3.1
v3.1
Pause / Resume support
Containers can now be paused and resumed directly from the card — no extra helpers or scripts required.
This release is timed to align with Home Assistant 2026.5, which brought a significant expansion to the [Portainer integration](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/portainer/). Among the new additions are dedicated button.*_pause_container and button.*_resume_container entities per container, meaning pause and resume work out of the box if you're on HA 2026.5 or newer with the Portainer integration installed.
What's new
Per-container pause / resume
- A Pause button appears next to Restart for every running container that has
pause_entityconfigured - When paused, the button changes to Resume and the row border and status text switch to amber
- The toggle switch is automatically disabled while a container is paused — start/stop is not available in that state
- The Pause / Resume button is hidden entirely for stopped containers
Overview breakdown
The running tile in the overview now supports a full running · paused · stopped display when containers_paused and/or containers_stopped sensors are configured in docker_overview. Without those sensors it falls back to the previous running / total format — no configuration change required.
New config keys
| Key | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
pause_entity |
Container | Button/script/automation to press when pausing |
resume_entity |
Container | Button/script/automation to press when resuming |
paused_states |
Card / Container | List of states that count as paused (default: ["paused", "pause"]) |
paused_color |
Card / Container | Accent color for paused containers (default: #f4b942) |
containers_paused |
docker_overview |
Sensor for number of paused containers — enables the running · paused · stopped breakdown in the overview tile |
Minimal config example (HA 2026.5 + Portainer)
containers:
- name: Uptime Kuma
status_entity: sensor.uptime_kuma_state
control_entity: switch.uptime_kuma_container
pause_entity: button.uptime_kuma_pause_container
resume_entity: button.uptime_kuma_resume_container
restart_entity: button.uptime_kuma_restart_containerNote: Use a
sensor(notbinary_sensor) forstatus_entity. A binary sensor only reportson/offand cannot represent apausedstate.
Bug fixes
- Fixed
containers_runningin overview tile incorrectly showing the stopped count when both keys pointed to the same entity — the label and value are now independent - Fixed the overview running tile using raw entity value instead of parsed integer when computing the
not-runningcolor class
Compatibility
| Requirement | Version |
|---|---|
| Home Assistant | 2025.8 or newer |
| Portainer integration (for pause/resume) | 2026.5 or newer |
| WUD Monitor (for update tracking) | Any |