I'm using the Homekit bridged node , however there is a known bug which means that node red needs restarting after every deploy (otherwise the Homekit nodes do not work). The developer is working on a fix, which I am grateful for their hard work. But in the meantime, I'm interested what nodes other…

Yes no problem, mine is called homebridge_homebridge_1 for some reason. Here is the output: [5/13/2019, 8:17:47 PM] Homebridge is running on port 51826. [5/13/2019, 9:05:32 PM] [Config] Changes to config.json saved. [5/13/2019, 9:05:39 PM] [Config] Homebridge restart request received [5/13/2019, 9…

Quite clear :wink: With docker you can link the config file to your local filesystem (else it will reside inside the container which will be overwritten when you update the container). Did you install homebridge using the docker-compose method ?

Ah after reading through the log I think I see my mistake. I installed the plugin via command line "sudo npm install -g homebridge-mqtt", but I think I installed it to the wrong folder. I now just went into the Homebridge UI and installed the plugin, and after reboot it started first time! [39] …

UI is very nice, I am just more comfortable on the commandline as I can see stuff happening :wink: I like homebridge-mqtt a lot, don't hesitate if you got questions.

Yes that's true, I would have fixed the error if I knew how to read the log :blush: Thanks for all the help, I really appreciate it! :+1: I have to get some sleep now but I will have a good look tomorrow and start setting things up, I'll let you know how I get on. :smile:

OK so I have had an hour looking at it and I am impressed with the responsiveness! :+1: I've created a couple of simple flows to add/remove a switch and to control the switch state from node red. [34] I have to admit I am struggling with the whole concept of how to build flows. I 'think'' the wh…

With the MQTT-out node, you can set msg.topic in the incoming msg and leave the topic blank in the MQTT node. That way, multiple mqtt messages with different topics can use the same node. in your example, it you had a change node after each inject node that built msg.topic with the correct topic, t…

Example flow I use with homekit [{"id":"534c1b6.4260ee4","type":"mqtt out","z":"fb27fd4d.7e296","name":"","topic":"","qos":"0","retain":"false","broker":"228872c0.fd94d6","x":579,"y":138,"wires":[]},{"id":"4c9b626f.ae5614","type":"mqtt in","z":"fb27fd4d.7e296","name":"","topic":"homebridge/from/set…

It doesn't work this way. Please read the doc. You should also be familiar with the HomeKit protocol (HAP) Example to turn on a lamp: topic: homebridge/to/set payload: { "name": "flex_lamp", "service_name": "light", "characteristic": "On", "value": true } The name and the service_name …

It works that way towards my devices, not to homekit. Perhaps it is a bad example I would agree :')

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