# How do i get thread? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** app, thread, homey-self-hosted\ **Created:** [October 14, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849 "2026-10-14T12:12:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Carllui](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/carllui/32/178954_2.png) [@Carllui](https://community.homey.app/u/Carllui)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/1 "2026-10-14T12:12:57Z")
Hello, i have buy some ikea things timmerflotte and grillplats but i can’t get it to work whit homey some i read i need to have thread/Thread Border Routers and dont to get one some i read you can use some apple tv and homepode but i dont have is a cheap way to do it ? and i new for homey use for like a week now (: i use a raspberry pi 4 8gb whit 64gb sd card ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Nono](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@Mike\_Nono](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike_Nono)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/2 "2026-10-14T13:40:42Z")
Maybe a ikea dirigera hub or someting like it ---
**Author:** ![Yustmenl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/yustmenl/32/10659_2.png) [@Yustmenl](https://community.homey.app/u/Yustmenl)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/3 "2026-10-14T13:57:42Z")
there are a lot of threads regarding grillplats on the forum. and Homey is a border router, so you can connect them but Ikea has some issue with connecting when you start with the first devices on thread. advice first connect the powered devices. before you do the battery sensors. ---
**Author:** ![Carllui](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/carllui/32/178954_2.png) [@Carllui](https://community.homey.app/u/Carllui)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/4 "2026-10-14T14:09:34Z")
i think to buy a Sonoff ZBDongle-E but i dont know is will work ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/5 "2026-10-14T14:12:37Z")
That will definitely **not** work, Homey SHS does not support external dongles. You’ll need an IKEA Dirigera in that case and use the “IKEA Dirigera” Homey app ---
**Author:** ![Yustmenl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/yustmenl/32/10659_2.png) [@Yustmenl](https://community.homey.app/u/Yustmenl)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/6 "2026-10-14T14:20:09Z")
> [@Carllui](#): > > i need to have threa just noticed you are using SHS, then you need to buy a Homey Bridge. Then you will have all protocols available. ---
**Author:** ![Carllui](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/carllui/32/178954_2.png) [@Carllui](https://community.homey.app/u/Carllui)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/7 "2026-10-14T14:25:52Z")
so it will work i also buy a homey bridge ? ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/8 "2026-10-14T14:31:58Z")
No, Thread does not work on Homey Bridge. Like I said earlier, you need the IKEA Dirigera ---
**Author:** ![Carllui](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/carllui/32/178954_2.png) [@Carllui](https://community.homey.app/u/Carllui)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/9 "2026-10-14T14:32:22Z")
how so you can use a apple tv ? for a thread border router ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Nono](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@Mike\_Nono](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike_Nono)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/10 "2026-10-14T14:34:12Z")
But you said you don’t have an apple tv, and you needed something cheap. Then buy the Dirigera and add it as a matter in shs ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/11 "2026-10-14T14:34:57Z")
Maybe via HomeKitty and Apple Home automations, you might be able to replicate some functionality in Homey if you have an Apple TV, but energy measurement probably won’t be possible as you’d need an automation in Apple for each possible energy value ---
**Author:** ![Carllui](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/carllui/32/178954_2.png) [@Carllui](https://community.homey.app/u/Carllui)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/12 "2026-10-14T14:45:15Z")
i dont know why is dont work for homey but in home assistant > **[Modern Guide to Thread on a Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus V2](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/modern-guide-to-thread-on-a-sonoff-zigbee-3-0-usb-dongle-plus-v2/921089)** > > I spent over an hour fussing with an Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus V2 trying to get it to act as a Thread Border Router. Looking back, all the information I needed does exist somewhere, but as a new user doing it very recently, all I found... ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/13 "2026-10-14T14:46:15Z")
That won’t work, Homey SHS does not support external USB dongles. You need the Dirigera ---
**Author:** ![Carllui](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/carllui/32/178954_2.png) [@Carllui](https://community.homey.app/u/Carllui)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/14 "2026-10-14T14:52:01Z")
The problem with the IKEA DIRIGERA hub is that it mainly focuses on IKEA products. If I want to buy smart home devices from other brands, do I need to buy a separate hub for each brand? Since I’m building my smart home around Homey, I want everything to work together through one central system. I don’t want to end up buying five different hubs just to connect all my smart home devices. I want a setup where I can mix products from different brands without needing a separate hub for each one. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/15 "2026-10-14T14:56:15Z")
> [@Carllui](#): > > i think to buy a Sonoff ZBDongle-E > but i dont know is will work Not directly with Homey → A Sonoff ZBDongle-E is a zigbee only dongle by the way, you’ll need something like a [SMLight Hub](https://smlight.tech/products/smhub). Homey should be able to use it as TBR. You’ll possibly need an MQTT Broker & Client, there are Homey apps available. ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/16 "2026-10-14T15:00:36Z")
> [@Peter\_Kawa](#): > > Next, you can add the devices to Homey per [Homey Zigbee2MQTT community app](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-zigbee2mqtt-use-zigbee-devices-via-mqtt/83214). A Thread device? That won’t work AFAIK, but I have no experience with Zigbee 2 Mqtt ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/17 "2026-10-14T15:02:33Z")
> [@Carllui](#): > > If I want to buy smart home devices from other brands, do I need to buy a separate hub for each brand Yes, but only for every Thread device of each different brand. If your Zigbee, Z-Wave, RF, BLE or IR devices are supported by Homey, you can use Homey Bridge as well ---
**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:** [October 14, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-get-thread/160849/18 "2026-10-14T15:03:03Z")
Please give me some time to finish my post.