Raspberry Pi - Build The Ultimate Smart Home Hub For HomeKit
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
- This DIY Smart Home hub can be setup and configured in less than 60 Minutes, Allows to add devices that Apple Doesn’t officially support, Dedicated HomeKit Secure Video for any RTSP Camera plus Easy Application Management.
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00:00 - Intro
01:43 - What you’ll need to Build The Smart Home Hub with a Raspberry Pi
03:57 - Homebridge Install
07:00 - Magic Script Install
09:53 - Portainer Container Configuration
10:52 - Zigbee2MQTT Configuration
14:39 - Homebridge & HomeKit Integration
16:21 - Homekit Secure Video Setup
19:57 - Web Shortcut setup with Heimdall
21:24 - Closing with Auto Update using Watch Tower
📜 Script Link - pastebin.com/d4bzEvHy
🔖 Links
Raspberry Pi Imager - www.raspberrypi.com/software/
Homebridge - homebridge.io/
Zigbee Device Repository - zigbee.blakadder.com/
Scrypted Github - github.com/koush/scrypted
Scrypted Plugins - www.npmjs.com/~koush
🖥️ Homebridge Installation Links 🖥️
✔️ Install Homebridge in a Synology NAS - • Synology DSM 6: How to...
✔️ Install Homebridge in macOS - • How to Install Homebri...
✔️ Install Homebridge in Windows 10 - • How to Install and Con...
✔️ Install Homebridge in a Pi 4 - • How to build a Ultimat...
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If you have a Pi 5 - Heres an updated video czcams.com/video/L_94IUH_N20/video.html
This is by far the most complete guide to using HomeKit with Home Assistant and integrating Zigbee and Scrypted! Thank you Eddie. I’ll be trying this tomorrow after work 🙏🏻
Awesome !
The best all-in-one video by homebridge! Thank you very much!
Wow, thank you! Cheers
Your instructions are so clear and straightforward that I bought a new Raspberry Pi 5 with a Conbi 2 and was able to move all my Zigbee devices from smartthings to Homebridge and to homekit, thank you for such a clear video.
I do have a request, I also bought a Zooz 700 Series Z-Wave Plus S2 USB Stick to add a few Zwave devices, and I have been struggling to get this working, can you do a video on how to add Zwave devices alongside this setup in this video? I'd greatly appreciate that.
Appreciate the feedback - from what i know there are no active plugins supporting Zwave dongles. My best bet is move towards Zigbee devices.
Fantastic video. Literally saved me hours of work and troubleshooting. Thank you!
Glad it helped! Cheers
Wow, that was amazing, got it running into HK very quickly. Thank you so much!!!!!
Glad it helped! Cheers
Firstly, thank you Eddie for amazing videos. Secondly, just wanted to share that I hit a problem after running the script with getting containers running... the fix was that to reboot the Pi after the system update and before installing Dockers. Of course this means running script lines manually.
Hey Ayman - i doubled checked the script and didnt see any issues after the update .... Or i could remove the update command and go straight into docker install and its container ....
You are the best! Keep running! Thanks!
Your welcome ! Cheers 🍻
Nice, I followed the old video, now time to make the pi work harder :)
You can do it! Cheers
Hi Eddie, thank you for the awesome video!
Yoru Welcome ... Cheers
You did again … a very Good Video…
I just haven’t fixed my Project to move Homebridge from NAS to a MAC mini…
Cheers 🥃
Hey Jimmy ! First download a Homebridge Backup from Synology by clicking on the 3 Dots > Backup / Restore > Click on Download Backup Archive > Stop Docker Container, Then Please follow this guide to setup Homebridge on a Mac - czcams.com/video/Nqh2vSeTzC0/video.html
Once the setup is complete > go to homebridge.local:8581 > click on the 3 dots > Backup / Restore > Click on Browse > select the backup downloaded from your Synology Instance ....
Wait for the process to complete and EUREKA 🎉 - you have migrated SUCCESSFULLY 🍻
Nice tutorial! Thank you
You're welcome! And happy to know it is helpful. Cheers 🍻
hoping to try it out today. Modifying things a bit though to use compose and installing everything under ~/docker for simplicity. Hopefully all goes well.
Have fun! And let me know if you need any assistance. Cheers
brilliant Eddie , got it running on my raspberry pi , what would be cool is if you could do a tutorial on something like duplicati or some other backup solution for the docker hub , I did leave out scripted mind you lol
Oh Boy ! thanks for the tip ! will take a look into it
Hello! Thank you so much! One of the most finest tutorials.
You're very welcome! Cheers
Hi, Thank you for taking time in making thins guide. Would you be able to share the steps to setup the Homekit OS on a M2 SSD (Argon One) as well how to include the Fan controller script for the Argon case. Thank you!
That scrypt for some reason is not workin .. Maybe its got to do with the Linux image and they havent updated the code. I am having this issue as well
Amazing video Eddie, may i ask how do you track power usage in homebridge / homekit with those smart power sockets what have power monitoring? In home assistant thats very straight forward. :)
Your welcome. Thru Homebridge / Homekti - You can track energy consumption thru the EVE app and from the same app - you can create your automations and it will reflect within the Apple Home App. Cheers
Great tutorial 👍
I’m still running the setup you mentioned at the start of this video without any problems (if it ain’t broke, don’t try to fix it 😇). But this looks great.
