what to use, and why? Cons and pros For now I got Z2M but I‘m not convinced, so I would like your opinion on that.

I would definitely keep it at Z2M. Homey’s Zigbee integration is not as reliable as Z2M with a good Zigbee dongle. I’ve never had a more reliable Zigbee network after switching to Z2M. What makes it that you are not convinced by Z2M?

I concur. Z2M has been extremely reliable for me and usually supports new devices much earlier. Plus the community Zigbee2MQTT app works very well.

ok, I guess I will stick to it :wink: I did order a bridge so I was unshure allthough Z2M works. What Coordinator do you use? For now I have the conbee2 which is ok I guess. What about the other Protocolls, do you add a Bluetooth or something else? I use mainly zigbee… And where do you run your S…

I don’t know about Proxmox, but on Synology it is a pain in the *ss to get/keep USB dongles working. A UTP dongle also gives you much more flexibility in where to place it, and it also has a web interface for settings, updating firmware, etc. So I would definitely recommend a UTP dongle. I swapped…

I have had this SMLIGHT SLZB06M — Smart Zigbee Gateway for Home Assistant | SMLIGHT for a year or so connected to Zigbee2MQTT and from there use the Zigbee2MQTT | Homey to add the sevices to Homey. The only thing missing from that app is support for adding Z2M scenes as devices to Homey.

[image] Frank_Zlobl: ? I heard they don‘t keep the data as long on hemey, not shure about SHS, cause limited storage is not a problem. Define “long”? [Screenshot_20251229_035206_Firefox] What you heard is probably about the detailed data being not keeped that long: Insights data gets avera…

Ive got my SHS server up and running on proxmox and works great. Want to get my Zigbee devices over but not using the bridge. If I was to buy a sonoff dongle max [image] SONOFF Dongle Max Zigbee/Thread PoE Dongle | Dongle-M Dongle Max is a PoE dongle with EFR32MG24 + ESP32D0WDR2, dual …

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 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 by Robin…

uhm [image] m also interested to make a thread border router with the Sonoff Dongle Max, but I did not succeed to make it work. [image] SHS and 3rd Party Thread Boarder Router (like Open TBR) You need to be running a Thread border router (like OTBR), the dongle just provides a Thread radi…

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