r/homebridge

Im not sure what happened but when I ran an update on my Homebridge everything broke. I was fine to reconnect most of my child bridges, but the only one that won't work properly is Apple TV Enhanced.

I'm able to delete and reinstall teh plugin but the discovery process is odd. It discovers my Appel TV with a MAC address I've never seen, but when I do the pairing process it connects to the correct Apple TV and im able to get the pairing code. But back in the logs of the appletv enhance plugin, it says its connected but it shows the error that I do not have

"The plugin is receiving errors that look like you have not set the access level of Speakers & TVs in your home app to "Everybody" or "Anybody On the Same Network" with no password. Fix this and restart the plugin to continue initializing the Apple TV device. Additionally, make sure to check the TV's HomeKit settings. Enable debug logging to see the original errors."

Which I do...and the MAC addresses are still incorrect.

Hi,

I am using the Homebridge-delay-switch and wanted to enable the child bridge. My understanding is that, if I have multiple accessories of the same plugin, I can “link existing bridge” by select an existing bridge. However, when I save the setting, it gives me an error “At least one protocol (HAP or Matter) must be enabled on each child bridge”. I do have both HAP and Matter enabled.

Any advice please?

Thanks in advance

Homebridge used to work flawlessly, but with the recent 26.5 update accessories just stopped responding a day ago. All my available Home Hub's and devices are on 26.5.

I'd love to have more info on this but:

• the Homebridge logs say nothings changed
• router didnt upgrade and hasn't been down for days
• server (Ubuntu) didn't update/upgrade and hasn't been down for days
• avahi works fine though i did try with the other options too

Now i've upgraded the server to a newer version, restored Homebridge from backup and upgraded dependencies. And still nothing, Homekit cannot find the bridge even though i can discover it on avahi through my desktop. I did try to power off and on the active HomePod hub but still, nothing.

So im wondering, anyone else on 26.5 having the same issue?

Hi all,

New plugin available!

https://www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-icloud-smtp

I’ve been using the great Homebridge Messenger plugin from Potrudeau to send an email with a virtual switch, but that plugin hasn’t been maintained in 6+ years.

An email is sent when the mailman delivers a package. And I get an email once my windows have been left open 30+ minutes (as I suck at remembering to close them ;-)

Since the plugin wasn’t marked as Homebridge v2 compatible, I’ve decided to build a new plugin.

It’s greatly simplified and ONLY meant to send emails via iCloud SMTP using a virtual switch.

Installation using the Homebridge UI is very simple:

Open Homebridge UI

Go to Plugins

Search for homebridge-icloud-smtp

Install the plugin

Generate your Apple App-Specific Password

Apple requires app-specific passwords for SMTP access from third-party applications.

Steps:

Sign in at https://account.apple.com

Open Sign-In and Security

Select App-Specific Passwords

Generate a new app-specific password

Use the generated password in the plugin configuration

It’s now been submitted to become a verified plugin, but in the meantime, I’d like your feedback.

Will you use this to replace your current messenger workflow?

Is anything missing in the setup that you think could improve it?

Any great ideas for what you would use this email workflow for?

So after running HA for a few years I decided to come back to HB. I’m currently running it on a Mac Mini. Do I need a separate matter antenna or should my apple TVs and home pods work for that? The other issue is I can only log in from the browser on the Mac mini. I can’t just go to the minis ip address to access homebridge.

Hi everyone,
I’m planning to upgrade my Homebridge setup to Homebridge 2.0 and wanted to check if anyone here has real-world experience with these two plugins:
homebridge-mqttthing
homebridge-fake-doorbell
The Homebridge v2 readiness check shows uncertainty for at least some plugins, and I’d rather confirm before updating my main instance.
My main questions are:
Does homebridge-mqttthing work reliably on Homebridge 2.0?
Are there any issues with MQTT accessories, status updates, or HomeKit control after upgrading?
Does homebridge-fake-doorbell still work correctly, including HomeKit doorbell notifications?
Did anyone need to change their config or move these plugins to child bridges?
I’m planning to make a full backup and test first, but I’d really appreciate any feedback from people already running either of these plugins on Homebridge 2.0.
Thanks!

Hey All!

