# Homey Self-Hosted Server on Windows | Megathread **URL:** \ **Category:** Homey Self-Hosted Server\ **Tags:** homey-self-hosted\ **Created:** [December 5, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434 "2025-12-05T14:10:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Emile](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/emile/32/115314_2.png) [@Emile](https://community.homey.app/u/Emile)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/1 "2025-12-05T14:10:55Z")
In this thread we can discuss running Homey Self-Hosted Server on Windows. ## Installation Learn how to [Install Homey Self-Hosted Server on Windows](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/23975204834844-How-to-install-Homey-Self-Hosted-Server-on-Windows). ## Known Limitations None at this moment. ---
**Author:** ![Ferdinand99](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ferdinand99/32/79353_2.png) [@Ferdinand99](https://community.homey.app/u/Ferdinand99)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/2 "2025-12-17T16:06:00Z")
Is it needed to use the Homey Bridge to get zigbee/z-wave? I have zigbee and z-wave dongles that I would love to just plug into the SHS instance and use those like i did in Home-Assistant ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/4 "2025-12-17T19:42:16Z")
> [@Michael\_Warrer](#): > > There is no self hosted server under new in the app ? update your Mobile app to v9.6.6 in the Play or App store [Homey Mobile App Changelog | Homey](https://homey.app/en-us/wiki/homey-mobile-app-changelog/) ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/6 "2025-12-17T19:47:41Z")
> [@Ferdinand99](#): > > Is it needed to use the Homey Bridge to get zigbee/z-wave Yes, or Homey Pro using HomeyLink [HomeyLink | Homey](https://homey.app/a/com.athom.link/) or one of the other supported bridges or even [Home Assistant | Homey](https://homey.app/a/io.home-assistant/) with your Sticks ---
**Author:** ![larsyr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/larsyr/32/148029_2.png) [@larsyr](https://community.homey.app/u/larsyr)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/7 "2025-12-17T20:59:40Z")
Is there a reason why Homey-SHS on Windows should run inside a Virtual Machine, instead of using Docker Desktop on WSL2? I just started the docker-container on WSL2, exposed port 4859, and was able to connect and register the self-hosted instance of homey. On a first glance, everything seems to work fine. Although, I didn’t really test all features, because I have no method of connectivity _ **yet** _. I am curious. Is it possible to run Homey-SHS on WSL2, or will there eventually be problems? If this works, it could be a great addition to the installation page! **My Configuration:** ```auto # homey-shs.yml services: homey-shs: image: ghcr.io/athombv/homey-shs:latest container_name: homey-shs restart: unless-stopped privileged: true volumes: - ./homey-shs:/homey/user ports: - "4859:4859" ``` Things I changed: - Removed “network\_mode: host", because this doesn’t seem to work on Windows. - Added “ports: “4859:4859““, so the TCP port is exposed. In the Homey App, I just entered the IP-address of my windows machine and it worked. > _I must note, My Windows Defender Firewall has a rule to allow all TCP and UDP traffic from outside to my Windows Machine (The rule is called “Docker Desktop Backend“). I can’t remember adding this myself, so I believe this must be set by default._ > > _Control Panel → System and Security → Windows Defender Firewall → Advanced Settings (required administrator permissions) → Inbound Rules_ I am curious about the possibilities! (For me, personally, running Homey on Windows inside Docker Desktop is just for some testing and tinkering) ---
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/8 "2025-12-18T07:26:53Z")
Anyone an idea what could be the problem here? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/4/745c277df16c83af65feca6f42b7a0a2930d3b12.png) ---
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 7:53am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/9 "2025-12-18T07:53:42Z")
changed network from bridge mode to NAT and it worked. ---
**Author:** ![Emile](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/emile/32/115314_2.png) [@Emile](https://community.homey.app/u/Emile)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/10 "2025-12-18T09:09:48Z")
Networking, mdns and Matter won’t work correctly under WSL. ---
**Author:** ![Yasin\_Sogutlu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/yasin_sogutlu/32/18295_2.png) [@Yasin\_Sogutlu](https://community.homey.app/u/Yasin_Sogutlu)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/12 "2025-12-18T17:22:19Z")
Hi Emile, is there an option to directly install homey on a Windows 11 machine without having the run VMWare or VirtualBox? I would like to use a dedicated pc to run homey en buy the Homey Bridge for the signee, z-wave, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/13 "2025-12-18T17:28:10Z")