If you can make a video how to integrate Adguard in this setup I’m going to upgrade👍💪
Adguard or Pihole 😉
Great to hear! And hells yeah if it ain’t broke, don’t try to fix it 😇.
Well Homebridge does bundle itself with Pihole and can be installed from the BIOS settings. You can do it by SSHing and typing hbs-config.
However - I have done a guide to add Adguard using docker and also using the plugin to add to Homebridge czcams.com/video/J3Zq5UHvSU4/video.html
@@eddiedsuza I think going to try that.
Been playing a bit with the script on a pi3 ,and I just noticed that homebridge in NOT in a docker container. Is there a reason for that?!
I installed Pihole in docker and it works great for now (when I decide to switch it will be running on my pi4 on a m2 ssd😉,as DHCP & DNS Server).
@@wrangler9535 I used the Homebridge image as the base to run the entire system. so the hardware resources are allocated to it first. Docker is installed within it to manage all the containers.
Needed to watch the video in slow motion but it worked great!
Good to know! Cheers Cameron
@EddiedSuZa great video an couple of questions:
1 - When installing Scripted this way, do you lose performance over installing it on it's own Pi ? In both cases I'm using an RPI4B
2 - When installing the apps instead of RPI OS using your method here, are they the 64 bit versions or not ? Trying to understand the underlying differences between this and your Scrypted + Raspberry Pi - HomeKit Secure Video Made Easy For You, April 2023 video
3 - Now you've been using many of these different configurations, what do you believe IS the best setup on RPI's for Scripted ?
Thanks again !
Here are my replies
1 - I have not seen any lag. Theres only 20% to 30% increaed resource usage. Nothing that stops the server
2 - The video I had released was for someone who just wanted to run a dedicated scrypted server. I had shown that they are options available on how one wants to setup Scrypted. Its completely personal preference.
3 - Pi 4 with 4GB is the best setup .. You take advantage of the raw power and bang for your buck
Awesome videos. You have helped me out tremendously. One quick question. Why are we keeping Homebridge outside of Docker, and everything else inside?
Good question! I could have gone and used a lite version of Pi Os however i kept it out as the base cause if anything goes south with Docker and its containers - the homebridge service is still alive and kicking 😇
Hi Eddie, Excellent video, thank you so much. I would like to integrate a Z-Wave certified hub to connect two ULTRALOQ Z-Wave Smart Locks. I wonder if the Zigbee stick can be replace by Z-Wave stick. If so which one would you recommend for USA.
Hey Aurora ... Been looking for a possible solution for a hub to connect to them such as a Aeotech / Smartthings Hub or the Aeotech Zwave Dongle or even Hubitat ... However there is no direct plugin for the device and neither smartthings or hubitat plugins confirm functionality for locks. :(
However i did find this uselink that you may consider - www.reddit.com/r/homebridge/comments/pt329e/aeotec_zstick_gen5_and_homebridge/
Hello Eddie,
Thank you for your excellent tutorials.
Can you tell us how we can do this with PC running windows?
Hello Famille ... Thanks for brining this up ... i Have a video planned ot address for DIYers who use PCs to run their smart homes .
This was great! Thank you so much for putting this together!
I am still getting an issue with Heimdall not installing. I see from past comments this is due to a 32/64 bit issue. Do you have a resolution?
No resolution so far .. still investigating
Great job
For those who use a PC can you make a tutorial: how to ssh the raspberry for this process.
Thanks
Your welcome and to SSH - please use putty www.putty.org/
Hey Eddie another great video. If I have an existing Hoobs box is it possible to convert it to this? Do you think the raspberry pi in the hoobs box is powerful enough to handle all of these applications?
Hi Joey - The HOOBS Box is powered by a Pi 3B + with a 1 GB RAM ... its going to strain the hardware based on the no. of CAMs, plugins and devices connected to your Smart Home.
Hi Eddie,
Great video, followed all the steps, everything was working well until power failure, portainer stopped working, can’t open scripted or z2m. All I can do is log in to homebridge. Any suggestions what wet wrong?
Thank you
Hi there. please try to reboot the server ... if it still doesnt turn up online - the issue is with your SD card that may have gotten damaged to the power failure. you will need to reflash and redo your setup. Thanks
Hi Eddie, thanks for the great tutorial. I was just thinking of jumping in into the bandwagon of smart home and wanted to use homebridge for connecting all my smart home appliances but I have 1 question:
- how to differentiate applications that can be installed into docker and applications that cannot be installed? In the video, youve installed Mqtt, scrypted etc. Should I install all the plugins from homebrew into docker? (eg: downloading and installing Philips hue plugins from homebridge into docker)
Thanks in advance!
Hello Kevin, You are right on all the softwares are installed via docker. You can add more softwares as and when required.
Now to integrate / expose devices into HomeKit - you need will need to install & configure plugins within HomeBridge and all cameras / doorbells within Scrypted.
