minor additions in V1.2

packages/health_checks.yaml

@@ -1,24 +1,36 @@
+# ---- HTTP health probe ----
 binary_sensor:
   - platform: rest
-    name: Node-RED Panda Up
+    name: Node-RED Panda Up (HTTP)
     resource: http://192.168.3.200:1880/healthz
     method: GET
     device_class: connectivity
     value_template: "{{ value_json.status == 'ok' }}"
+    timeout: 3
     scan_interval: 30
 
+# ---- MQTT Will/Birth probe ----
 mqtt:
   binary_sensor:
-    - name: "Node-RED Panda Up"
-      unique_id: "nodered_myhost_up"
+    - name: "Node-RED Panda Up (MQTT)"
+      unique_id: "nodered_panda_up_mqtt"
       state_topic: "nodered/panda/status"
       payload_on: "online"
       payload_off: "offline"
       device_class: connectivity
       qos: 1
+      # Optional: avoid stale 'online' if no updates arrive
+      expire_after: 300
 
-healthcheck:
-  test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://127.0.0.1:1880/healthz"]
-  interval: 30s
-  timeout: 3s
-  retries: 3
+# ---- Combine them (true if either is up) ----
+template:
+  - binary_sensor:
+      - name: "Node-RED Panda Up"
+        unique_id: "nodered_panda_up_combined"
+        device_class: connectivity
+        state: >
+          {{ is_state('binary_sensor.node_red_panda_up_http','on')
+             or is_state('binary_sensor.node_red_panda_up_mqtt','on') }}
+        availability: >
+          {{ states('binary_sensor.node_red_panda_up_http') not in ['unknown','unavailable']
+             or states('binary_sensor.node_red_panda_up_mqtt') not in ['unknown','unavailable'] }}