# Homey Pro and Self Hosted Homey working together **URL:** \ **Category:** Homey Self-Hosted Server\ **Created:** [December 17, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108 "2025-12-17T15:24:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/66 "2026-01-02T13:37:12Z")
> [@Marc\_Jurriens](#): > > I also terminated the backup (not available for SHS), saving me eur 60 yearly also. Not sure how many subscriptions you had šŸ¤”, but the annual cloud backup subscription for up to 3 Homeys, when purchased directly from Athom, is 10 euro šŸ˜Š. ---
**Author:** ![Marc\_Jurriens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marc_jurriens/32/11951_2.png) [@Marc\_Jurriens](https://community.homey.app/u/Marc_Jurriens)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/67 "2026-01-02T14:00:27Z")
You are correctā€¦ itā€™s 99 cents per month or 10 euro per year, my bad šŸ™‚ (Corrected my message) Conclusion remains the same though. ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_guinn1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ryan_guinn1/32/123722_2.png) [@Ryan\_guinn1](https://community.homey.app/u/Ryan_guinn1)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/68 "2026-01-02T15:11:00Z")
for me the HP is powerful enough but lacks RAM so i am using SHS as the main Brian and the HP was the brain now i got a the bridge. but i also think it should be All hubs in one ā€œhomeā€ should be one mesh ---
**Author:** ![Welshsmarthome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Welshsmarthome](https://community.homey.app/u/Welshsmarthome)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/69 "2026-01-02T17:57:11Z")
Ye and Id agree with you maybe in a few months/a year when they have gone full into development - i know this is early says. Probably Then for the cost of a HP26 compared to a small nas or RPi set up its a no brainer to not buy the HP hubbut it was released almost too quickly. Look how many votes there have been for a migration tool. That should have been there in the wings ready to go. Smarthome should be simple - the HP20203/26 gives that. Its easy to pick up and get going. As people get more into it and inevitably homes get smarter and more devices come on board, people will naturally want to expand. They could buy a cheap Raspberry pi and expand that way, no major expense but the benefit of SHS and an extra ā€œbrainā€ If all worked in one mesh its just super easy. having to split and migrate stuff as it currently stands is a pain. Also my HP23 is only 12 months old, yes i can sell it but why should i have to. It works well just lacks the ram. And its full of the hardware i need. I have a bridge to extend that already over my house, i now need another to make my SHS work too! It should all just merge into one home, all bridging to each other. Allows for better signal coverage and removes the need to re add and re build everything All personal opinion i guess ---
**Author:** ![Ronald\_De\_Lange](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronald_de_lange/32/120762_2.png) [@Ronald\_De\_Lange](https://community.homey.app/u/Ronald_De_Lange)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/70 "2026-01-03T13:20:41Z")
Hi all, also making up my mind, considering a setup with shs with pro 2019 or shs with bridge. My usecase is zigbee and rf(433) on the pro/bridge, all the rest on the shs (to solve memory constraints) If I understood correctly from the documentation, the bridge setup will fail to work when internet is not available while the setup with the homey pro will keep on working. Is that understanding correct? This will (at least for me) be a reason to keep the pro 2019 as part of my setup. ---
**Author:** ![Welshsmarthome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Welshsmarthome](https://community.homey.app/u/Welshsmarthome)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/71 "2026-01-03T21:17:03Z")
Surely your still down?. HP was Ā£399 so its a loss immediately, then the licence to buy the SHS for life, then a bridge! Then however much your hardware was for the SHS Athom have not got us here! The point of the mesh is that we can use the HP and existing bridges in one set up. All new devices can be added to the SHS and all flows, devices and everything is just on one place. No need for Homey Link, no need to migrate flows. Its just there, ready to go. However i cant see Athom ever considering the mesh idea. I doubt they read much on here! So i will have to bite the bullet and get the SHS licence. Running shs on Qnap at mo but thats a busy NAS so ill have to shell out for a mini PC or NAS to run SHS and HA in one dedicated place ---
**Author:** ![Marc\_Jurriens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marc_jurriens/32/11951_2.png) [@Marc\_Jurriens](https://community.homey.app/u/Marc_Jurriens)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/72 "2026-01-03T21:54:58Z")
Well no, not in your caseā€¦ if you need to buy a server to host shs that totally defeats the purpose.. you are better of with a homey pro. But I allready have a home server running for a lot of other stuff so that part is free.. that leaves License and bridge which together is cheaper then a homey pro. ---
**Author:** ![J273](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/j273/32/131778_2.png) [@J273](https://community.homey.app/u/J273)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/73 "2026-01-03T22:20:47Z")
Is that correct? Homey bridge will stop working without an internet connection? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/74 "2026-01-03T22:27:49Z")
> [@Ronald\_De\_Lange](#): > > the bridge setup will fail to work when internet is not available @J273 Not exactly. The main issue: the Bridge needs internet to reach the Athom cloud when it re-starts, usually caused by power outages. So this is the actual risk: Internet goes down \> Homey SHS (life license) and bridge as satellite arenā€™t bothered, everything continues as usual \> Bridge suffers from power loss \> all local radios are gone, which is logical \> Bridge gets powered up again \> all local radios are still gone UNTIL internet connection is restored. The chance for this problem to occur is determined by local circumstances. At my place (luckily) internet or power outages are very rare atm. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/75 "2026-01-03T22:34:31Z")
> [@Welshsmarthome](#): > > I doubt they read much on here! Itā€™s a user forum, so officially they donā€™t read your stories šŸ˜‰ Contact homey.app/support to reach Athom. . > [@Marc\_Jurriens](#): > > if you need to buy a server My ā€˜serverā€™ is not everyoneā€™s cup of tea: I run H.A. and SHS on a old used ā‚¬50 HP mini pc. Itā€™s easy to replace in case it breaks down (a ā‚¬399 Pro can break down as well). ---