Cheers and welcome onboard the Smart Home Bandwagon ...
may i ask out of curiosity, why install home-bridge imaged OS itself and not as a docker container? when you are going to install docker, and apps on containers ? **thanks for the awesome video! learnt a lot from it
Hey There - I did this video for those who dont have a NAS and yes you can install as a container if you have a NAS .... options are available. Cheers and there are no limitations.
Very big Thanks for that Video its really helpful and easy to install. The Scrypted use at my installion the port 11080. I have another question, how i can set a user and password in Zigbee2Mqtt. At the moment it is whitout. my used hardware ist Ri4 8GB and the Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongel Plus out of the box Firmware.
Glad it helped and currently Z2M does not have a username / password feature to set and mines without as well.
What an amazing video, thank you so much for all you do!! The script failed for me, and to make the new Wyze Cam v3 Pro work with Scrypted, I had to load Wyze-Bridge in a Docker container. After stepping through your script and figuring out what the failures were and working around them, I've got my new Wyze camera working in HomeKit!!! My only problem is the HKSV Extension is missing from the RTSP Camera Plugin?? Any chance you'll be able to make a new video to address the new Wyze Cam v3 Pro?
Glad it helped! The HSV is enabled qutomatically. ALl you need to do is reload the homekit plugin in scrypted. Cheers
Hi Eddie, great videos. I'm looking to ditch my Smartthings hub which connects my Z-Wave devices (currently thru HomeBridge and Smartthings plugin on a Synology NAS). Is see a lot of great content about the Zigbee side of things but not much about Z-Wave. It this something you think is worth pursuing or just keep yet another hub in the mix. Cheers, Ken in Ottawa, ON
Hello Ken ... Zigbee are do not need any proprietory certification and are freely available at an affordable cost ... I would recommend to add in a Zigbee Dongle to your Synology and use Zigbee2mQTT to take advantage of movin into the zigbee world. Cheers and check out this video to setup zigbee2MQTT - czcams.com/video/A2WmzU8N-38/video.html
Hey Eddie love the content!
I tried this exact same setup but unfortunately it your magic script fails at very start when installing docker and then everything else fails to install as well. Docker installation finishes with "Sub process user/bin/dpkg returned error code (1)"
I've tried multiple times with fresh homebridge installs but always same.
EDIT: Managed to resolve by going manually and including "sudo" when executing curl to get docker install script.
Happy to Know you got your setup done and running. cheers
Great Video! I'm just in the process of migrating my Homebridge setup from my NAS with 1GB of RAM to a Raspberry PI 4B (8GB RAM, 128 Micro SD). This might be a bit of overkill but I was thinking I might use it for other things as well. Would you recommend installing the Raspberry Pi OS Full (64-bit) install along with Docker running Homebridge, Scrypted and the other applications mentioned in your video or should I stick with the Homebridge Raspberry Pi image? I was thinking there might be some advantages to having Homebridge managed in Docker?
Absolutely you can go down the Docker path and everything running within it. Using containers - hardware resources are shared on demand. You can definitely use the Raspberry Pi OS Full (64-bit) and move along with the Smart Home Container applications .. Cheers
Hi Eddie, I took the plunge and purchased a Pi just to run this script. All worked great. I have also ordered a z wave USB stick, any suggestions for how to incorporate z wave control into the same set-up?
Firsty Great to hear that you got your setup installed and running. Secondly - i personally havent found any working zwave homebridge plugin and havent had the opportunity to integrate a zwave dongle. The compatible zwave hub is hubitat and theres a workin plugin as well.
Great video here. Is there a reason why homebridge is not installed within a docker container like the other services ?
Well i could have but since it was already ready with a base image ... Thats i setup it that way ... However I will be updating this video since raspberry Pi has started to move to debian 12 64 bit OS
Hey Eddie, thanks for your video. I’m going to be changing from conbee2 to Sonoff zigbee 3 stick today. It would be super useful to have a video on how to back up the zigbee network and restore it to a new stick Incase disaster strikes!
Hey SImon ... Thanks for the recommendation and currently tetsing this backup feature but the success rate is currently 0%. Still testing to have a consistant sucess rate
@@eddiedsuza Great - I notice the latest zigbee2mqtt version has a backup feature - Maybe it's worth trying that out :)
Why changing?
@@paavels I've got 47 devices in my network and the conbee2 was exhbiting some really weird issues. The "mesh" wasnt working properly at all, everything was trying to make a direct connection to conbee2, and any indirect connections were super unreliable. Speaking on the z2m discord it seemed I wasn't alone. Since I've switched to Sonoff 3 stick I've found my network to be much much more reliable. I've only had it running for a week but nothing has failed to respond yet (with conbee i would have had to restart a smart plug in my garden by now!)
@@simonw60 strange, I don't have any issues. Try using z2m with Conbee.
Great video, Eddie. May I ask why you chose a Rasberry Pi 4 with 4 GB and a 32 GB Micros SD Card? I see others in this thread who are purchasing higher-end equipment, like a Rasberry Pi 4 with 8 GB and a 64 GB Micro SD card. Do you feel that anything above what you've specified is unecessary? Thanks!
