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Zeitarchiv – long-term archive & time-comparison dashboards for Home Assistant (energy, weather, sensors). Simple alternative to InfluxDB/Grafana, CSV export.

Description from bertel2020/HA-Zeitarchiv

Shows in Vulpo

Chart card, Apple Watch.

Supports

  • Works locallyTalks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
  • From the MarketplaceInstalled through the Marketplace, formerly HACS.
  • Actively maintainedIts author released or pushed a change in the last six months.

Provides

  • Sensors

Setting it up

Install it from the Marketplace and restart Home Assistant, then add it under Settings, Devices and services.

Set up Zeitarchiv

  • Connection nameFreely chosen, e.g. "Production" or "Test". Shown in the integration title and the device name.
  • HostHostname or IP address at which Home Assistant reaches the Zeitarchiv add-on.
  • PortPort of the Zeitarchiv add-on, 8127 by default.
  • API tokenFound in the Zeitarchiv add-on under Settings → Connection.

Also asked when changing the connection.

Zeitarchiv – Token rejected

  • API tokenThe current token from the Zeitarchiv add-on, Settings → Connection.

Zeitarchiv – target is running in demo mode

  • Use it anywayOnly tick this if this connection should really write to the demo instance.

After setup

  • Labels (recommended)A label may be assigned directly to an entity, a device, or an area. Exclusions always take precedence.
  • Individual entities
  • Areas
  • Devices
  • Include entity patternsOne pattern per line. Patterns without a dot match the object ID (*_power); patterns with a dot match the full entity ID (sensor.weather_*). * and ? are supported.
  • Excluded entities
  • Exclude entity patternsOne pattern per line. Exclusions always take precedence, for example *_id or sensor.*_raw.
  • Decimal placesNumeric measurements are rounded before transmission; you can select between 0 and 3 decimal places. Recommended: 3 (default). Fewer places may save storage but can reduce the accuracy of fine-grained readings. Switch states are stored as 1/0 regardless of this setting.
  • Saved charts
  • Saved tables
  • YAML configuration
  • YAML configuration

Texts from the code of bertel2020/HA-Zeitarchiv.

Entities

  • Binary sensorsBackup failed, Entities inactive, Maintenance notice, Non-archivable entities
  • SensorsLast transmission, Queue, Transferred records (since start), Dropped events (since start), Latest backup, Operating mode

Troubleshooting

  • DiagnosticsDownloads a diagnostics file to attach to a bug report.
  • Repair noticesNotices it can show in Settings, Repairs:Zeitarchiv backup failed, Zeitarchiv retention run failed, Zeitarchiv: entities inactive for a while, Zeitarchiv integration outdated, Host disk space running low, Zeitarchiv connection paused, Zeitarchiv: entities with text values are not archived yet, Zeitarchiv: values discarded, type does not match, Zeitarchiv: states discarded, limit reached

From the README

Der zuverlässige Schreibpfad von Home Assistant in das Zeitarchiv.

Zeitarchiv ist ein Langzeitarchiv für Home Assistant mit Zeitvergleichen, Energie- und Wetterauswertung und CSV-Export, eine einfache Alternative zu InfluxDB/Grafana. Diese Integration liefert die Daten dafür.

From the README of bertel2020/HA-Zeitarchiv, MIT License. Shortened.

Information

Installs
220 sharing analytics
GitHub stars
33
Connection
Works locally
Upkeep
Updated in the last 6 months
Version
v1.3.3,
Category
Weather and alerts, Forecasts
Kind
Marketplace integration
Needs
Needs the Marketplace (HACS on 2026.10 and older)
Domain
zeitarchiv

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