
* Update Emby docs * Make SSL and port configuration more clear * Variable clarifications.
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layout: page
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title: "Emby"
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description: "Instructions how to integrate Emby into Home Assistant."
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date: 2016-10-13 22:00
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sidebar: true
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comments: false
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sharing: true
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footer: true
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logo: emby.png
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ha_category: Media Player
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ha_release: "0.32"
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ha_iot_class: "Local Push"
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---
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The `emby` platform allows you to control a [Emby](http://emby.media/) multimedia system from Home Assistant.
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To add Emby to your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
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```yaml
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# Example configuration.yaml entry
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media_player:
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- platform: emby
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host: 192.168.11.5
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api_key: "emby_api_key"
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```
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Configuration variables:
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- **host** (*Optional*): The host name or address of the device that is running Emby. Defaults to ```localhost```.
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- **api_key** (*Required*): The api-key you would like home-assistant to use to authenticate.
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- **ssl** (*Optional*): True if you want to connect with https/wss. Your SSL certificate must be valid. Default is False.
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- **port** (*Optional*): The port number. Defaults to 8096 with SSL set to False and 8920 with SSL set to True.
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- **auto_hide** (*Optional*): True if you want to automatically hide devices that are unavailable from the Home Assistant Interface. Defaults to False.
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