# Aqara temperature and humidity sensors report time

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**Created:** [July 25, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-temperature-and-humidity-sensors-report-time/140405 "2025-07-25T21:44:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-temperature-and-humidity-sensors-report-time/140405/11 "2025-07-26T20:51:28Z")

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Yes you have to start from scratch with zigbee.  
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> [@Faceless](#):
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> That does not 100% means it works in Homey though (if it is supported by the z2m homey app)

Additionally @qawsedrf57 : When you run z2m as Home Assistant add-on, you can use the Homey app called Home Assistant community.  
This supports “everything”, because you can build custom devices (taking any entity available in H.A.)

Here’s some info on how to start with Home Assistant.

> [@Honeywell T6 Pro Zwave Help!](https://community.homey.app/t/honeywell-t6-pro-zwave-help/114693/5):
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> Yes Buy a €99 [Home Assistant Green](https://www.home-assistant.io/green) or (more effort & more power, less (or more) silver coins) Install VirtualBox/VMware/Hyper-V/KVM on a (old) pc / laptop, or a thin client like Intel NUC or HP Elite; 1a. Download, unzip and just start a HA virtual machine image: 1aA. For Windows OS: [https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/windows/](https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/windows/) 1aB. For linux OS: [https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/linux](https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/linux) Or a €0 way, as added by @RonnyW : When you own a NAS with Docker support, you can…

Amongst many other things, this “other” smart home hub comes in handy when you have (new) devices Homey doesn’t support (yet). These then can be added to Homey as device in order to use those with Homey.  
It also takes _ **un** _certified Matter devices, which broadens the usable device range.

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