# My first automation

**URL:** <https://community.smartthings.com/t/my-first-automation/39608>\
**Category:** Devices & Integrations\
**Created:** [February 18, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/my-first-automation/39608 "2016-02-18T13:29:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![rpittser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9a140/32.png) [@rpittser](https://community.smartthings.com/u/rpittser)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/my-first-automation/39608/8 "2016-02-18T13:50:27Z")

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You have to be familiar with the IDE, which isn’t that difficult. You have to cut and paste some code to make it work, and then it is just a smartapp. Once you get it setup, you can do nearly anything with it.

> [@Rule machine - as per the app developer, this app is no longer available for new installs, distribution, or support](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-rule-machine/28730):
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> Rule Machine is no longer available.

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