Here we are 3 years later and Raspberry Pi is on back order leaving us with only the Orange Pi. Unfortunately there’s painfully little information on the net about the OPi. I’m wondering if I follow the same steps outlined here would it apply to the OPi? Great information either way. 👍🏼
Your video is just what the doctor ordered, and led to my decision to set up HomeBridge in Raspberry Pi as opposed to other platforms. Just one small request: speak up a bit when doing your instructions. Thanks very much! The Friendly Grizzly
EXCELLENT video Rey! I have a Raspberry Pi 3B+ gathering dust and have been waiting for an easy Homebridge solution to connect my Ring doorbell. Thank you!
This might a good solution for me. I’ve had little success with integrating he Ring plugin running homebridge running in my Mac. Time to get a Pi I guess.
Thanks to you I’m going to give another thought to raspberry... I don’t understand nothing about how to write code but with this update seems to be so easy!.
Lauryn Corr You and me both! It was a struggle getting my first Pi working with Homebridge so this solution is just what the Dr. ordered for users like us. Thanks for watching!
The wallpaper in the Home app on the iPhone? That was a photo of my home that I redrew in Adobe Illustrator and turned into vector art. Then just saved as a jpg and used as a wallpaper in the Home app. Thanks for watching!
Once I put the Image on the raspi how to I see what I need to access . Do I need to have a computer screen hooked up to it or can I see what’s going on with some sorta app for my iPhone ?
Definitely. Lower power consumption and its really not much different from any other HomeKit hub you may have, but does so much more. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the video. So, if I may ask, when installing the Homebridge software via micro-SD card, does that also install some operating system simultaneously? Or do you need the OS installed prior to installing homebridge? It seems like on their website, they're indicating to have some OS already installed on the Rpi before installing Homebridge. Though, from your video, it seems like the OS is included with the install on the micro-sd. Can you please clarify? Thanks (sorry, I'm new to all of this).
This is the HomeBridge Raspberry Pi image, so everything you need is on the image that you put on the card. The instructions to do so may have changed a bit, but if you use this method the OS needed to run HomeBridge is included.
Thanks for the video, I will definitely use it to do that for the first time. But I have a doubt, as I'm not so studied in electronics. You installed a plugin for the door bell, and then while starting with Home, it's recognized through home bridge. How homebeidge knows that the installed pluging is for that door bell and not for other door bell you may have? In my case, I have 3 curtains I want to add in home, how I know which one I'm adding? Thanks!
The plug-in works with the Ring account so any devices tied to that account are able to be displayed in the Home app if you allow it to and you can configure it to display any name you’d like to under HomeKit. Thanks for watching 🙏
Okay... So I've heard of raspberry pi before but I guess I always thought it was used for something else. Maybe a stupid question, but would I only need one raspberry pi to make non-homekit devices compatible with HomeKit or would I need one raspberry pi per device?
Raspberry Pi can be used for just about anything! Homebridge is just one of many uses. Yes, you only need one and I believe the device limit is 100. I think it’s possible to also run multiple instances of Homebridge if needed. Thanks for watching!
This comment made it make so much sense. I was confused! So a rasberry pi can basically be a low cost HOOBs or smart home hub. Still not 100% sure but it seems awesome!
I am running a UniFi setup with their camera and steam machine pro. Would this allow me to gain access to my accessories like UniFi doorbell, camera views, shark robot vacuums.. etc? Also is this kit better than hoobs or other kits?
You’d need to research if a plug-in is available and what functionality it supports. This is what Hoobs is based on. With Hoobs you’re paying for marketing and packaging.
Hello there... great video. I got a question about all this lol. I’m new too raspberry pi. I was wondering what you thought using homebridge compared to hoobs? I think it’s hoobs?
Hoobs is simply a variant of this version, created because setting up Homebridge was once a difficult/intimidating process for consumers. With this official image, that is no longer the case. Also, any updates will appear in this official Homebridge version before Hoobs. Hoobs also has fancy marketing and an all in one solution you can buy. I personally recommend this over Hoobs. Thanks for watching! 🙏
@@ReyG_HKSH awesome... thank you for the reply... one more question for you and again I’m new to all this... but am I connecting the raspberry pi to my router? After setting it up on my laptop?
