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Caution: zwave-js-ui docker 11.4.0 is broken
toggledbitsT
About 20 hours ago, the author of zwave-js-ui posted build 11.4.0 of that product, and it contains an error and won't start (at all) under docker. The author is aware and working on a fix. In the meanwhile, stick with 11.3.1 or earlier. Ref: Issue 4401
Software
[Reactor] Variables not updating correctly in latest-25201-2aa18550
therealdbT
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Shelly Wall Display XL
therealdbT
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.
Hardware
Handling Dead Entities and Renamed Entities
PablaP
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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Strange behavior for MQTT templates using payload and attributes
therealdbT
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[MSR] reactor-mqtt-contrib package for additional MQTT templates
therealdbT
I'm slowly migrating all my stuff to MQTT under MSR, so I have a central place to integrate everything (and, in a not-so-distant future, to remove virtual devices from my Vera and leave it running zwave only). Anyway, here's my reactor-mqtt-contrib package: https://github.com/dbochicchio/reactor-mqtt-contrib Simply download yaml files (everything or just the ones you need) and you're good to go. I have mapped my most useful devices, but I'll add others soon. Feel free to ask for specific templates, since I've worked a lot in the last weeks to understand and operate them. The templates are supporting both init and query, so you have always up-to-date devices at startup, and the ability to poll them. Online status is supported as well, so you can get disconnected devices with a simple expression. Many-many thanks to @toggledbits for its dedication, support, and patience with me and my requests
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HA 2025.9.4 Supported Yet?
CatmanV2C
Tangentially did I miss 2025.9.4 getting blessed in MSR? I've been holding off Cheers C
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The reaction stopped working (Google Nest max playing a video)
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Rule Set UI bug - RESOLVED
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[Reactor] Copy&Paste of Rules
therealdbT
I don't know if I'm the only one, but managing more than one Reactor installs, the need to have some sort of copy&paste for rules has grown on me. While I understand the technical challenges, I'm wondering if a "god mode" where I could copy the raw JSON rule and paste it into another rule could be an advanced, flag only feature that could benefit power users. I know I can copy the JSON file and proceed, but I must stop Reactor and when doing maintenance, it's more clicks to do. Just an idea
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[Reactor] Help with screne controller cycling logic
therealdbT
I’ve added a couple of Shelly Wave i4 as scene controllers and I’m planning to add more, since I can just use standard buttons instead of battery-powered scene controllers, which also looks better aesthetically. That said, I’m struggling to figure out how to write a simple rule that cycles between states every time I press a button. Example: Light 1 ON → OFF, then Light 2 ON → OFF. The part I can’t get right is handling the case where Light 1 or Light 2 might already be ON independently of the rule. Maybe it’s just too much sun and relaxation clouding my brain, but any hint would be appreciated.
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Stop the MSR by an external switch on Hubitat.
wmarcolinW
Use case: When performing home maintenance, such as air conditioning, I want all rules involving air conditioning to be disabled. To do this, to day, I have a virtual switch that I placed within all rules involving air conditioning, meaning that if I turn it off, none of them work. Then another situation: the water pump system and garden irrigation, another switch. In short, I had to create several virtual switches in Hubitat to disable rules in MSR. Unfortunately, however, I was unable to cover all scenarios, so I wondered if it would be possible for MSR to support a virtual MSR switch, which, when configured in the reactor settings, would function as a general on/off switch for MSR. If it is configured and turned off, the entire rules and actions in MSR stops working, except for the status change reading process, specifically for this switch, which, when turned on, would restart the MSR. Would it be possible to do something like this? Any recommendations from the experts?
Multi-System Reactor
Expose MSR entities
CatmanV2C
Probably a really dumb question. Currently I am using the owntracks_sensor for tracking phones being in region in MSR and it works great. Digging around with Home Assistant and toying with some dashboards, is there any way of exposing that sensor to HA trivially? I could set MSR to trip a virtual switch in OpenLuup which can then be exposed to HA (with all my other Vera devices) but that feels a bit in-elegant if I can do it directly. Any thoughts? Apologies if the ask is not clear/ TIA C
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Comment in Globa Expressions
Tom_DT
I have several Global Expressions that are set by a rule so the definition area is blank. I'd like to add a comment in this area that explains what is setting the value. Commenting in this area breaks the remote setting. Any way to document what is setting the GE?
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Little Bobby tables...
CatmanV2C
...is back.... https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/08/researchers-use-calendar-events-to-hack-gemini-control-smart-home-gadgets/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=null&fbclid=IwY2xjawMBq-pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHlSqIalzbz1IxcJFzlw8GBE6nC3FwvxcHgR370nJhogU6JjqbmRxG-lysqgh_aem_lx9XboYFKw9tpHnedGQKUA C
General Discussion
Home Assistant Voice TTS is Easy
toggledbitsT
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Home Assistant
Play Audio through Home Assistant Voice Unit
toggledbitsT
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Home Assistant
Home Assistant Voice
CatmanV2C
Has anyone had a play with the local voice control for HA? I've got one on order because... https://www.home-assistant.io/voice-pe/ C
Home Assistant
Unofficial thread for compatibility
tunnusT
As there are statements about compatibility for home assistant versions in MSR new version announcements (e.g. "HassController: Bless Hass to 2025.7.3"), I thought it would be good idea to track other controllers as well. As an example, I can confirm that build "latest-25208-c53e8513" works with Hubitat Elevation C-8 platform version 2.4.2.134 using Maker API. Updates: (the latest versions first in the list) OK: build "latest-25264-2fbe9217" with Hubitat C-8 platform v. 2.4.3.123
Multi-System Reactor
Gradually turn on lights.
Tom_DT
I have several lights that I would like to turn on very gradually over 15 or 20 seconds. from 0 to .25 in .01 increments. I have tried a few things that came nowhere near working, so here I am.
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  • Homebridge to Openluup
    R ronluna

    Sharing what I believe is a great way to add support to devices that used to work but since existing plugin haven't been maintain by the original authors (or any other developer in the community) have stopped working as they've abandon or moved to other platform...

