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Homebridge Config UI X

Homebridge Config UI X 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
• and more...

Homebridge Config UI X also provides a tool called

hb-service

Installation Instructions

For detailed instructions on how to setup Node.js and Homebridge with Homebridge Config UI X as a service see the guides on the wiki:

• Official Homebridge Raspberry Pi Image
• Raspberry Pi (Raspbian)
• Debian or Ubuntu Linux
• Red Hat, CentOS or Fedora Linux
• macOS
• Windows 10
• Docker (Linux)
• 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

admin

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

Configuration Screen

The configuration screen allows you to modify your Homebridge

config.json

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 this plugin:

• 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

While this plugin should work on Node.js 8+, only the following versions of Node.js are officially supported:

• node v10.17.0 or higher
• npm v6.4.1 or higher

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

--unsafe-perm

# 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

This plugin supports the oznu/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 channel.