Hello Kelly - I purchased and chose the Pi 4 - 4GB / 32 MicroSD variant in 2019 and the price was around USD 50. At that time that was my budget and it met my needs knowing that Homebridge is not resource hungry and with this video i pushed it more by adding more packages to get most of the available hardware resources. The 32 GB memory card was and is enough. Again not storing any files.
I think users are purchasing higher end models due to availability (which i think is the prime reason) and shortage for lower end models.
The Pi 4 / 4GB Memory / 32 GB Memory will meet your needs.
Hi Eddie I have just purchased the pi 4 8gb, the argo one m.2 and expansion plus a 240gb wd green ssd to suit. Just wondering if I still follow this guide using and sd card or add everything straight to the wd ssd and leave the sd card out of the equation?
Yes you can leave the SD card out of the equation. It will work just fine as long as the BOOT loader knows that it needs to boot up from a USB port
Hi Eddie Great work awsome I had Homebridge running before my pi die now trying to recreate it but MQTT Missing cofnig file. Can you please help? Thank you
here you go
allow_anonymous true
listener 1883
persistence true
persistence_location /mosquitto/data/
log_dest file /mosquitto/log/mosquitto.log
Hi Eddie, thanks for your videos. Any particular reason why you prefer Homebridge + Z2M etc, over Home Assistant? Also, raspberry pi is a great bit of kit, but synology 218+ us probably much better all-in-one solution hardware-wise. Have you tried to link Synology Surveillance with HomeKit?
Hello Andrew. Thanks for the compliment.
For me - Homebridge is a good starting point to get into the Smart Hoem DIY of things. One can learn the ropes of configuration (so called coding for some), Get hooked and then based on your needs - move over to HA. I am currently renting and in the midst of construction which should be ready by Dec'22 (I Hope) and i am considering on using HA for the adaptive lights feature, Energy Montioring & Services that comes baked into the software.
I do have a DS218+ and YES that device got me hooked to Smart Home DIY - heres a video on SSS with Homekti czcams.com/video/8hKYKXEn6js/video.html
@@eddiedsuza upgraded RAM? I went full on with 16gb, got HA running on virtual machine and it is silky-smooth, but tbh even 4gb would be enough
@@RainAndy Glad to know. Cheers
Amazing video, I have a question related to Heimdall because doesn't work with Homebridge. is possible to use Raspberry PI OS 64 Bits and install Homebridge inside and after that continue with all containers? is efficient? or you just recommend use Homebridge as OS instead of Raspberry PI OS?
You could follow that route as well. It will work
hi, first and foremost thanks for all the guides and immense help you provide us with. i am getting this error in the container logs for z2mqtt :- final error while detecting storage classes | error="unsupported environment type". Could you help out with it please?
Hello Andre its the first time i have that error and there was an open Z2M issue. Please follow the link on how to resolve... seems like a docker container issue - github.com/portainer/portainer/issues/8461
@@eddiedsuza Thanks for taking time to reply. Appreciate it.
Amazing stuff, but also annoying! Because i feel like starting over in order to get everything running on Docker instead as you showed here 😂
Do you know if it's possible to move my Zigbee2MQTT devices network over, so i don't have to sync all the +100 Zigbee devices i currently have on it?
Hey Dennis !
As a DIYer i do have this mentality "If it ain’t broke, Don’t try to fix it 😇". However theres always an urge to try 😂
Now, the only guide I found this but havent tried it ....www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/faq/#how-do-i-move-my-zigbee2mqtt-instance-to-a-different-environment
However, proceed with caution .... Theres always a chance of the process not working. But - If you are looking to revamp / update your setup .... Heres a good opportunity 😅
Hello! This video is super clear and I’m trying to follow but for whatever reason, when I plug in the SSD expansion board on the Argon One to my MacBook and load the Raspberry Pi Image Loader, it doesn’t detect my SSD in the “storage” option :(
pleaes remove asnd re-insert the SSD card. Could be a lose connection.
@@eddiedsuza Ok I got it working... script seems to have installed properly but when I try to login to the heimdall interface, I just get a white screen. It connect to the port 8201 but the page never loads. Any ideas?
will you make an updated version of this tutorial and on windows 11 maby?
I have a Linksys 6E router..do you think it’s better to separate the networks and put all of my home stuff on the 2.4 or leave it as one network?
Hello Brian - please leave your network as one and let the router do all the management of your devices based on connectivity and location from the Hub.
Typically Smart Wifi Devices will lock on to the 2.4Ghz and where ever possible use ethernet cables for your Media streamers / Gaming Consoles. The 5 Ghz will be for your hand held devices. cheers
You’re flying with new tutorials. All the best
Hey Joao ! Your welcome ! Cheers 🍻
Hi n thanks for all ur hard work, I have been watching ur videos for awhile but finally I jumping in building the DIY Homebridge set up. Sadly I literally order all the parts the day u uploaded this video with the 1 year update so I ordered the Conbee 2 instead of the Sonoff Zigbee adaptor, I did got a 120GB SSD instead of the 64GB. Now my big question the video u made 1 year ago u installed Hoobs n on this new update u decided to not use Hoobs but to install Homebridge new version that makes things a lot more easier for the other add ones like Zigbee2MQTT, Scripted, n others that’s why u recommended Pi 4 type B with 4GB, so in ur opinion I prefer/record to use this method instead of Hoobs?
