Thanks for the replies. I assumed that I would have to go about it a different way that what I was doing on the Vera with Reactor.
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Build 21228 has been released. Docker images available from DockerHub as usual, and bare-metal packages here.
Home Assistant up to version 2021.8.6 supported; the online version of the manual will now state the current supported versions;
Fix an error in OWMWeatherController that could cause it to stop updating;
Unify the approach to entity filtering on all hub interface classes (controllers); this works for device entities only; it may be extended to other entities later;
Improve error detail in messages for EzloController during auth phase;
Add isRuleSet() and isRuleEnabled() functions to expressions extensions;
Implement set action for lock and passage capabilities (makes them more easily scriptable in some cases);
Fix a place in the UI where 24-hour time was not being displayed.
This post does not apply to users of Intel/AMD-based systems. If you are using a Reactor image tagged latest-amd64 or stable-amd64, then this post does not apply to you. It also does not apply to bare-metal installs; it's for users of docker images on ARM-based systems only (principally Raspberry Pi hosts, but could be others).
After January 15, 2026, I will no longer produce the aarch64-tagged docker image for Reactor. The ARM images will be arm64 for 64-bit operating systems, and armv7l for 32-bit operating systems.
For those of you running a container from the aarch64 image today, this will be a relatively simple change: you just need to switch the image used for your docker container to a differently-tagged image. If you are using docker-compose, then this is a relatively simple matter of changing the image line in your docker-compose.yaml file and then stopping (docker-compose down) and restarting (docker-compose up -d) your Reactor daemon.
But there's a catch... not all of you can safely just switch from the aarch64 image to the arm64 image. And, you can't just trust the output of uname -m, for example, because this exposes the CPU architecture, but not the word size of the OS running on that CPU.
For Raspberry Pi systems, the transition to 64-bit operating systems was long (starting in 2016) and not always obvious — although there was a first "official" 64-bit OS for RPis in 2020, it did not become a default recommendation in the Raspberry Pi Imager until 2021, and then that was only the default for Pi 3/4 systems with >4GB RAM; it was 2022 before it was universally recommended for all 64-bit CPUs regardless of RAM size. Depending on when you first imaged your RPi system and what default you may have been offered/chosen, you could today easily have a 64-bit CPU Raspberry Pi running a 32-bit version of the operating system. Upgrades along the way would not change this; changing it to fully 64-bit requires a full reimage of the system.
To establish if your OS is 64- or 32-bit, log in to your Pi and run: sudo dpkg-architecture -q DEB_HOST_ARCH. If the response is arm64 or aarch64, then you are running a 64-bit OS and you should use the arm64-tagged image. If it's anything else, you are running a 32-bit OS, and you should use the armv7l-tagged image.
pi@rpi4-1:~ $ sudo dpkg-architecture -q DEB_HOST_ARCH
armhf
pi@rpi4-1:~ $ uname -m
aarch64
pi@rpi4-1:~ $
In the example above, the uname command reports that the CPU is 64-bit architecture (aarch64), which is true for the host on which I ran these commands, but the DEB_HOST_ARCH value is armhf, indicating a 32-bit operating system. This system has to use the armv7l-tagged image.
Other systems will have their own ways of determining the word size of the running OS. Since the majority of Reactor users running ARM systems are on Raspberry Pis, I am able to supply the above instructions, but if you happen to have a different ARM system, you'll need to do some web searching to figure out how to expose that information. Or, you can just try the arm64 image, and if it doesn't start up, try the armv7l image.
Remember to always back up your system before making any changes.
For everyone, please make this change as soon as possible, and if you have any trouble finding a working image, please (1) go back to the current aarch64 image; and (2) let me know in this thread along with as much detail about your host system as you can offer (including the output of the dpkg-architecture command mentioned above).
Hi,
I'm in the process of migrating from a Raspberry Pi 4 (ARMv7) to a Raspberry Pi 5 (ARMv8/aarch64), but I’ve run into an issue: there is no proper ARMv8/aarch64 image available.
None of the existing images run on the Pi 5 - they all exit immediately with code 139 (segmentation fault), which typically indicates that the binaries inside the image are not compatible with the ARM64/aarch64 architecture used by the Pi 5.
Would it be possible to publish a correct ARMv8/aarch64 (linux/arm64) image?
Building one should be relatively straightforward using docker buildx with multi-arch support. For example, my own Node.js images are built this way:
docker buildx build --push \
-t <localrepo>/<project>:<tag> \
--platform=linux/arm64,linux/amd64 \
--file ./apps/<project>/Dockerfile .
This produces both the AMD64 and ARM64/v8 variants automatically.
