Home information

As part of the default onboarding process, Home Assistant can detect your location from IP address geolocation. Home Assistant will automatically select a unit system and time zone based on this location. If you didn’t adjust this directly during onboarding, you can do it later.

Editing the home information

To change the home information (formerly called general settings) that were defined during onboarding, follow these steps:

1. To change the name, go to Settings > System > Home information.
   • Under Home name, enter a new name and select Save.
2. To change location or radius, go to Settings > System > Home information.
   • Under Location, select Edit. This opens the home zone editor.
   • Then, adjust the location and radius on the map. These changes are saved automatically.
   • To add a new zone, select Create zone.
   • To edit an existing zone, select the edit icon next to it. You can then change its name, icon, and radius, among other settings.
   • To apply your changes, select Save.
3. To change regional settings, go to Settings > System > Home information.
   • Under Region, you can change the following parameters:
     • Time zone
     • Elevation above sea level
     • Unit system: select Metric or US customary.
     • Currency
     • Country
     • Language
   • To apply your changes, select Save.
4. To change network-related configuration, such as the network name, go to Settings > System > Network.
5. Troubleshooting: If any of the settings are grayed out and can’t be edited, this is because they are defined in 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.
   • If you prefer editing the settings in the UI, you have to delete these entries from 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.
   • For more information about the general settings in YAML, refer to the Home Assistant Core integration documentation.

Actions related to general home information

The settings described here are managed by the Home Assistant Core integration. If you are interested in the actions available in the core integration, check out the documentation.

Changing display names and usernames

To change a person’s display name or username, refer to User configuration.