homebridge remote access

by Ivory Toy Published 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago

To enable remote access to your Homebridge connected accessories you need to setup a device act as a home hub. With a home hub, you can control your HomeKit accessories remotely, grant access to people that you trust and automate your accessories to do what you want, when you want.Nov 29, 2020

What devices can I control with HomeBridge?

Use your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac to control your Homebridge accessories and setup automations. Control your devices using the app you choose, such as the Apple Home App, Eve for HomeKit or any of the other 3rd party HomeKit apps. You can also control your accessories using your voice via Siri: "Turn off the lights downstairs."

What is the HomeBridge plugin?

Homebridge allows you to integrate with smart home devices that do not natively support HomeKit. There are over 2,000 Homebridge plugins supporting thousands of different smart accessories. Some of the most popular plugins include:

What can I add to HomeBridge to support HomeKit?

Bringing HomeKit support where there is none. Homebridge allows you to integrate with smart home devices that do not natively support HomeKit. There are over 2,000 Homebridge plugins supporting thousands of different smart accessories. Some of the most popular plugins include: Ring. Nest & Nest Cameras.

What type of computer do I need to run HomeBridge?

The Raspberry Pi is a low cost, credit-card sized computer that is perfect for running Homebridge. Homebridge provides a pre-made Raspberry Pi image. Once flashed to your SD card, you will have Homebridge up and running in minutes.

Does Hoobs work remotely?

All accessories work perfectly in the Home app, on macOS and iOS, when on the local network. When using the Home app remotely (via mobile or foreign WiFi), HOOBS accessories are usually (but not always) "no response" in the Home app.

What does Homebridge do?

Homebridge allows you to integrate with smart home devices that do not natively support HomeKit. There are over 2,000 Homebridge plugins supporting thousands of different smart accessories.

How do I access Homebridge?

To login to the Homebridge software, you can use the default username, admin , and the default password, admin . You can change the default username and password within the Homebridge web interface. 4. You should now have access to your Raspberry Pi's Homebridge web interface.

Is Homebridge a HomeKit hub?

Homebridge hub HOOBS All In One Box, Automation Home Wi-Fi Connector And Smart Outlet. The HOOBS Starter Kit is a must-have if you want to add HomeKit compatibility to non-HomeKit accessories.

Who did Homebridge sell to?

(Homebridge), one of the largest independent mortgage lenders in the U.S., has completed phase one in the acquisition of the distributed retail mortgage banking segment of HomeStreet Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of HomeStreet, Inc. (Nasdaq:HMST) (“HomeStreet”).

Does Homebridge require Internet?

As Homebridge is a software hub, it needs to be always online to enable HomeKit to communicate with any added accessories. This means you want it running on something that is going to be on all the time.

Is there an app for Homebridge?

Homemanager for Homebridge on the App Store.

What devices can I run Homebridge on?

Homebridge works with Windows, macOS, Linux and the Raspberry Pi. The most important thing is that whatever device you install it on, it needs to be turned on all of the time to work. For that reason, it makes sense to install it on a Raspberry Pi, as the small computer needs little power to run.

How do I run Homebridge on my PC?

Install HomebridgeStep 1: Install Node.js. Homebridge requires Node.js installed on your system to run. ... Step 2: Install Homebridge. From the administrator Node.js command prompt, run the following command to install Homebridge and the Homebridge UI: ... Step 3: Setup Homebridge as a Service.

How much does Homebridge cost?

HOOBS, which stands for Homebridge out of the box, is $169 and is comprised of a RaspberryPi with an included SD card and the Homebridge software pre-installed. The intent of the Homebridge software is to bring non-HomeKit devices and automations into HomeKit.

Can you run Homebridge on Apple TV?

Welcome to the Apple TV plugin for Homebridge. This plugin allows you to control your Apple TV with HomeKit using the Home app and Siri.

Does Homebridge work with Alexa?

Amazon.com: Homebridge : Alexa Skills. By enabling, this skill can be accessed on all your available Alexa devices. This skill is intended for HomeBridge users, and requires the installation and configuration of HomeBridge and the HomeBridge-Alexa Plugin.

What is Homebridge for Apple?

Homebridge is a lightweight NodeJS server you can run on your home network that emulates the iOS HomeKit API. It supports Plugins, which are community-contributed modules that provide a basic bridge from HomeKit to various 3rd-party APIs provided by manufacturers of "smart home" devices.

What does Homebridge run on?

Homebridge works with Windows, macOS, Linux and the Raspberry Pi. The most important thing is that whatever device you install it on, it needs to be turned on all of the time to work.

What is Homebridge Raspberry Pi?

What can I use as a HomeKit hub?

Once updated to that software version, HomeKit users will need to use a HomePod, HomePod mini, or Apple TV as their HomeKit hub....Which devices act as a HomeKit home hub?HomePod.HomePod mini.iPad (running iOS 9 through iOS 15)Apple TV (3rd generation or later)

What is Homebridge plugin?

There are over 2,000 Homebridge plugins supporting thousands of different smart accessories. Some of the most popular plugins include: Ring. Nest & Nest Cameras.

What devices can I use to control Homebridge?

What is a Raspberry Pi?

Expected Behavior

Both remote and local access to my Wemo and Nest devices via Homebridge has worked just fine for a very long time.

Current Behavior

Recently, remote access to Homebridge devices started failing on a regular basis, while local access still works just fine. HomeKit native devices (iHome, Koogeek, Chamberlain) all continue to work fine, both locally and remotely.

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

I can reproduce reliably as follows: Homebridge Wemo and Nest devices all responding (locally and remotely) fine with iPad as Homekit Hub. Turn off iPad and when the HomePod or AppleTV become the hub, remote access fails, while local access continues to work.

Matsuo3rd commented on Feb 15, 2018

Same here with AppleTV 4 (latest tvOS) as bridge and Homebridge 0.4.38 running on Mac.

benfysh commented on Feb 17, 2018

I am getting similar issues since adding a HomePod to my setup. Remote access used to work all the time but now the Homebridge connected devices show as 'not responding' outside of the house when using 4g/LTE. Other HomeKit devices such as my hue lights work fine.

kyc1338 commented on Feb 17, 2018

Same here, all homebridge connected devices show as "not responding" even on the same WIFI after I added HomePod to my setup.

benfysh commented on Feb 26, 2018

Another quirk that I have noticed is that the camera I have added to homebridge using homebridge-camera-ffmpeg continues to be visible remotely via 4g whilst all the other accessories show as 'not responding'.

Now that I am hooked

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Just want to repeat how much I love HomeBridge

Just purchased a TP-Link Tapo camera from Amazon for £18.99. Set up, updated firmware, enabled RTSP, and added it to camera.ui in HomeBridge. Full HKSV compatibility for less than £20 and took less than 20 minutes to complete.

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