Also, as a side note, it may be best to avoid using Alpine as the base image for the ARM64 build, since musl-based builds often cause compatibility issues and unnecessary headaches. A glibc-based base image (e.g., Debian or Ubuntu) tends to work far more reliably on ARM64, especially for Node.js applications.
@toggledbits - tagging you in case you missed this.
Thanks,
mgvra
Sorry to write here without trying, but I’m flying today.
Am I correct if i say that script action with alarm() makes it possible to execute a reaction in a given interval, lets say 15 seconds or 3.5 minutes?
That sounds amazing, since I’ve used weird tricks, including a custom controller, just to do this.
Just throwing out a general hint to the people running Homebridge and MQTT.
Homebridge MQTT-Thing hasn't been updated in almost 2 years and it falls behind on compatibility with the development of Homebridge.
I was looking for a replacement and found Homebridge Easy MQTT and I think it's a good replacement for MQTT-Thing. I particularly find Easy MQTT Value tranformers easier to to understand and use compared to MQTT-Thing Apply function.
It took a while to migrate everything but I'm pleased and can recommend.
@toggledbits Do you know if this is related to that PR or is it a change they made in 2025.11.1?
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.319Z <HassController:INFO> HassController#hass perform x_hass_input_datetime.set_datetime on Entity#hass>input_datetime_vvb_dag with { "time": "10:45" }
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.320Z <HassController:INFO> HassController#hass: sending payload for x_hass_input_datetime.set_datetime on Entity#hass>input_datetime_vvb_dag action: { "type": "call_service", "service_data": { "date": (null), "time": "10:45", "datetime": (null), "timestamp": (null) }, "domain": "input_datetime", "service": "set_datetime", "target": { "entity_id": "input_datetime.vvb_dag" } }
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.321Z <HassController:ERR> HassController#hass request 1762866984320<2025-11-11 14:16:24> (call_service) failed: [Error] Not a parseable type for dictionary value @ data['date'] [-]
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.321Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass action x_hass_input_datetime.set_datetime({ "time": "10:45" }) on Entity#hass>input_datetime_vvb_dag failed!
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.321Z <HassController:INFO> Service call payload:
{"type":"call_service","service_data":{"date":null,"time":"10:45","datetime":null,"timestamp":null},"domain":"input_datetime","service":"set_datetime","target":{"entity_id":"input_datetime.vvb_dag"},"id":1762866984320}
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.322Z <HassController:INFO> Service data:
{"fields":{"date":{"example":"\"2019-04-20\"","selector":{"text":{"multiline":false,"multiple":false}}},"time":{"example":"\"05:04:20\"","selector":{"time":{}}},"datetime":{"example":"\"2019-04-20 05:04:20\"","selector":{"text":{"multiline":false,"multiple":false}}},"timestamp":{"selector":{"number":{"min":0,"max":9223372036854776000,"mode":"box","step":1}}}},"target":{"entity":[{"domain":["input_datetime"]}]}}
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.322Z <Engine:ERR> Engine#1 reaction rule-mgb8pfhs:S step 0 perform x_hass_input_datetime.set_datetime failed: [Error] Not a parseable type for dictionary value @ data['date'] [-]
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.322Z <Engine:INFO> Engine#1 action args: { "time": "10:45" }
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.322Z <Engine:INFO> Resuming reaction Sätt Schema VVB i Home Assistant<AKTIV> (rule-mgb8pfhs:S) from step 1
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.323Z <HassController:INFO> HassController#hass perform x_hass_input_datetime.set_datetime on Entity#hass>input_datetime_vvb_natt with { "time": "03:00", "timestamp": 0 }
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.323Z <HassController:INFO> HassController#hass: sending payload for x_hass_input_datetime.set_datetime on Entity#hass>input_datetime_vvb_natt action: { "type": "call_service", "service_data": { "date": (null), "time": "03:00", "datetime": (null), "timestamp": 0 }, "domain": "input_datetime", "service": "set_datetime", "target": { "entity_id": "input_datetime.vvb_natt" } }
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.324Z <HassController:ERR> HassController#hass request 1762866984323<2025-11-11 14:16:24> (call_service) failed: [Error] Not a parseable type for dictionary value @ data['date'] [-]
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.324Z <HassController:WARN> HassController#hass action x_hass_input_datetime.set_datetime({ "time": "03:00", "timestamp": 0 }) on Entity#hass>input_datetime_vvb_natt failed!