I don’t own any Nest devices but a search on The Homebridge plugin page yields at lease a dozen results. Good place to do some research on what might be the better of the group would be the Homebridge sub on Reddit. Thanks for watching! 👍
@@ReyG_HKSH I really appreciate the reply back and it was a great video. One last question... I ordered the 4 components and looking forward to them getting here. Have you had any heat issues with the red/white case?
I have had zero heat issues with the red and white case as shown in this video. BUT, I am ONLY running Homebridge which I don’t believe will tax the system enough to cause it to overheat. If you will be running additional, more processor intensive tasks YMMV.
Rey G Today, I got my Raspberry Pi 4/Homebridge up in a few minutes. Afterwards I was able to get my Nest thermostat up/working in about 10 minutes within the Home app. Thanks again!
Jason Hansen That is awesome! Glad this video helped and you might be surprised at what plugins have been developed for Homebridge, sometimes it’s worth just doing a search and seeing what comes up.
Hi, do you have to keep homebridge running on the computer or laptop the whole time ? When I shut it off then the items are no longer available on my iPhone or iPad!
Rey G Thanks! I appreciate that. I tried to do that but for some reason it didn’t work. Not sure if it is case sensitive. Gonna try one more time and if it don’t work I’ll just rename the devices.
@@ReyG_HKSH Thanks! Another thing I had to do at setup was switch my 2FA from text to email. For some reason it was unable to authenticate with the code from text but the minute I switched it to email it worked. 🧐 Got my garage on home bridge as well. Thanks! You have yourself a new subscriber now!
I followed steps in video and got to a point to where the HomeBridge program is asking for login credentials. I tried admin as login and as password but that is not working. Suggestions please.
I’m experiencing about a 10-12 second delay on my magic home bulbs via Siri/homebridge. No delay when using the Home app. I previously had the bulbs running via the Alexa app with zero lag. Any ideas what could cause this? My pi 3b+ is connected via Ethernet
Check the HomeBridge links in the description. There is an easy to follow guide on how to connect to work-if but you need to do it upon initial set-up. Thanks for watching! 🙏
Rey G My router is Technicolor TG789vac v2. I’ve read the wiki page for camera troubleshooting and contact the developer that stated he cannot do anything for me at this moment.
Very helpful video. I will be setting up a HomeKit “home” someday soon and I’m looking for this kind of video. But I had to bail out early because the “music” loop drove me batty. I think young TH-camrs tend to think that a background loop is a good thing, but check out mature TH-camrs and you’ll see that they use it for between scenes and at times there is no narration, but rarely as a background.
can anybody send me a full config for my TV i am to dumb to do STRG C and V or i usually copy it at the wrong position or something like this, hope for help thanks
There are different versions of Raspberry Pi and the latest and greatest will always be more expensive. An older Pi will run HomeBridge just fine. Thanks for watching! 🙏
Very helpful. I was feeling a tad intimidated but you have given me the confidence to give it a go.
Awesome, I’m glad you found this useful !
Very well done! This is one of the most thorough, low stress and exceptionally explained how to video I have viewed. 👍👍
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching🙏
Awesome directions. Just got my nest up and running
Completely agree with the other posters This video was perfect. Great explanation and demo, no filler fluff. Thanks so much!
Thanks for taking the time to let me know you found it useful! 🙏
Great Job Rey! You convinced me. Just ordered as I found that it will help with arming/disarming my Blink cameras as well. Thanks!!!
Awesome! Glad this video could help out, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and thank you for watching!
Thank you. You made it so easy with my first attempt at Raspberry Pi and Homebridge.
Glad you found the video useful, congrats on your newly configured Homebridge setup! Thanks for watching! 👍
This video is perfect. Thank you so much for such a comprehensive, easy to follow walkthrough.
Glad you found this video useful, thanks for watching! 🙏
Thank you! I was slightly unsure about doing this myself, but got fed up waiting for Ring. But did this easily with your vid. Super grateful!!
