Add documentation for counter component

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+---
+layout: page
+title: "Counter"
+description: "Instructions how to integrate counters into Home Assistant."
+date: 2017-08-26 06:00
+sidebar: true
+comments: false
+sharing: true
+footer: true
+logo: home-assistant.png
+ha_category: Automation
+ha_release: 0.53
+---
+
+The `counter` component allows one to count occurrences fired by automations.
+
+To add a counter to your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
+
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+counter:
+  counter:
+    initial: 30
+    step: 1
+```
+
+Configuration variables:
+
+- **[alias]** (*Required*): Alias for the slider input. Multiple entries are allowed.
+  - **name** (*Optional*): Friendly name of the slider input.
+  - **initial** (*Optional*): Initial value when Home Assistant starts. Defaults to 0.
+  - **step** (*Optional*): Step value for the slider. Defaults to 1.
+  - **icon** (*Optional*): Icon for entry.
+
+Pick an icon that you can find on [materialdesignicons.com](https://materialdesignicons.com/) to use for your input and prefix the name with `mdi:`. For example `mdi:car`, `mdi:ambulance`, or  `mdi:motorbike`.
+
+## {% linkable_title Services %}
+
+### {% linkable_title Media control services %}
+Available services: `increment`, `decrement`, and `reset`.
+
+#### {% linkable_title Service `counter/increment` %}
+
+Increments the counter with 1 or the given value for the steps.
+
+| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
+| ---------------------- | -------- | ----------- |
+| `entity_id`            |      no  | Name of the entity to take action, e.g., `counter.count0`. |
+
+#### {% linkable_title Service `counter/decrement` %}
+
+Decrements the counter with 1 or the given value for the steps.
+
+| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
+| ---------------------- | -------- | ----------- |
+| `entity_id`            |      no  | Name of the entity to take action, e.g., `counter.count0`. |
+
+#### {% linkable_title Service `counter/reset` %}
+
+With this service the counter is reset to its initial value.
+
+| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
+| ---------------------- | -------- | ----------- |
+| `entity_id`            |      no  | Name of the entity to take action, e.g., `counter.count0`. |
+
+
+### {% linkable_title Use the service %}
+
+Select <img src='/images/screenshots/developer-tool-services-icon.png' alt='service developer tool icon' class="no-shadow" height="38" /> **Services** from the **Developer Tools**. Choose **counter** from the list of **Domains**, select the **Service**, enter something like the sample below into the **Service Data** field, and hit **CALL SERVICE**.
+
+```json
+{
+  "entitiy": "counter.count0"
+}
+```
+