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.324Z <HassController:INFO> Service call payload:
{"type":"call_service","service_data":{"date":null,"time":"03:00","datetime":null,"timestamp":0},"domain":"input_datetime","service":"set_datetime","target":{"entity_id":"input_datetime.vvb_natt"},"id":1762866984323}
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.324Z <HassController:INFO> Service data:
{"fields":{"date":{"example":"\"2019-04-20\"","selector":{"text":{"multiline":false,"multiple":false}}},"time":{"example":"\"05:04:20\"","selector":{"time":{}}},"datetime":{"example":"\"2019-04-20 05:04:20\"","selector":{"text":{"multiline":false,"multiple":false}}},"timestamp":{"selector":{"number":{"min":0,"max":9223372036854776000,"mode":"box","step":1}}}},"target":{"entity":[{"domain":["input_datetime"]}]}}
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.324Z <Engine:ERR> Engine#1 reaction rule-mgb8pfhs:S step 1 perform x_hass_input_datetime.set_datetime failed: [Error] Not a parseable type for dictionary value @ data['date'] [-]
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.324Z <Engine:INFO> Engine#1 action args: { "time": "03:00", "timestamp": 0 }
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.325Z <Engine:INFO> Resuming reaction Sätt Schema VVB i Home Assistant<AKTIV> (rule-mgb8pfhs:S) from step 2
[latest-25310]2025-11-11T13:16:24.325Z <Engine:INFO> Sätt Schema VVB i Home Assistant<AKTIV> all actions completed.
Hello,
I currently have an office light (connected via a Leviton Zwave Dimmer switch) controlled from a Gen5 Aeotech Zwave switch installed on my Synology 720+ NAS. I run HA(2025.11.10) in a virtual machine from my NAS and Reactor on the container manager of the same NAS. Prior to updating to 25304 the rule I had set to turn the light on to a specific dimming value worked correctly. Now the rule appears to follow the decision tree, however the reaction does not trigger setting the dimming or turning on the office light?
Strangely I can still turn the light on and off as well as dim it directly from HASS..? I have tried using the ''try this action'' button in the rules reaction setting and it will not control the light and does not throw an error flagÉ
Please help,
P.S
Reactor has been rock steady for me over the last few years and I'm a big fan of this solution.
I don't know if you guys are into dashboards, but I am.
For a second home I tried the Shelly Wall Display 2, and while not so big, it worked well over the summer.
Since we're remodeling our house, I just swapped my old Fire Tablet (with its own problems) with two new Shelly Wall Display XL. I just removed the standard firmware, and I added mine (https://github.com/dbochicchio/ShellyElevate), forked from https://github.com/RapierXbox/ShellyElevate
I just managed to support buttons (this thing has 4 of them) and it's all auto-discovered by Home Assistant and accessible via Reactor.
I also have a new build in the works with support for buttons inside HA.
I added a bonus Javascript interface sending events (screen/screensaver status, buttons, motion) to automatically drive the dashboard (all doing in HTML+Javascript and monitoring Reactor's variable).
This specifical thing excluded, go get one of them, the device has a decent CPU for HA dashboards and blends wonderfully in the decor.
Hello all.. been a minute! I recently rebuilt my Z wave network and migrated to a new z wave stick. In order to prevent any downtime I kept my original z wave network up and ran a docker version of Z Wave JS UI with my new controller. This way I could add device by device without having any devices down.
I finally moved all the devices over to my new stick today. The final step was to migrate everything from my Docker instance of Z Wave JS UI to the HA add-on of Z Wave JS UI. However during this migration some of the names didn't populate correctly which I later managed to import back into Z Wave JS UI. The issue was in Reactor it is stuck on the default names and the entities are not updating. I removed the controller from Reactor, restarted, hard refreshed, and added the controller back however the new entity names have not updated. Also it seems like the old entities from my previous instance of Z Wave JS UI are lingering and not being marked as dead (I believe a certain amount of time needs to lapse before they're marked as dead in Reactor).
My goal is to basically purge all the entities for the 'ZWaveJS' controller in Reactor so it can pull all the updated entity names and only the entities that exist in Z Wave JS UI. I cannot find a quick way to do this, I know entities can be deleted one by one, but with over 100 entities this would take long
I am guessing that if I added the controller with a new name in in the Reactor config it would pull the updated entities and names but I think that would break my rules since the entity IDs would change (I made sure to name all the entities the exact same as they were previously to prevent this issue).
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Using duration of a rule or trigger in an expressionHi, I have a rule that I have been using in the Vera version of Reactor for a number of years and I am trying to recreate it in MSR and need some advice. The rule monitors the state of our garage door and sends a regular alert if the door has been open for a period of time. The alert contains a variable/expression that provides the duration in minutes the door has been open - eg the end notification looks like this: "The door has been open for X minutes"
I have everything working OK in MSR except for constructing the expression to provide the duration the door has been open. In Reactor I was using the 'getstate' function in an expression to get the runtime of the rule and then converting that to minutes and passing it to the notify action.
