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Homebridge UI

Homebridge UI is a web based management tool for Homebridge that allows you to manage all aspects of your Homebridge setup.

• Install and configure Homebridge plugins
• Edit the Homebridge config.json with advanced JSON syntax checking and structure validation
• Visual configuration for over 450 plugins (no manual config.json editing required)
• Monitor your Homebridge server via a fully customisable widget-based dashboard
• View the Homebridge logs
• View and control Homebridge accessories
• Restart Homebridge
• Backup and Restore your Homebridge instance
• Set up and manage your Homebridge plugins as child bridges
• and more...

Homebridge UI also provides a tool called hb-service which makes it easy to set up Homebridge as a service on Linux/Raspbian, macOS and Windows 10.

Installation Instructions

For detailed instructions on how to set up Node.js and Homebridge with Homebridge UI as a service, see the guides on the wiki:

• Setup Homebridge using the official Homebridge Raspberry Pi Image
• Setup Homebridge on a Raspberry Pi (Raspbian)
• Setup Homebridge on Debian or Ubuntu Linux
• Setup Homebridge on Windows 10
• Setup Homebridge on macOS
• Setup Homebridge using Docker
• Setup Homebridge on a Synology NAS

If your platform is not listed above, or you want to use your own service manager, see the Manual Configuration wiki article for instructions on setting up the Homebridge UI to run as a Homebridge plugin instead of a service.

The default username is admin and the default password is admin.

The UI can be accessed via web browser by default on port 8581 (e.g. http://localhost:8581).

Usage

Status Screen

This shows an overview of your Homebridge system. The dashboard is widget-based and completely customisable with a number of themes available.

Plugin Screen

This shows you the currently installed plugins and allows you to install, remove and upgrade plugins.

You can configure supported plugins using the graphical settings editor, removing the need to manually edit the config.json. Over 165 popular plugins have implemented support for this feature.

Configuration Screen

The configuration screen allows you to modify your Homebridge config.json. The built-in editor automatically syntax-checks your JSON and makes a backup of your config every time you make a change.

Log Screen

This shows you the Homebridge rolling log. This is helpful for troubleshooting.

Accessories Screen

This shows you the Homebridge accessories for all the Homebridge instances on your network. You can use this to control accessories from a web browser and works well on mobile devices which allows users to control Homebridge from non-Apple devices.

Supported Browsers

The following browsers are supported by the Homebridge UI:

• Chrome - latest
• Edge - latest
• Firefox - latest
• Safari - 2 most recent major versions
• iOS - 2 most recent major versions

MS Internet Explorer (any version) is not supported!

Supported Node.js and Npm Versions

The Homebridge UI follows the same Node support schedule as Homebridge. See the How-To-Update-Node.js page in the Homebridge wiki for currently supported versions.

You can check your current versions using these commands:

# check node version
node -v

# check npm version
npm -v

Contributing

Please see CONTRIBUTING.md.

Troubleshooting

1. Errors during installation

Make sure you installed the package with sudo and used the --unsafe-perm flag. Most installation errors can be fixed by removing the Homebridge UI and reinstalling:

# cleanup
sudo npm uninstall -g homebridge-config-ui-x

# reinstall
sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm homebridge-config-ui-x

Make sure you are running supported versions of node and npm.

2. Accessories tab missing

If the Accessories tab is not shown then you are not running Homebridge in insecure mode. See the Enabling Accessory Control wiki for details. If you have just enabled insecure mode make sure you have restarted Homebridge and refreshed the page in your browser.

3. Running in Docker

The Homebridge UI supports the homebridge/homebridge Docker image. You must enable the UI using the method described in the wiki.

4. Ask on Discord

Join the Official Homebridge Discord community and ask in the #ui-general or #ui-issues channel.

Credit

Homebridge UI was originally created by oznu.