Ow, also 2 question; I did not order a power supply because I own a lot of them with different Voltage n Amps, I was going to go online n do the math to come up with it but what kind of power are u using on ur DIY Hub?
Hey Nicolas please use this video as its more manageable and automated. Plus you can use your existing hardware plus use a 2.5 amp charger to power the Pi. cheers.
@@nicolascardillo7615 Please run the scripts thru Terminal (Mac) or via Putty (Windows) please do not run the scripts within the Homebridge Terminal interface
@@eddiedsuza Thanks, Alot I will work on it right now.
which one is better in your opinion for rtsp cameras (wyze v2 and wyze v3)? Homebridge or scrpyted?
For the price point - Both do an awesome job. Considering Specs - V3 for sure. I'd tilt towards Scrypted for HSV.
Hey Eddie - Finally got around to trying this on a new Pi, Struggling to move my zigbee network though - I've copied the data directory from the old installation but don't know how to copy the files into the z2m docker container? Any advise? Is there a way to browse and copy files into the z2m container via ssh from the host? Thanks! :)
Hey Simon. If i am not mistaken the only data you will need to transfer are the device information thats in the configuration.yaml. Am not sure - if there is any other data to be transfered.
@@eddiedsuza thanks - how would you edit the configuration.yaml?
Hey Eddie, is the "port" number assignment automatic? in minute 6:25 you typed in port 8581, is that a default number? Because you can also access Homebridge without typing any port (just IP) correct? thanks for explaining!
The port number is default. You can also access via IP and you can also access using homebridge.local:8581 - however your residential wifi needs to enable mDNS on your
Hello Eddie,
Many thanks for this video! Appreciate
I installed the script successful, but when I search for the ip address and port number 9000, notting will happen. I'm trying to reach Portainer..
Could you please help me
Please restart the PI and it will load portainer again
Along side watchtower, what do you use to also keep the OS fully patched as well as other applications?
Hello Gareth .... Besides watch tower, you will need to access the pi via ssh and run this command to run patches and runs full system *update sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y*
One question: after all this config, we still need to have a HomePod or Apple TV for the HomeKit to work? Sorry if this question is a beginner one
Also: how we fix one Static IP address to the homebridge such that it won’t change each time if the router is been restarted?
Hello Themis - if you want to program and run automations based on time, place and people then you will need a Homepod or Apple TV.
Please access your router UI and under DHCP - you should see an option to reserve an IP address
Any chance of an updated version with a RPI 5 and any differences/improvements you see there Eddie ?
I just got a Pi 5 but got the wrong power supply - waiting for it to update this video
Hi Eddie! I'm new to HomeBridge DIY & just bought a Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB RAM. I use Windows PC & would really appreciate if you could share the code for Windows PowerShell. Thanks
Use putty to access the Pi 4 and you can run the same commands
After your video I might try again to set this up. I did it in the past, it was painful and long as I am programming illiterate :-). But your way looks simpler!
I have two questions.
Will this workflow work with a Raspberry Pi 3B+? (if yes, are any modifications I should do?)
Will this work with the CC2531 Dongle? (if yes, are any modifications I should do?)
Thank you in advance!
Hey There - see my responses
Will this workflow work with a Raspberry Pi 3B+? (if yes, are any modifications I should do?) -
- i highly recommend using a Pi 4 with a 4Gb to use all the applications .... The 3B+ doesnt make the cut
Will this work with the CC2531 Dongle? (if yes, are any modifications I should do?)
Yes it will work - you need to update the configuration.yaml adapter information.
@@eddiedsuza thank you for taking the time to reply. I will follow your suggestions!
@@TheodoreZeppos cheers and happy new year !
@@eddiedsuza To you too
Hey Eddie!! First thanks for all the hard work. Second, not sure why but the password I used for my homebrindge will not work in terminal. I can't seem to place what I'm doing wrong. If I go to the local Homebridge on my phone, no problems logging in. When I use that ip address to go through terminal, I get the password prompt and it always says denied. I'm going to keep trying but I would surely appreciate any feed back. My system had to be reloaded yesterday. had everything good for several months.
the default password is *raspberry* however when you type the password in terminal - you will not see any text - just type the password and press enter.
@@eddiedsuza I thought of that. That did not work. I’m completely stumped. Not sure if I should try and reload the entire thing or if I’ll just end up back here. I used the information I created in the new account for homebridge on setup. Nothing. Tried the default raspberry pass. Nothing. I’ll be happy when I can get my hands on a couple new Aqara doorbells. I’m tired of this half baked process. Works great, MOST of the time. The one differences I did notice when attaching my pi to a monitor is that it booted right to homebridge where as, the last time I did this it went to raspian. I even tried admin from the default homebridge page. I can still boot into my new homebridge no problem. Just stuck using the Ring plugin at the moment with no HSV. Honestly, I’m not sure what I did differently. I used my computer to make a raspian card. During the setup, I went to the smart home (homebridge) version, just as before I believe. I was surprised to have no raspian load page. Perhaps I need to backtrack and load raspian and then add homebridge? All I can assume at this point.