> [@Yasin\_Sogutlu](#): > > dedicated pc A dedicated PC for Homey should run Linux + Docker, not Windows… > [@Emile](#): > > Networking, mdns and Matter won’t work correctly under WSL. So enough reasons you don’t want it on W11 + WSL + Docker 😉 > [Homey Self-Hosted Server with Docker on Linux | Megathread](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-with-docker-on-linux-megathread/146441) ---
**Author:** ![H\_van\_Barneveld](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/h_van_barneveld/32/18371_2.png) [@H\_van\_Barneveld](https://community.homey.app/u/H_van_Barneveld)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 7:31am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/14 "2025-12-19T07:31:29Z")
Should it be possible to install SHS on a Samsung tab that also (and only) is used as wall Dashboard for Homey? ---
**Author:** ![F3006](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/f3006/32/37967_2.png) [@F3006](https://community.homey.app/u/F3006)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/15 "2025-12-24T13:55:24Z")
How to update homey self hosted on windows computer running on wmware? When trying to update from the app there is a link going to a how to , but could not find out how to actually do the update . ---
**Author:** ![Ocyberbum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ocyberbum/32/47809_2.png) [@Ocyberbum](https://community.homey.app/u/Ocyberbum)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/16 "2025-12-24T18:55:18Z")
I just asked a similar question using win11pro and VmWorkstation and all i get is a error below ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/6/c6e1cf2b635ba097ff97a138df325f476ed95ffb.png) ok, i hit enter and got the access to the terminal window in VmWare, I checked out the docker info: then used the docker update command and still no luck, did i miss something?? ok .. good old Ai said to do this using docker and the command i typed in.. ended up having a extra space before .io ☹ After that was finished the SHS showed no updates ```auto docker pull ghcr.io/athombv/homey-shs ``` ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/8/f8b7d90a27f902831714f54db948c3fcd3554084.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/2/f2c4e0780787c7c2c1eec022ab22151b428c3f06.png) ---
**Author:** ![Stijn\_Lentfert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stijn_lentfert/32/121247_2.png) [@Stijn\_Lentfert](https://community.homey.app/u/Stijn_Lentfert)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/17 "2025-12-28T18:52:05Z")
Heya, just installed everything on the virtuel server on windows. everything is setup correctly but for some reason it wont let me connect to the server and even see the server when adding it. ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/18 "2025-12-28T19:17:29Z")
Do you have the option to add a SHS? Otherwise you might have to update your Homey app (to at least v9.6.6) first… ---
**Author:** ![Stijn\_Lentfert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stijn_lentfert/32/121247_2.png) [@Stijn\_Lentfert](https://community.homey.app/u/Stijn_Lentfert)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/19 "2025-12-28T19:38:37Z")
yea got the option cant ad in manually and it cant find it. ---
**Author:** ![Stijn\_Lentfert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stijn_lentfert/32/121247_2.png) [@Stijn\_Lentfert](https://community.homey.app/u/Stijn_Lentfert)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/20 "2025-12-28T19:43:18Z")
it bassicly isnt showing up in the network ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/21 "2025-12-28T20:39:40Z")
> [@Stijn\_Lentfert](#): > > just installed everything on the virtuel server on windows. did you follow this instruction? [https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/23975204834844-How-to-install-Homey-Self-Hosted-Server-on-Windows](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/23975204834844-How-to-install-Homey-Self-Hosted-Server-on-Windows) ---
**Author:** ![Stijn\_Lentfert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stijn_lentfert/32/121247_2.png) [@Stijn\_Lentfert](https://community.homey.app/u/Stijn_Lentfert)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/22 "2025-12-28T20:42:29Z")
uhu yep also tried both ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434/23 "2025-12-28T20:46:13Z")
What Network option did you choose in VMware Workstation? [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-windows-megathread/146434.md?page=2)