; \u201eIntegrations\u201c &gt; \u201eAdd\u201c in the Home Assistant interface and search for HACS. Add it and enter your GitHub token if prompted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the supervised version, please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/hacs.xyz\/docs\/setup\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Documentation<\/a> of HACS itself to read about the installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-schritt-2-c-a-f-e-integration-uber-hacs-hinzufugen\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Schritt_2_CAFE-Integration_uber_HACS_hinzufugen\"><\/span>Step 2: Add C.A.F.E. integration via HACS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once HACS is installed, you can simply add C.A.F.E.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Open HACS<\/strong>: Go to HACS in the Home Assistant interface.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Store custom repository<\/strong>Navigate to \u201eCustom Repositories\u201c via the three dots at the top right.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Add the repository link<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/FezVrasta\/cafe-hass\">https:\/\/github.com\/FezVrasta\/cafe-hass<\/a> and select \u201eIntegration\u201c as the category.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Search for integration<\/strong>Click on \u201eIntegrations\u201c and use the search function to search for \u201eC.A.F.E.\u201c.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Install C.A.F.E.<\/strong>Find C.A.F.E. in the list and click on \u201eInstall\u201c. This will add the integration to your Home Assistant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Restarting the Home Assistant<\/strong>: Start Home Assistant again to apply the changes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Configure C.A.F.E.<\/strong>After restarting, you can set up and customize C.A.F.E. via \u201eConfiguration\u201c &gt; \u201eIntegrations\u201c in Home Assistant.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Abschluss\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With these steps, you have successfully installed HACS in your Home Assistant and added the C.A.F.E. integration. This powerful combination opens up a world of additional features and customizations that have been and are being developed by the Home Assistant community. More blog posts and videos on useful integrations to follow. If you don't want to miss out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCogo25FboCahP7s8--HDuIQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subscribe to my YouTube channel<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"youtube\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Umsetzung_im_YouTube-Video\"><\/span>YouTube video implementation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Home Assistant C.A.F.E. \u2615 Better than Node-RED? 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