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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.components import frontend
+from homeassistant.const import Platform
+from homeassistant.helpers.event import async_track_time_interval
+
+from .store import BahmcloudStore, StoreConfig, StoreError
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+DOMAIN = "bahmcloud_store"
+PLATFORMS = [Platform.UPDATE]
+
+DEFAULT_STORE_URL = "https://git.bahmcloud.de/bahmcloud/ha_store/raw/branch/main/store.yaml"
+CONF_STORE_URL = "store_url"
+
+
+async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: dict) -> bool:
+    cfg = config.get(DOMAIN, {})
+    store_url = cfg.get(CONF_STORE_URL, DEFAULT_STORE_URL)
+
+    store = BahmcloudStore(hass, StoreConfig(store_url=store_url))
+    hass.data[DOMAIN] = store
+
+    # Sidebar Panel
+    frontend.async_register_built_in_panel(
+        hass,
+        component_name=DOMAIN,
+        sidebar_title="Bahmcloud Store",
+        sidebar_icon="mdi:store",
+        frontend_url_path="bahmcloud-store",
+        config={},
+        require_admin=True,
+    )
+
+    # HTTP (Panel static + API)
+    await store.register_http_views()
+
+    # Initial load
+    try:
+        await store.refresh()
+    except StoreError as e:
+        _LOGGER.error("Initial store refresh failed: %s", e)
+
+    # Periodisch NUR index+latest versions refresh (keine Auto-Install)
+    async def periodic(_now) -> None:
+        try:
+            await store.refresh()
+            store.signal_entities_updated()
+        except StoreError as e:
+            _LOGGER.warning("Periodic refresh failed: %s", e)
+
+    async_track_time_interval(
+        hass,
+        periodic,
+        timedelta(seconds=store.refresh_seconds or 300),
+    )
+
+    # Update entities laden (damit Updates in Settings erscheinen)
+    await hass.helpers.discovery.async_load_platform(Platform.UPDATE, DOMAIN, {}, config)
+
+    return True