# How to extend my Zigbee mesh ? Via Aqara Hub M2?

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**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [April 11, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-extend-my-zigbee-mesh-via-aqara-hub-m2/46109 "2021-04-11T16:58:36Z")\
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**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:** [September 20, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-extend-my-zigbee-mesh-via-aqara-hub-m2/46109/13 "2022-09-20T17:19:51Z")

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> [@SortOfSmart](#):
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> I just quoted them

Okay, I got a bit itchy hehe…  
That’s why I wrote:

> [@Peter\_Kawa](#):
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> few words about that _in general_

I thought it was not necessary to add “_nothing personal_” to it. It is not personal at all 😉

> [@SortOfSmart](#):
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> Raspberry + Conbee stick the better option? Note: I’m an ehm… Pi-naive person, but I can learn.

I’ve an old NUC with Debian OS, and run a VirtualBox image of Home assistant on it, all pretty straightforward to set up, but do not use zigbee with that yet.  
When you add a zigbee stick and add a zigbee integration, that’s almost it. Pair all zigbee devices with it, and install the community Home Assistant app on Homey.  
Then, you can add all supported zigbee devices to Homey and use them like they are native Homey devices.

See also this thread, but it is in Dutch:

> [@Zigbee via Home Assistant naar Homey](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-via-home-assistant-naar-homey/68593/2):
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> Heel eenvoudig, d.m.v. de Home Assistant app voor Homey. De [Athom versie](https://homey.app/nl-nl/app/io.home-assistant/Home-Assistant/) of de [community versie](https://store.homey.community/app/io.home-assistant): dat is even uittesten wat je prettiger vindt werken. Let op dat deze twee apps elkaar (konden?) overschrijven, als je er al één hebt geïnstalleerd en de andere ook wil installeren (maar de al toegevoegde devices blijven niet-werkend gewoon bestaan) Het zijn dan gewoon Homey devices geworden eigenlijk, en als zodanig te gebruiken.

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