Replies: 2 comments
-
|
Easy: You have a Matter compatible device you want to use in HA? Then you simply install the official Matter integration in HA ... https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/matter/ This project and others expose devices from other interfaces like Shelly and such as Matter compatible devices |
Beta Was this translation helpful? Give feedback.
-
|
Alright, thank you! I'm still trying to wrap my head around all this (think I'm getting to old to be involved in all this Home Automation rapid scene :) ) This article did also help in understanding the differences: https://smarthomescene.com/guides/exposing-home-assistant-entities-as-matter-devices/ |
Beta Was this translation helpful? Give feedback.
-
Hello,
Not sure this is the right channel to ask, but I believe there is some confusion about Matter devices and the Home Assistant integrations. My user case: bought a few Matter enabled smart devices (Smart Plugs). I do not own any Google or Apple hubs or bridges, and since I read that basically these devices connect through 2.4Ghz Wifi, I not not need a hub, and HA supports them, or they can be integrated to HA.
This is recommended as per Home Assistant's official documentation:
https://github.com/home-assistant-libs/python-matter-server
There is also this:
https://github.com/t0bst4r/home-assistant-matter-hub
My question, in brief what is the difference between these pieces of software, what is their purpose in the sense of Home Assistant? I enabled the Matter (Beta) integration in HA ultimately, I installed python-matter-server in a separate docker container, and after some lenghty trials and errors I was able to pair the devices and get them into HA (using an Android phone and the HA companion app).
Since matterbridge has a nice Web GUI, would it be possible to add matterbridge (concurrently and/or beside with/of python-matter-server) into the HA integration too, or matterbridge to manage the smart devices, as I can monitor the communication logs from the GUI? HA inegration expects to add a WebSocket url when adding a locally or remotely installed Matter bridge, like so: "ws://localhost:5580/ws".
Thank You!
Beta Was this translation helpful? Give feedback.
All reactions