**Author:** ![Ronald\_De\_Lange](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronald_de_lange/32/120762_2.png) [@Ronald\_De\_Lange](https://community.homey.app/u/Ronald_De_Lange)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/76 "2026-01-03T22:42:13Z")
Thanks for your clear and prompt explanation. I will get the bridge and phase out my HP2019! ---
**Author:** ![Marc\_Jurriens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marc_jurriens/32/11951_2.png) [@Marc\_Jurriens](https://community.homey.app/u/Marc_Jurriens)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 6:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/77 "2026-01-04T06:49:35Z")
I would say that is easy to fix with a flow.. Just add internet as well as the bridge in advanced presence and trigger a bridge reboot when bridge is live and internet is not.. Not sure if the bridge has a possibility to have it reboot but if not put a plug behind itā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/78 "2026-01-04T07:15:26Z")
> [@Peter\_Kawa](#): > > Homey SHS (life license) and bridge as satellite arenā€™t bothered Is that really true? How would SHS validate its license? ---
**Author:** ![kvolden](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kvolden/32/80494_2.png) [@kvolden](https://community.homey.app/u/kvolden)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 7:31am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/79 "2026-01-04T07:31:38Z")
> [@Marc\_Jurriens](#): > > Homey bridge is needed if you need other protocols then WiFi and is a lot cheaper then homey pro. Cheaper yes, but my understanding is that itā€™s also comparatively lacking especially in the Zigbee department. Isnā€™t it like max 15 Zigbee devices or so on the bridge? If they made an updated edition of the bridge as well, with improved hardware, itā€™s a different story. But without that, and without the possibility of putting the pro in some sort of satellite mode, at least I am very hesitant in going for SHS. > [@Marc\_Jurriens](#): > > I would say that is easy to fix with a flow.. > > Just add internet as well as the bridge in advanced presence and trigger a bridge reboot when bridge is live and internet is not.. I donā€™t understand, how would that help? The problem seems to be that if the bridge reboots while the internet is gone, it stops working until the internet is back again. ---
**Author:** ![Welshsmarthome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Welshsmarthome](https://community.homey.app/u/Welshsmarthome)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 11:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/80 "2026-01-04T11:23:00Z")
Damn. I did not know the bridge had limitations - is this definite? if thats the case, my bridge wont even cover one of the room in my house! Suddenly the cost is rising ---
**Author:** ![Marc\_Jurriens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marc_jurriens/32/11951_2.png) [@Marc\_Jurriens](https://community.homey.app/u/Marc_Jurriens)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/81 "2026-01-04T14:33:05Z")
I would not knowā€¦ I have a few zigbee/zwave but try to get rid of themā€¦ replacing everything with wifi.. ---
**Author:** ![Vnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@Vnet](https://community.homey.app/u/Vnet)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/82 "2026-01-04T17:48:37Z")
i think its 15 zigbee routers (direct connections) which can be connected to homey bridge, so in total its approx 50 devices ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/83 "2026-01-04T18:46:14Z")
> [@robertklep](#): > > Is that really true? How would SHS validate its license? Abe said so when I asked šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø but unfortunately not the _HOW_ I presume he tells Athom facts šŸ«£šŸ˜… (I know, Athom sells ā€œlocal onlyā€ for physical Homeys as well) > [@Homey Self-Hosted Server (Pre release analysis)](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-pre-release-analysis/146695/67): > > ![Screenshot_20251217_200835_Firefox](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/6/6/667cf202fe4e6a11660032941f2b0a323138d6cb.jpeg) > [@Homey Self-Hosted Server (Pre release analysis)](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-pre-release-analysis/146695/69): > > > [@Homey Self-Hosted Server (Pre release analysis)](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-pre-release-analysis/146695/67): > > > > when one pays the ā‚¬149,- , will one become owner of the software (if thatā€™s possible at all)? > > @Doekse ? > > You get a lifetime license to use the software A life time license doesnā€™t (need to) get checked after validating **once** , but this is an assumption on my end; AFAIK the license exists in your account, not on a Homey SHS instance. Is it a bit like that, Abe? @Doekse And how does it work when Athom (cloud) is gone? ---
**Author:** ![Vnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@Vnet](https://community.homey.app/u/Vnet)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/84 "2026-01-04T19:14:45Z")
that can be tested by blocking all outbound traffic from shs towards internet to see what happens i have a mikrotik firewall between shs and inet, so might test that. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108/85 "2026-01-04T19:15:05Z")
@kvolden @Welshsmarthome For these assumptions and the ā€œI heard this and thatā€: The best source for this kind of information is the knowledge base imho. The bridge can connect with max. 15 children _ **directly** _; when these are zigbee routers, you can _ **expand** _ the mesh with additional routers, and start adding your end-devices, until the performance drops or random errors occur. Then youā€™ve reached the limit. When the zigbee and wifi 2.4GHz channels are tuned, and when thereā€™s little or low wifi signal from close neighbours, using more than the advised maximum of 35-40 devices should be possible. [https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/4414431713682-Creating-a-stable-Zigbee-network-with-Homey-Bridge](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/4414431713682-Creating-a-stable-Zigbee-network-with-Homey-Bridge) [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108.md?page=2) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-and-self-hosted-homey-working-together/147108.md?page=4)