That’s great, I’m so glad you found this video helpful! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
Here we are 3 years later and Raspberry Pi is on back order leaving us with only the Orange Pi. Unfortunately there’s painfully little information on the net about the OPi. I’m wondering if I follow the same steps outlined here would it apply to the OPi? Great information either way. 👍🏼
Your video is just what the doctor ordered, and led to my decision to set up HomeBridge in Raspberry Pi as opposed to other platforms. Just one small request: speak up a bit when doing your instructions. Thanks very much! The Friendly Grizzly
EXCELLENT video Rey! I have a Raspberry Pi 3B+ gathering dust and have been waiting for an easy Homebridge solution to connect my Ring doorbell. Thank you!
Ian Soper Glad you found the video useful. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment and for watching!
This might a good solution for me. I’ve had little success with integrating he Ring plugin running homebridge running in my Mac. Time to get a Pi I guess.
myHomeKithome Why tie up a Mac? Definitely recommend the Pi 👍
Rey Gi I already had the Ring and a Mac so I thought I’d give it a go.
Very informative. Nice video Rey.
Thanks!
Thanks Rey for the video
Hope you found it useful. Thanks for watching!
Thanks to you I’m going to give another thought to raspberry... I don’t understand nothing about how to write code but with this update seems to be so easy!.
Lauryn Corr You and me both! It was a struggle getting my first Pi working with Homebridge so this solution is just what the Dr. ordered for users like us. Thanks for watching!
Thanks Ray, really helped me setup my Homebridge.
Awesome! Thanks for watching and letting me know this video was useful! 🙏
How would you be able to transfer all your plug-ins from your previous Home bridge account to your raspberry PI?
You’ll need to reinstall them.
@@ReyG_HKSH can’t you do it from backup and restore?
Do you have to have the Raspian software installed first or can I just follow your instructions straight out of the box?
Just follow the instructions in the video. It's dead simple and you'll be up and running in no time. Thanks for watching!
Nice Vid ! Love your wallpaper on homekit ! How did you do that ?
The wallpaper in the Home app on the iPhone? That was a photo of my home that I redrew in Adobe Illustrator and turned into vector art. Then just saved as a jpg and used as a wallpaper in the Home app. Thanks for watching!
Are you using Vnc to see your raspberry Pi on your Mac?
Great video - Thank for this helped me a lot!
Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching! 🙏
Once I put the Image on the raspi how to I see what I need to access . Do I need to have a computer screen hooked up to it or can I see what’s going on with some sorta app for my iPhone ?
You recommend this over running Homebridge on a Mac (my current setup)?
Definitely. Lower power consumption and its really not much different from any other HomeKit hub you may have, but does so much more. Thanks for watching!
Rey G thanks for the quick response. Just ordered the regular basic starter kit. Appreciate your videos
Thanks for taking the time to let me know these vids are useful, appreciate it!
Thank you for the video. So, if I may ask, when installing the Homebridge software via micro-SD card, does that also install
some operating system simultaneously? Or do you need the OS installed prior to installing homebridge?
It seems like on their website, they're indicating to have some OS already installed on the Rpi before installing Homebridge.
Though, from your video, it seems like the OS is included with the install on the micro-sd. Can you please clarify? Thanks (sorry, I'm new to all of this).
This is the HomeBridge Raspberry Pi image, so everything you need is on the image that you put on the card. The instructions to do so may have changed a bit, but if you use this method the OS needed to run HomeBridge is included.
@@ReyG_HKSH Wonderful. Thank you so much for that info.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Thank u man, what a great video. Perfect explained 👍🏼
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching 🙏
Will this bring devices in from Smartthings locally or will it have to go through the cloud first?
Thanks your help me 😊
Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching! 🙏
Nice video. What app do you use for automation with homebridge ?
How much Ram is needed?
Thank you. Does Ras Pi4 could play as DIY google smart speaker after install homebridge? I mean parallel running without buy additional RasPi.
Thanks for the video, I will definitely use it to do that for the first time.
But I have a doubt, as I'm not so studied in electronics.
You installed a plugin for the door bell, and then while starting with Home, it's recognized through home bridge. How homebeidge knows that the installed pluging is for that door bell and not for other door bell you may have?
In my case, I have 3 curtains I want to add in home, how I know which one I'm adding?
Thanks!
