Installation

Installation

Orbit Cards can be installed through HACS or manually as a Lovelace resource.

HACS

1. Open HACS.

2. Go to Frontend.

3. Open the menu and choose Custom repositories.

4. Add this repository:

   https://github.com/andyblac/Orbit-Cards
   

5. Select category Dashboard.

6. Install Orbit Cards.

7. Refresh Home Assistant.

8. Add one of the Orbit cards from the dashboard card picker.

Manual Install

1. Download dist/orbit-cards.js from the repository release.

2. Copy it to:

   /config/www/orbit-cards.js
   

3. Optional: to use bundled orbit: icons with a manual install, copy dist/icons to:

   /config/www/icons
   

4. In Home Assistant, go to Settings -> Dashboards -> Resources.

5. Add this resource:

   /local/orbit-cards.js
   

6. Set resource type to JavaScript module.

7. Refresh Home Assistant.

Updating

After updating, refresh the browser or reload frontend resources.

Some browsers and Home Assistant apps cache frontend modules aggressively. If changes do not appear immediately, use a hard refresh or clear frontend cache.

Add To Dashboard

Orbit Cards appear in Home Assistant's card picker:

• Orbit Area Card
• Orbit Status Card
• Orbit Action Card

Home Assistant 2026.6 and newer can also suggest Orbit Cards from selected entities.