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Installation

HACS (Home Assistant Community Store) is the recommended installation method.

Prerequisites

  • Home Assistant 2024.1 or newer
  • HACS installed and configured

Steps

  1. Open HACS in Home Assistant
  2. Go to Integrations
  3. Search for "OpenPublicTransport" and click Download
  4. Restart Home Assistant

Tip

After installation, the integration will appear in your list of available integrations.

Manual Installation

If you prefer not to use HACS, you can install the integration manually.

Steps

  1. Download the latest release from GitHub Releases
  2. Extract the custom_components/openpublictransport folder
  3. Copy the folder to your Home Assistant custom_components directory: 
    <config>/custom_components/openpublictransport/
  4. Restart Home Assistant

Directory Structure

After installation, your directory should look like this:

custom_components/
└── openpublictransport/
    ├── __init__.py
    ├── binary_sensor.py
    ├── config_flow.py
    ├── const.py
    ├── manifest.json
    ├── sensor.py
    ├── services.yaml
    ├── strings.json
    └── providers/
        ├── __init__.py
        ├── base.py
        ├── hvv.py
        ├── kvv.py
        ├── nta.py
        ├── trafiklab.py
        └── vrr.py

Verify Installation

After restarting Home Assistant:

  1. Go to Settings > Devices & Services
  2. Click + Add Integration
  3. Search for "OpenPublicTransport"

If the integration appears in the list, installation was successful.

Updating

HACS Updates

HACS will notify you when updates are available. Simply click Update and restart Home Assistant.

Manual Updates

  1. Download the latest release
  2. Replace all files in custom_components/openpublictransport/
  3. Restart Home Assistant

Warning

Always backup your configuration before updating.