# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Alfen - Optimal Charging, Smarter Homes: Powering Efficiency for You and the Grid
**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683
**Category:** Apps
**Tags:** app, homey-pro
**Created:** [February 15, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683 "2025-02-15T11:23:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 4
### Author:  [@Stijn\_Van\_Heeswijk](https://community.homey.app/u/Stijn_Van_Heeswijk)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/61 "2025-01-24T15:55:42Z")
I also use that! But doesn’t work.
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### Author:  [@Patrick\_Van\_Deursen](https://community.homey.app/u/Patrick_Van_Deursen)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/62 "2025-01-24T16:00:31Z")
login naam was admin
dont use use the ID.
also, sure you did not change the password, as that should have been the first thing you did (I apparently forgot ;-))
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### Author:  [@Stijn\_Van\_Heeswijk](https://community.homey.app/u/Stijn_Van_Heeswijk)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/63 "2025-01-24T16:09:39Z")
I used admin and the password isn’t changed.
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### Author:  [@Patrick\_Van\_Deursen](https://community.homey.app/u/Patrick_Van_Deursen)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/64 "2025-01-24T16:51:01Z")
strange…
to be sure here is my screenshot:
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### Author:  [@Stijn\_Van\_Heeswijk](https://community.homey.app/u/Stijn_Van_Heeswijk)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/65 "2025-01-24T17:06:55Z")
Strange indeed. The same charger.
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### Author:  [@HScholing](https://community.homey.app/u/HScholing)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/66 "2025-01-24T18:41:09Z")
I did connect the charger with help of Home Assistant. One of the Renards was that only one device can login. So I disconnected the Eve app and then is was working
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### Author:  [@HScholing](https://community.homey.app/u/HScholing)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/67 "2025-01-24T18:42:51Z")
I would like to install, but dont know how to install this without Homey store. Any help how to do Manuel install?
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### Author:  [@Stijn\_Van\_Heeswijk](https://community.homey.app/u/Stijn_Van_Heeswijk)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/68 "2025-01-24T18:50:27Z")
> [@\[HOW TO\] CLI install method](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-cli-install-method/198/117):
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> Dus [git installeren](https://git-scm.com/download/win) (wat op elk fatsoenlijk ontwikkelplatform standaard aanwezig is stuck_out_tongue )
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### Author:  [@Patrick\_Van\_Deursen](https://community.homey.app/u/Patrick_Van_Deursen)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/69 "2025-01-24T18:53:59Z")
I followed:
> [@\[HOW TO\] CLI install method](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-cli-install-method/198):
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> Homey Pro only!!! It does not work this way with Homey (cloud), it only supports CLI run which is there only for development purposes. Installing Node.js Check Node.js version on Homey: Homey App: Settings - General - About - Node.js version Download Node.js (use Homey’s version or higher) from [https://nodejs.org/](https://nodejs.org/) and install it on your computer. Download the app you want to install from GitHub Go to the repository on [GitHub](https://github.com/) (the correct link for the app you want to install is at the bottom…
installed Node
and then downloaded files on Github from:
[https://community.homey.app/t/alfen-eve-single-pro-support/76738/34?u=patrick\_van\_deursen](https://community.homey.app/t/alfen-eve-single-pro-support/76738/34)
extracted to a folder
and then
> [@\[HOW TO\] CLI install method](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-cli-install-method/198/45):
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> Hi Johan, looks quite better - near to goal: npm install npm@latest -g works i´ve had to type “npm install --force node@latest -g”, to overwrite older installation i´ve had to type “npm install --force homey@latest -g”, to overwrite older installation Homey login works, but on an newer way like in the first video above, i just have to login at homey webinterface, you don´t have to write email-adress and password at cmd window [weblogin] “homey app install” as shown in the seco…
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### Author:  [@HScholing](https://community.homey.app/u/HScholing)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/70 "2025-01-24T19:10:09Z")
Thanks, something new for me to discover 😬
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### Author:  [@Patrick\_Van\_Deursen](https://community.homey.app/u/Patrick_Van_Deursen)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/71 "2025-01-24T19:21:55Z")
was my first time as well. no programmer, just blindly followed the steps and ultimately succeeded.
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### Author:  [@Stijn\_Van\_Heeswijk](https://community.homey.app/u/Stijn_Van_Heeswijk)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/72 "2025-01-24T19:55:59Z")
i just restarted my router, Homey and the Alfen charger. Now adding was no problem anymore.
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### Author:  [@Stijn\_Van\_Heeswijk](https://community.homey.app/u/Stijn_Van_Heeswijk)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/73 "2025-01-24T19:57:53Z")
i just restarted my router, Homey and the Alfen charger. Now adding was no problem anymore.
Are you planning to add more options for the charger? what i would like the most is to manage the chargepower by flow.
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### Author:  [@MrDutchfighter](https://community.homey.app/u/MrDutchfighter)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/74 "2025-01-24T21:05:58Z")
Wasn’t really planning to be honest… The point is that the API is not publicly available, so everything has to be reversed engineered from the app. And I haven’t found a free tool yet that can do that easily for you. For instance Fiddler Pro (12 euros a month…) can do it… So if anybody knows an easy to use tool, that is free, with which I can sniff my network traffic from my phone then I might spend some time developing later on.
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### Author:  [@MrDutchfighter](https://community.homey.app/u/MrDutchfighter)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/75 "2025-01-24T21:31:53Z")
I will try to publish a version next week to the Homey store. Saves a lot of hassle trying to install all the developer tools.
(already submitted a version - but seems not to be available currently: [Alfen | Homey](https://homey.app/a/com.alfen/test/)).
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### Author:  [@KennyMoens](https://community.homey.app/u/KennyMoens)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2025, 5:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/76 "2025-01-25T05:44:21Z")
Hey,
The initiaal review proces takes up to two weeks. The app wont be visible until then.
Kind regards
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### Author:  [@MrDutchfighter](https://community.homey.app/u/MrDutchfighter)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2025, 6:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/77 "2025-01-25T06:25:58Z")
Hm, Will they check before I submit it for review? Actually wasn’t going to plan for a public version just yet. Thought that submitting it for test was just making it easier for some people to install.
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### Author:  [@KennyMoens](https://community.homey.app/u/KennyMoens)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2025, 6:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/78 "2025-01-25T06:55:46Z")
Hey,
No, but publishing to test won’t work if it is not reviewed …
I have two apps currently (Viessmann and Roborock). The Viessmann passed the review process once and if I publish a test version it is directly available, however the Roborock didn’t pass the initial review yet and the test version doesn’t show up. I think this will be the same for you.
Kind regards,
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### Author:  [@HScholing](https://community.homey.app/u/HScholing)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2025, 8:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/79 "2025-01-25T08:07:04Z")
That would be great, I will test is for you then
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### Author:  [@Stijn\_Van\_Heeswijk](https://community.homey.app/u/Stijn_Van_Heeswijk)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2025, 8:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683/80 "2025-01-25T08:07:11Z")
I really don’t know anything about that. But i’m willing to donate iff that helps.
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