# Newbie questions about hubs **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [March 11, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/newbie-questions-about-hubs/132543 "2025-03-11T22:10:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**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:** [March 11, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/newbie-questions-about-hubs/132543/2 "2025-03-11T22:56:12Z")
I have to warn you: Aqara (sensors) and Ikea lights don’t mix when both added to Homey zigbee. The sensors stop sending updates when connected to an Ikea light’s router, and worse, they stop looking for other routers as well. This 5y or longer issue seems to be onresolvable for the Athom team. It occurs on both Pro 2016-2019 and Pro 2023 models. I’d like to recommend to keep HA running with zigbee2mqtt, there’s no Aqara/Ikea issue whatsoever. Also for support for new(er) devices H.A. beats Homey often. They integrate very well: > [@\[TUTORIAL\]\[PRO\] How to integrate Home Assistant with Homey Pro and v.v](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-how-to-integrate-home-assistant-with-homey-pro/92641): > > → Nederlandstalige versie → [klik hier](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-home-assistant-integreren-met-homey/77587) → Tutorial with examples of setting up HA from scratch, extended with zwave as example → [click me](https://community.homey.app/t/honeywell-t6-pro-zwave-help/114693/5) It is not very easy to connect Home Assistant (or HA) with Homey Pro when you are new to it, hence this comprehensive guide. You can make it work! (At least I hope so grin ) When I forgot something, or something is wrong: feel free to point it out. By default, all Homey devices are available @ HA after a successful connection using MQTT; BUT you ne… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/newbie-questions-about-hubs/132543)._