The plug-in works with the Ring account so any devices tied to that account are able to be displayed in the Home app if you allow it to and you can configure it to display any name you’d like to under HomeKit. Thanks for watching 🙏
@@ReyG_HKSH then I could add the plug-in of a curtain and add it connecting my smart life account?
Thanks so much for making this.
You are very welcome! Thanks for watching 🙏
Hi , Rey g no need install raspberry pi os image right ? Just direct install official homebridge raspberry pi image right ?
Correct. The Homebridge Raspberry Pi image is all you need. Thanks for watching! 🙏
@@ReyG_HKSH thank you very much … how to upgrade from sd card to SSD usb ?
Okay... So I've heard of raspberry pi before but I guess I always thought it was used for something else. Maybe a stupid question, but would I only need one raspberry pi to make non-homekit devices compatible with HomeKit or would I need one raspberry pi per device?
Raspberry Pi can be used for just about anything! Homebridge is just one of many uses. Yes, you only need one and I believe the device limit is 100. I think it’s possible to also run multiple instances of Homebridge if needed. Thanks for watching!
Thanks great video
Wait, so there's no need to have the Pi connected to a computer 24/7?
Nope. The Pi is the computer. Thanks for watching! 🙏
Is is also possible to bring in Zigbee and enocean Gadgets?
Search for available plugins compatible with your devices.
I can see you’re using Raspberry Pi 4 with 2GB RAM. Is the memory enough solely to run Homebridge? I’m on the fence to pick either 2GB or 4GB.
2GB is more than enough if you’re only running Homebridge. Thanks for watching!
great video :)
i’m using with the hoobs is the same homebridge just interface different i think :)
Guy Strumtza Same thing basically, but Hoobs has branding and marketing 😉
This comment made it make so much sense. I was confused! So a rasberry pi can basically be a low cost HOOBs or smart home hub. Still not 100% sure but it seems awesome!
Hi, is there also a plug-in for Foscam security cameras?
hi can we add devices using gpio of rpi?
Great video! Do you know if I can use WiFi rather than an Ethernet cable for this setup?
Yes you can! There are detailed instructions on the github page. Thanks for watching!
Rey G Excellent! I’ll go hunt it down! Keep on making videos!!
I am running a UniFi setup with their camera and steam machine pro. Would this allow me to gain access to my accessories like UniFi doorbell, camera views, shark robot vacuums.. etc?
Also is this kit better than hoobs or other kits?
You’d need to research if a plug-in is available and what functionality it supports.
This is what Hoobs is based on. With Hoobs you’re paying for marketing and packaging.
Does this replace the dependency on Apple TV and Ipad as well?
Tim Amelang No, it doesn’t. You’ll still need a Home hub to access remotely and for automations. Thanks for watching!
Hello there... great video. I got a question about all this lol. I’m new too raspberry pi. I was wondering what you thought using homebridge compared to hoobs? I think it’s hoobs?
Hoobs is simply a variant of this version, created because setting up Homebridge was once a difficult/intimidating process for consumers. With this official image, that is no longer the case. Also, any updates will appear in this official Homebridge version before Hoobs. Hoobs also has fancy marketing and an all in one solution you can buy. I personally recommend this over Hoobs. Thanks for watching! 🙏
@@ReyG_HKSH awesome... thank you for the reply... one more question for you and again I’m new to all this... but am I connecting the raspberry pi to my router? After setting it up on my laptop?
Is there a Google Nest plugin using this Homebridge setup?
I don’t own any Nest devices but a search on The Homebridge plugin page yields at lease a dozen results. Good place to do some research on what might be the better of the group would be the Homebridge sub on Reddit. Thanks for watching! 👍
@@ReyG_HKSH I really appreciate the reply back and it was a great video. One last question... I ordered the 4 components and looking forward to them getting here. Have you had any heat issues with the red/white case?
I have had zero heat issues with the red and white case as shown in this video. BUT, I am ONLY running Homebridge which I don’t believe will tax the system enough to cause it to overheat. If you will be running additional, more processor intensive tasks YMMV.
Rey G Today, I got my Raspberry Pi 4/Homebridge up in a few minutes. Afterwards I was able to get my Nest thermostat up/working in about 10 minutes within the Home app. Thanks again!