    Homebridge has a large and very active community and I think this type of plugin will a good way to benefit from it.

    It will bring any device that have been configured in homebridge into openluup.

    Currently it support, thermostat (Nest and others), Switches (Specially MyQ), Dimmers, Switches, Motion Sensors, Door Lock (Open/close) Support to other type of device can easily be added.

    Homebridge2Openluup
    Installation:

    • upload the files to /you_openluup_directory/files/
    • create a new device with D_Homebridge2openluup1.xml

    Screen Shot 2021-03-14 at 12.55.29 PM.png

    • Set your hombredige IP, username, password to the deivce's attributes

    Screen Shot 2021-03-14 at 12.57.00 PM.png

    • Capture the uuid of the device you would like to bring from Homebridge into openluup by looking at your openluup logs when starting

    Screen Shot 2021-03-14 at 1.00.53 PM.png

    • based on the device type, set DeviceList Variable

    Screen Shot 2021-03-14 at 1.02.51 PM.png

    T for thermostat
    D for dimmers
    S for switches
    G for garage doors
    L for Locks
    A for motion sensors

    and build a string device type are delimited by a ; (semicolong) and device's uui by a , (comma) like this:
    T:homebridge_thermostat1_uuid,homebridge_thermostat2_uuid;D:homebridge_dimmer1_uuid,homebridge_dimmer2_uuid etc

    This still in beta, would love to add async next and support to shades and other sensors.

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  • Generic support for vacuums
    R ronluna

    @therealdb could use homebridge 2 openluup also...

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  • Add Indicator commandClass to zNode metric
    R ronluna

    I'm trying to monitor the indicator command class of a 5 button scene controller in Z-Way so openluup can properly create and track it.

    seems like Z-Way COMMAND_CLASS_INDICATOR (0x87 or 135) are not being monitored by the ZWave module as I couldn't find anything for this command class in (/z-way-server-path/automation/modules/ZWave/index.js)

    When a Get or Set Indicator command class request is sent to the controller. ZSniffer picks up the request and response just fine although this packets are not being monitored by the zwave module
    Example:

    ZWayIP:8083/ZWaveAPI/Run/SendData(NodeID,[ Command_Class, Instance, Value ])
ZWayIP:8083/ZWaveAPI/Run/SendData(2,[ 0x87, 0x01, 0x01 ]) (Hexa)
ZWayIP:8083/ZWaveAPI/Run/SendData(2,[ 135, 1, 1 ]) (Decimal)

    the answer looks like:

    [2020-04-24 19:59:36.261] [I] [zway] Waiting for job reply: Indicator Get
[2020-04-24 19:59:36.281] [D] [zway] RECEIVED: ( 01 0B 00 04 00 02 03 87 03 01 B6 00 C2 )
[2020-04-24 19:59:36.281] [D] [zway] SENT ACK

    I’d like to store the Indicator response “RECEIVED” correctly. I believe by modifying the index.js of the zwave module could do the trick and once the module start tracking the indicator command class values as a metric then openluup's z-way plugin would properly track any changes as well.

    I'm wondering if anyone around here could share any thoughts or comments that could make it easier...

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  • Apple Homepod mini
    R ronluna

    @akbooer That's right... and just like that... apple is taking over then entire home automation industry.... too bad there is no Home app for Android. Well Front end and first layer voice control related...

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  • Homebridge to Openluup
    R ronluna

    thanks @akbooer . I'll be adding the installation instructions to the readme file... By the way, this plugin also works for ecobee thermostat, the native ecobee lua plugin by @rafale77 works ok when there is only one thermostat in the ecobee account but when more than one, ecobee server keeps deauthorizing the plugin...

    @rafale77 I also use homebridge the other way (openluup to homebridge) and is great.

    I'm currently using it for:

    • Nest thermostats with google accounts.
    • Ecobee accounts with multiple thermostats
    • AUX Mini split with built-in wifi modules

    Planning on adding control for AppleTV , Ring devices, Doorbird motion detection and many more...

    It will allow us to finally include many of the popular cloud based devices that own into the openluup environment...

    Something really cool about homebridge is that the manual and basic automation can be done from within homekit by the end-user, but deeper logic can be done from within openluup. Thinking about bringing node-red into the mix also... anyhow... I hope it can be useful for everyone here...

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  • Homebridge to Openluup
    R ronluna

    @crille pushed new fix for celsius. the plugin is now available on the altappstore.

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  • Homebridge to Openluup
    R ronluna

    @Crille I was using an older version. I have pushed a fixed to make device's name persistent after engine reload. please update the plugin and share the results when you get a chance.

    Thanks @akbooer for the pointing this out.

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