Thanks for making this video. It would be great if you went a little slower. Just allow the viewer to absorb the content.
Duly Noted! Cheers
Hi, your magic script works with an window Intel nuc?
Or I need to install Linux?
Thx
Hey Remi ... Its for Linux Only.
Kindly make video on how to setup Ultimate HomeKit Hub using other tools such as Tinker board, odroid N2+ etc as Raspberry Pi are not available in market or are very expensive. Are show how we can add wifi and Zigbee to one hub.
Hey Mohsin ... All those SBC's work with linux and the process is the same to build your Ultimate Smart Home Hub .... At the same time - i am looking to create some content using alternate SBC's
I am just starting on Homebridge. Got a Pi4 8GB and Sonoff ZBDongle-E. Somehow I haven't had success in deploying the Zigbee2mqtt container in Portainer. I followed your video instructions but always get Failure code 500 when I deploy. Any ideas?
can you paste the code here
Eddie, I try to add a device listed in the zigbee2mqtt (thermostat stelpro smt402/smt402AD) website but its added as a non supported device. I need to modifiy the availability and some other settings in the configuration.yaml but I do not know the path to this file...
I would use some of your awesome knowledge at this pointt lol
Hey candide.... Please email me info@buildasmarthome.org with the logs and error. Thanks
@@eddiedsuza done! :)
Hi Eddie, i tried to run your script in Homebridge installed on a Synology NAS, but got an error while trying to copy your script directly in the homebridge console. Can you tell me, how i can manage to run your script there?
Hey Claudio .....this script doesn't work with a NAS. However please refer to the below links - Its hard a creating a script because of the different locations that users setup their NAS
Homebridge - czcams.com/video/ai51lXT2zIA/video.html
Scrypted - czcams.com/video/vFNTVjm1QHs/video.html
Zigbee2MQTT - czcams.com/video/pwOP53FLbiQ/video.html
Hi Eddie. I am not able to connect to port 8201 for heimdall. Do I re-run the entire script, or is there a standalone to run on that?
The Heimdall is currently having issues to load. Seems like a mismatch with the linux version
OK, so the question I have is I have the same set up as you been putting it together all morning after your video came out, but I know for my particular set up I need to change the Zigbee channel 25 and I turn the output up to about 15 and it works good in my house when I made those changes and Restarted It broke it my Zigbee said that they couldn’t start it because there was something about the config file was wrong and I needed to delete the Jason files so it could find the Sigbee dongle again I’m clueless on where to find it. I spent hours on it just gave up and reflash everything and start it all over any help. You could give me would be amazing.
Hello Ron, Please check the configuration.yaml if all the populated values are correct i.e. MQTT, adapter and frontend plus under advance - update this network_key: GENERATE
Under the Z2M docker container ... Check under logs what error are you seeing and paste it here. Will assist. Cheers
@@eddiedsuza Zigbee2MQTT:error 2022-07-17 15:08:49: If you wish to re-commission your network, please remove coordinator backup at /app/data/coordinator_backup.json. where wouid i find this at? i knew how to do it in homeassistant but with home bridge i am kind of lost
Also, last question lol - does zigbee2mqtt support zigbee 3.0? A solution to also include z wave integration?
Zigbee2MQTT supports various Zigbee adapters which intern support the Zigbee 3.0 protocol
Can you do a video on how to install all of this on a nas?
Sure will take a look at it. Thanks for the Tip.
Hi, I have smarttthings without a hub using sharptools, fully kiosk and tinycam to put all my simple devices on my tablets in different rooms. I am unable to add my mobile phones as virtual presence sensors due to smartthings recent update. I don't want to download tracker apps on my phones or pay a ton just to have a couple presence sensors. Does homebridge/ homekit offer easy mobile phone presence sensor capabilities? Is it compatible with sharptools?
Hey Robin - With Homebridge, there are plugins like www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-wifipresence that will give you that functionality which i understand works locally. You will need to test it with sharptools
Hi. All now works OK. I managed to get an IKEA TRADFI bulb detected by Z2M. I can switch on/off from Z2M interface. BUT this build does not show up in Apple Home. (I did pair Homebridge with Home via scanning the 2d barcode). What should I do then ?
Hey John - can you please check if the Homebridge plugin has connected with the z2m service and also check if theres anything odd or stands out in your homebridge logs.
FYI - My Scrypted install used port 11080 in case 10443 does not work.
Aaron thanks for the info ...
@@MarkL64 Done
Thanks, 11080 was the port that worked for me. How did you find that port info?
Hi Eddie, I have a RaspBee II, how would you deal with the install? thanks
Hey Candide .... The install still remains the same ... You will only need to update the Z2M Configuration.yaml to point the serial info to the RaspBee II .... I have also done a video on that - czcams.com/video/BWJmE0ofO8E/video.html
Hello! Can you add an Imilab camera to HomeBridge this way? 17:25
If you have the credentials then yes you can add to scrypted
If I switch from a pi 3 to a pi 4, can I just remove SD card and reinstall in the new unit and expect everything to work or do I need to do a new install?