Jason Hansen That is awesome! Glad this video helped and you might be surprised at what plugins have been developed for Homebridge, sometimes it’s worth just doing a search and seeing what comes up.
Hi, do you have to keep homebridge running on the computer or laptop the whole time ? When I shut it off then the items are no longer available on my iPhone or iPad!
Yes, Homebridge will need to run 24/7 which is why I recommend using a Raspberry pi as I do in this video. Thanks for watching 🙏
i dont understand how is the PI connected to your home? its all connected to the wifi with he lan connection to the router to the PI?
The Pi is connected to my router via ethernet, wi-fi can also be used.
I’m missing a step if you want to use zigbee devices like Philips Hue bulbs. What zigbee usb dongle is compatible with Homebridge?
I use a Conbee 2 dongle. Works great.
You kilt it bruv!!! Now need to find the location ID because I had two locations showing up in HomeKit 😅
Glad I could help. If you check the logs it will give you the location ID and you’ll be able to limit it to just that location. Thanks for watching!
Rey G Thanks! I appreciate that. I tried to do that but for some reason it didn’t work. Not sure if it is case sensitive. Gonna try one more time and if it don’t work I’ll just rename the devices.
@@ReyG_HKSH Figured it out! I was thinking that the locationID was the name that I made but I found the code 💪🏾
Ah yes, I should have clarified to look for the code in the logs to input into the settings. Awesome you were able to figure it out! 👍
@@ReyG_HKSH Thanks! Another thing I had to do at setup was switch my 2FA from text to email. For some reason it was unable to authenticate with the code from text but the minute I switched it to email it worked. 🧐 Got my garage on home bridge as well. Thanks! You have yourself a new subscriber now!
I followed steps in video and got to a point to where the HomeBridge program is asking for login credentials. I tried admin as login and as password but that is not working. Suggestions please.
Also, I am not able to access pi on my Mac via homebridge interface.
Great video man, but you gotta get a better mic or speak louder! Some parts got hard to make out
Gotcha, audio has always been a challenge for me. Looking into upgrading my mic soon. Thanks for the feedback!
I’m experiencing about a 10-12 second delay on my magic home bulbs via Siri/homebridge. No delay when using the Home app. I previously had the bulbs running via the Alexa app with zero lag. Any ideas what could cause this? My pi 3b+ is connected via Ethernet
Can you access the file system?
You can ssh into the Pi and access it normally.
How to connect with wifi?
Check the HomeBridge links in the description. There is an easy to follow guide on how to connect to work-if but you need to do it upon initial set-up. Thanks for watching! 🙏
My HomeKit isn’t recognizing the code. Do you have any suggestions?
Change the default code to something different. Just change one number in the string. That should work.
Try typing it in instead of scanning. Thanks for watching!
Got it! I had to connect via WiFi instead of Ethernet for some reason. Thank you both for your suggestions!
Did you happen to power up before connecting to ethernet? Glad you got it working!
No, the Ethernet cord was connected before I plugged it in.
You should mention that not every router is able to run "live view" on Ring videodoorbels. Mine sure don't :/
Sorry, was not aware of that issue. What kind of router do you have?
Rey G My router is Technicolor TG789vac v2. I’ve read the wiki page for camera troubleshooting and contact the developer that stated he cannot do anything for me at this moment.
Very helpful video. I will be setting up a HomeKit “home” someday soon and I’m looking for this kind of video. But I had to bail out early because the “music” loop drove me batty. I think young TH-camrs tend to think that a background loop is a good thing, but check out mature TH-camrs and you’ll see that they use it for between scenes and at times there is no narration, but rarely as a background.
can anybody send me a full config for my TV i am to dumb to do STRG C and V or i usually copy it at the wrong position or something like this,
hope for help thanks
Why do I see people talk about Raspberry pis being $35 when I look at just the base device online being more like $80-$100?
There are different versions of Raspberry Pi and the latest and greatest will always be more expensive. An older Pi will run HomeBridge just fine. Thanks for watching! 🙏
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jesus the audio is so quiet
Good video, but my god that background music is annoying
This background beat is so annoying! 🤪😵💫
Nah, it’s just you who’s annoying.