# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Alfen - Optimal Charging, Smarter Homes: Powering Efficiency for You and the Grid **URL:** \ **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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 69
**Author:** ![Patrick\_Van\_Deursen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/patrick_van_deursen/32/56539_2.png) [@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): > > 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): > > 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… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-alfen-optimal-charging-smarter-homes-powering-efficiency-for-you-and-the-grid/130683)._