Yes it will
However, I still have one question about the work of the MQTT docker. When opening the logs, the docker complains about the missing file, is this normal? This does not interfere with my work in any way. Here is this error: Error: Unable to open config file /mosquitto/config/mosquitto.conf.
Please check if the mosquitto.conf is available in that location. If not - please locate it and update the docker config,
However - if everything is working as is.... Just leave it - lets not fix whats not broken. Cheers
Hi. I ran the magic script on both Rasai 3 and 4. And it seems all was completed OK (unsure, but I saved the whole log). After reboot I cannot access any of portainer, Z2M interface, or Scrypted. What can I do ?
Please check the assigned IP address ... Seems like it was assigned another. If thats the case - please reserve in the DHCP settings thats located in your router.
Would you be able to install homebridge as a virtual machine on ESXI
Hey Merril ... officially i havent come across any formal documentation however but you can try this github.com/homebridge/homebridge/wiki/Install-Homebridge-on-Windows-10-Using-Hyper-V
Hi Eddie, thanks again for the video. I did run into the same issue installing Heimdall as mentioned in some of the other comments. It seems to only occur when using the Homebridge Raspberry Pi image. If I use the base Raspberry Pi OS Lite (64 bit) image it installs fine in docker. Both images appear to be using 64 bit so why would it work on one but not the other? I found the same issue installing ShellInABox. Works with the base version only for me. Any idea why that is?
Just wanted to note that if I run “uname -m” using both the Homebridge Raspberry PI Image and the Raspberry PI OS Lite (64 Bit) image the both return “aarch64”. Both Heimdall and ShellInABox state that they support ARM64 so I’m not sure why I’m getting the error “no matching manifest for Linux/arm/v8 in the manifest entries” using the Homebridge Image. Is it not using the 64 bit architecture? The command I ran seems to indicate it is. Unless I’m missing something?
Darcy ... I am stumped as well.. thinking of updating this video using Homer Dashboard however one needs a little coding experience to configure it ... Would it be beneficial ?
64 bit OS installation is totally works without any issues! Thank you!
After a long search regarding the zigbee2mqtt part and find the USB port address the problem is that the there's a problem with the by-id folder and it's missing
Thanks for the info
Your video has been very helpful so far but I am stuck. I can't get MQ2TT to work. I just get an MQTT error: connect ECONNREFUSED. I can't find any solutions that work.
I got mine sorted out by checking if mosquitto.conf file exist in /mosquitto/config/ location..I had a different username than 'pi' hence the script to pull and store the file failed and the file didn't get copied..
Let me know if the issue has gotten fixed. I ran the installer using homebridge with default user name pi.
@@eddiedsuza I haven't. I think I am giving up and moving to Home Assistant. I tried it on another flash card and it at least works on the Pi. I am stuck on the Econnrefused.
Hey Eddie I used this magical script to install both Scrpted and home bridge on same pi everything installed correctly and everything reachable but the problem I am having is when I go on home app to add my Scrypted accessorys like camera's it won't let me add those it keep saying Unable to add Accessory everything from Homebridge works but don't know what's going on with Scrypted pairing please help. Thank you in advance
Hi there.. There are a couple of ways of fixing this -
1. Make sure your phone and the raspberry pi are on the same network. so that it can discover the device
2. With Scrypted / Under plugins - please reload the Homekit Plugin
3. If the above 2 doesnt work - In Scrypted > Go to the device > HomeKit > reset the accessory.
4. Once completed > Reload the Homekit Plugin as described in step 2 & try scanning the QR code again
Where did you get your case for your Raspberry Pi? I have 3d printers so a .stl file would be great! Thanks.
Its from a company called argon argon40.com/products/argon-one-v2-case-for-raspberry-pi-4
Thank you for this tutorial. But I’m having problem SSH into terminal. It seems like I need a password. And the normal password I made doesn’t seem to work. What do I do?
The best is to reflash and restart again.... normally the default password is raspberry
Hi. I'm running Homebridge from SSD disk. I cannot install your script, seems that is configured to ran from an sd card. Will be possible to create a version ,for SSD installations? Thanks
Hello Asterios .... The link is the same that i used for an SSD. Please let me know what error you are seeing.
@@eddiedsuza Hi Eddie, it was my mistake, I finally succeeded to migrate my homebridge setup to a new raspberry pi 4 with 8 gab of ram and a 128gb SSD
Hi Eddie, I tried using the curl script but I've ended up missing MQTT and watchtower...in the container
Got it sorted out by running it again manually
Awesome. Thanks
following the tutorial heimdall was not installed does not appear in portainer in its container ?? any suggestions to be able to solve or the heimdall script no longer works
You will need to use the latest base image since Heimdall is using 64bit .. Alrternatively - you can use this hub.docker.com/r/b4bz/homer
To really make this the ultimate homekit hub just need to add z wave , maybe using Aeotec Z-Stick gen5 🤷♂
Hey Carlos - Well yeah it can be done. However didnt find any working plugin for the Aeotec Stick. Cheers
Please help Eddie or anyone else. I have a HOOBS box (rpi 4). I used the Raspberry Pi Imager to first format my SD card and then I followed the steps in this video and installed Homebridge to the SD card. However, after putting the card in my RPI and turning it on, my RPI won’t show up on my network. It’s connected through ethernet but the ethernet lights on the rpi are off. So I have no ip address and no way of getting to Homebridge. I’ve tried to reflash it 6 times by now and I’m out of options.
