# SHS - Homey Bridge vs Zigbee2MQTT

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/shs-homey-bridge-vs-zigbee2mqtt/147909>\
**Category:** Homey Self-Hosted Server\
**Tags:** zigbee, homey-bridge, homey-shs\
**Created:** [December 27, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/shs-homey-bridge-vs-zigbee2mqtt/147909 "2025-12-27T08:40:58Z")\
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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:** [December 24, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/shs-homey-bridge-vs-zigbee2mqtt/147909/10 "2025-12-24T14:07:51Z")

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Yes, you’re missing a zigbee controller.  
It needs to get connected to, say, zigbee2mqtt. It’s not an all-in-one device.

You can probably [install zigbee2mqtt](https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/installation/) f.e. as Docker image, or on linux on the same machine running proxmox. Follow the link to find out

@ Homey: use the [zigbee2mqtt app](https://community.homey.app/t/83214) by Robin to add the zigbee devices to Homey SHS.  
No need for additional MQTT apps.

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