In my opinion, there really should be an option to reboot your Homey Bridge software-based. My Z-wave network sometimes needs a reboot (or for any other reason) and fiddling with the micro USB long term doesn’t seem like it would be good for my bridge. USB C would be a different story, but I’m afraid I’ll one day might damage the connector. Shouldn’t be to hard to implement I reckon.
You can use any WiFi-based smart plug (like the Tapo P100) to reboot the Bridge from the Tapo mobile app and from within Homey Cloud itself.
I could, but that’s an iffy workaround, not a proper solution.
It doesn’t appear that there was any action on this and there is still no software solution for restarting remotely. Considering I can remotely restart my homey pro mini inside the homey software it seems very odd that the bridge can’t be. I also dislike the idea of needing a smart plug to handle it. Especially since my main reasons for restarting the bridge would be to resolve network problems. It seems like a problem waiting to happen.
I’m new to these forums, do the devs ever check in on these topics, or is there a place for suggestions?
I agree there should be a soft reboot option for it, pulling the plug as the only possibility is quite odd
But your network problems are the main issue imho. Like Pro 2016-2019 models, Homey Bridge only likes a dedicated 2.4GHz wifi connection. There’s even a dedicated topic:
When it’s connected to one of several AP’s, make sure it isn’t allowed to roam.
Bind its IP address to its MAC address (“reserve IP address”).
No. The only official support channel is Support | Homey