In MSR I can't work out how to get any info from a rule within an expression.
The trigger is a simple pulse every X minutes so I was hoping it would be possible to just get the duration of either the rule or the time the door has been open. In the documentation there is a lot of info on getting details of entities, but I couldn't find anything on getting the status of the rules within MSR as it doesn't look like they show up as entities? I hope I didn't miss that part of the doco.
I did a bit of searching but couldn't find any discussion on getting this type of info so I'm hoping someone will be able to point me in the right direction.
I'm using build 22179 on Docker and the devices are currently in Vera but I am likely to move them to HASS at some point.
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Restart Reactor option not working on QNAP dockerIf I get some time I'll test it for you and let you know via this thread, but I've made a point with this NAS of not doing anything in the command line because I want to keep it as out of the box and standard as possible. I know it's not hard, but my last NAS was basically all command line and a lot of tweaking which made for some interesting times during some upgrades so this time I'm keeping it all standard and working around any limitations.
For the documentation I wasn't suggesting you document specific issues with platforms, just what the button actually does which would help anyone in the future if they were wondering what was happening. It maybe just me, but I wouldn't have bothered to ask about this if I'd realised that the restart was an OS thing, not part of the button function. Eg: The restart reactor button shuts down reactor (or the container) and the OS is then responsible for automatically restarting MSR using whatever specific method is supported.
Anyway, coming from Reactor on Vera I'm very happy with MSR so far and this was just a suggestion.
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Restart Reactor option not working on QNAP dockerAh, now that I know the button is just shutting down MSR and not trying to actually restart it that explains what's happening. I haven't had much luck with the auto start even though it's turned on so I just do a manual restart when needed. Thanks for suggesting some links, but don't worry about looking into it any further. I'm not worried about it, but it's good to have it documented here if anyone else comes across it in the future.
Might be handy to add something to the documentation about what the button actually does when you get to updating the Tools section.
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Fibaro FGD212 and dimming (HomeAssistant)Thanks for the super quick resolution on this PR!
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Restart Reactor option not working on QNAP dockerHi @toggledbits here is the thread to discuss the restart issue with MSR as discussed.
When I use the Tools > Restart Reactor button in the UI it shuts down reactor successfully but doesn't restart. It doesn't bother me as I can easily restart it manually via the docker UI, but thought it would be still worth posting it if anyone else has the same issue, or if you want to look into it.
I'm running MSR using the latest-generic-amd64 docker image on a QNAP NAS via the standard docker implementation (container station).
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Fibaro FGD212 and dimming (HomeAssistant)Thanks. TIcket has been logged in Mantis.
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Fibaro FGD212 and dimming (HomeAssistant)Hi @toggledbits, do you have any thoughts on this? I was going to have a look at the mapping myself to see if it's just additional capabilities that need to be updated, but I wanted to check with you first. I'm running MSR as a docker container so if that's what needs to be done are the devices and capabilities YAML files within the docker image, or the configuration volume? I see in the documentation you mention that we can create our own mappings and capabilities by creating configuration files in the local subdirectory of the Reactor installation. Is that within the config volume, or do they need to be within the container? If that's what's required I was hoping to have a look at the system config ones to check the formatting required.
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Fibaro FGD212 and dimming (HomeAssistant)Hi, has anyone got a Fibaro FGD212 dimmer working with Home Assistant and MSR? I have moved one of these devices from my Vera controller to my Home assistant controller and MSR isn't displaying any of the dimming capability. When it was on the Vera it showed the dimming capability in MSR and all the associated actions, but now it's on the Home assistant controller I can't see those in MSR.
In Home assistant I can see and use the dimming OK, so I'm wondering does MSR just need to have the mapping/capability added to the HASS configuration, or is there something more that needs to be done?
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MSR in Alpine Docker@parkerc thanks. I'm trying to avoid doing anything by command line if I can, but if you do end up creating a guide I'll see how I go with it. In the meantime I'll have a bit of a play around with Container station to see if I can get the syntax right for creating it myself via the GUI.
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MSR in Alpine DockerI'm just starting to look at ways to migrate away from Vera and just started working on a Home Assistant setup so I'd also love to have a go at testing this out in Docker on a QNAP but I don't really want to have to SSH into the NAS to do the docker compose, etc. I have only ever used the docker hub to add docker images but it looks like it's possible to use the QNAP container station to create a docker image locally but the steps you posted a few days ago in the thread don't seem to be in the format that the GUI needs, or I'm doing something wrong. If there aren't any QNAP gurus around I'll wait for something to come up.