I just wanted to share that HomeBridger was updated to take full advantage of new API's in HomeBridge 2.0 INCLUDING Terminal support (This one is my particular favorite)

So, if you made the jump to Hyperspace, Homebridger has you covered.

As always Homebridger is FREE and always will be to support the community that has given so much to me. And a HUGE thank you to the now 5,000 people that have downloaded the app!!!

Feel free to chat us up in the Homebridge Discord with any questions or use the in app support system: https://discord.com/channels/432663330281226270/1459268979859259435

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/homebridger/id6757407817

The official GitHub page says Node 22 is supported until April 2027. What does that exactly mean? I've read that I first need to upgrade my architecture to 64-bit. How do I do that and how disruptive will it be on my Homebridge setup? Thank you for your support!

With the launch of Homebridge 2.0 we've made a couple of changes to the Docker image worth knowing about.

**New tag: `legacy`**

For those not ready to make the jump to hyperspace just yet, we've introduced a `legacy` tag which follows the Homebridge 1.x release stream. If you want to stay on v1 for now, this is the tag for you.

**New tag: `synology`**

We've also introduced a dedicated `synology` tag to resolve an issue where Synology users were losing all their plugins after a container restart following the upgrade to Homebridge 2.0. If you're running Homebridge on a Synology NAS via Docker, switching to this tag should sort you out. This issue is caused by the older OS kernel images used Synology, more details on the original issue can be found [here](https://github.com/homebridge/docker-homebridge/issues/960).

As always, before switching tags or upgrading, make sure you have a fresh backup from **Settings > Backup & Restore** just in case.

May the 4th be with you.

I have had a bad experience when my family leaves home and the locks don’t lock, since most of them ignore the Run Automation command.

I downloaded Dummy to trigger an auto lock. But I have failed in making the automation work.

Can someone guide me how to set up the dummy switch?

Thanks in advance.

Yes this is very new to me. Any help would be appreciated.

It’s my turn to have the “Updating…” issue

It’s OS updating day, and whether it’s a coincidence or not, about half of my IoT devices are showing “Updating…” in Home. I’ve rebooted my router, no change. My active HK hub is an Ethernet ATV which was updated.

Looking at devices in HomeBridge, they are controllable via HB but not in Home. It appears that the affected devices are all HB and across multiple plugins.

Power cycling devices did not help, nor power cycling the ATV HK hub. Router rebooting has always fixed this in the past. I also rebooted the HB service, no change.

Ideas? I could try rebooting the HB server.

I'm running Homebridge as an app on Home Assistant running on a Home Assistant Green box. Noticed Status reporting that Node.js - npm is showing yellow (needs update) at v22.14.0 - v10.9.2. What steps should I take to update Node.js on my Home Assistant Green to update from v22.14.0 to v22.22.2?

I've been using Homebridge for about 2 years on RPi2. Today, I got a Pi 4 in hopes to eventually be able to also set up Home Assistant, but for today, I'm just setting up Homebridge. I am not great with computers, and Homebridge has been my only Linux exposure. I've learned a ton through it, but I'm at my wit's end.

The only problem is that this thing is much louder, so I'd like to finally venture into the world of overall configuration options. I initially set up my new Homebridge using a backup of my old one, but when going to the terminal and typing in

homebridge@lukepi:/var/lib/homebridge $ sudo raspi-config

[sudo] password for homebridge:

Sorry, try again.

I realized that at some point, I'd had to reset my Pi, and didn't document what the password was. Honestly, I wanted an excuse to nuke it from orbit and start from scratch anyways, so that's what I did. I set up a brand new image on the SD card straight from the Imager, set up all my plugins, and realized I hadn't tried to config yet. I'm now met with the exact same thing!

When I set up the image, it asked me for a password. I triple checked that password before hitting save - that password does not work. raspberry also does not work, nor does admin, nor does just hitting enter for a blank password (all suggestions I've seen online). Can anybody help me out here? What do I have to do to log in and adjust the fan settings?!?!

https://github.com/homebridge-plugins/homebridge-http-switch

I’m currently using this plugin to control some Hue Dynamic scenes in HomeKit but it isn’t compatible with HB 2.0.

Has anybody got a suggested replacement please?