Please use the raspberry pi imager to flash homebridge which can be found under other specific > Home Assistant & Automation > Select Homebridge. Flash once and if it still fails . Please try with another Micro SD Card
hi dear eddie
Well, I'll tell you about the raspberrypi that you recommend
I already installed the image as you indicate and everything is fine
I already put the sd card in the rospberry
The problem is that I connect it to a tip link mesh and it gives me an ip
I put it and I can not access the hombridge page
I look for it in the LanScan application and the IP does not appear
What do you recommend me
as always thank you very much
my best wishes
James
James please connect the pi to the main node and not the child nodes. This is a network issue and thats the fix with the mesh systems.
@@eddiedsuza thank you very much Eddie
for all the help
I'm thinking of using pi
and for nest the way of registering nest pluying has changed
if you could give a new tutorial you will be great
thanks thanks
my best wishes
James
Hey Eddy! thank you for the guide! quick update on Heimdall. on your script line 112, if you do "sudo mkdir -p /home/kodestar/docker" you wont get the "mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/home/pi/kodestar/docker’: No such file or directory" error. Just a heads up :) - BTW I tried it on a 64bit install and it worked
Same happen to me today, following his script can get Heimdall !!
The version i did the video on is on a previous one that doesnt allow the install
@@eddiedsuza can u help, updating your script is easier for us ( for me , to follow, or with homer, cause my knowledge is 0 ) please
Eddie, Can I install all of this on a Mac?
Yes you can :)
Hello Eddie, great video and tutorial very easy to understand. I am having a problem with Zigbee2MQTT, I follow your steps word for word and I get "MQTT error: connect ECONNREFUSED 192.168.86.2:1883". Can you please help?
Please check if you created a username and password cause my config doesnt need one
Total noob here. But if I wanted to add a Plex server to this build, would it be possible and if so what would I need to do?
Yes it would be possible .. As long its a Pi 4 with 4 GB RAM
Can you add any kind of camera to Scrypted? I see solution with Raspberry pi Zero WiFi security camera. Is that possible to add that?
Hey Kenneth - You can add any RTSP enabled camera, Ring Doorbell and yoru unifi protect system.
I have gone through all of the steps precisely from scratch installing a fresh setup of everything and following your video and script exactly, but for some reason I keep getting hung up. As soon as I get to "ls -l /dev/serial/by-id" I am met with "ls: cannot access '/dev/serial/by-id': No such file or directory" and if I type "ls" I just get "ls mosquito". I am using a ConbeeII stick still. Any thoughts?
try starting the command by using *sudo ls -l /dev/serial/by-id*
@@eddiedsuza even when following "sudo ls -1 /dev/serial/by-id" I get the same response. Through some digging it sounds like when you run the update on the Pi there are some issues with the Conbee II connecting. I have the Sonoff setup ordered and will give that a shot when it arrives, hopefully with more success. But this may be a common issue for people with the Conbee setup running this process and flashing with the latest Homebridge setup.
Figured it out. There's an issue with ConbeeII and newer versions of the Pi software. I rolled back to earlier versions, say in December 2021, and the ConbeeII stick works and devices sync to it.
Hi Eddie. Is this possible with HA instead of HomeBridge?
Yes you can add the official Z2M & Scrypted add-on within HA and use the HA dashboard to access them
@@eddiedsuza Do you think you could do a video on how to get that integreted and also how you do automation within Homekit?
Hi Eddie,
Homebridge is installed and running but running your script is giving me a lot of errors and I also cannot reach portainer on 9000. So I am a bit stuck. Any ideas? Could I send you the code I am getting as result?
Thank you in advance
Hello theodore can you use ** to access portainer.
@@eddiedsuza Thank you for your answer. I am afraid I still can't make it work. I repeat the whole process 4 times, 2 with your script and two by going command by command.
@@TheodoreZeppos try at port 9443
Just received my Raspberry Pi 4 today and initially followed your Scripted installation. Mid-way through I found this video where Homebridge was the server on which Scripted will be installed. This would be better, giving me more Homekit capability for more devices. I reset the Memory Card following these video steps. When I get to the terminal screen in the video at 9:20 it is asking me for a password. I have tried many different passwords and it's all not working. Meaning I can't get to the step where to enter your script command to install all plugins like docker etc. Can you help me solve my issue?
Its *raspberry* and it seems like i skipped that part.
Can we get an update to this video please. Maybe check the script to make sure everything is up to date on it. I love this video but my old Homebridge died.
Just dropped an updated video czcams.com/video/L_94IUH_N20/video.html