# \[TUTORIAL\]\[PRO\] Install Home Assistant community store app, and Athom app side-by-side **URL:** \ **Category:** Tutorials\ **Tags:** app, community-app\ **Created:** [October 19, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846 "2022-10-19T16:54:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [October 19, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/1 "2022-10-19T16:54:33Z")
> [@\[TUTORIAL\]\[PRO\] Install Home Assistant community store app, and Athom app side-by-side](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/18): > > Info for new readers: The Home Assistant community app is now updated and extended by RonnyW, and available in the app store! Ofcourse side-by-side installable to Athom’s HA app just like that white_check_mark Original post: Both apps have slightly different possibilities, but overwrite eachother when installing; caused by both using the same ID: `io.home-assistant` This can be ‘workarounded’ by installing the community app via the command line (a.k.a. CLI). After download, we edit a file and alter the app ID. This way, the Athom app can run next to the community app. - Go to the folder where you want to save the HomeAassisant hcs app files I’ll just show the commands I did. I work on linux btw, so things might look a little different. ```auto pd@laptop:~$ cd /home/pedw/Desktop/Homey pd@laptop:~/Desktop/Homey$ git clone https://github.com/rogro82/io.homeassistant.git ``` Now you downloaded the HA hcs app files 😉 - Ok, go to the folder with the app files: ```auto cd io.homeassistant ``` - Now, edit the file `app.json` Change `"id": "io.homeassistant"` into `"id": "community.io.homeassistant"` Change `"en": "Home Assistant"` into `"en": "Home Assistant HCS"` - - Screenshot: ![Screenshot from 2022-10-19 15-43-46](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/a/8a9e1cae41b996fb15aaa3644fa2c09c17629eab.png) This way, it doesn’t overwrite the Athom HA app! - Now you probably need to install Node.js: [https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.18.0/node-v16.18.0-x64.msi](https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.18.0/node-v16.18.0-x64.msi) (for 64-bit ms windows OS) , or look for other versions at [Node.js — Download Node.js®](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) - A complete guide: How to run or install apps using the command line: [[HOW TO] CLI install method](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-cli-install-method/198) - When all’s set, select your Homey (when you have more than one Homey (incl. Homey cloud/bridge)): ```auto pd@laptop:~/Desktop/Homey/io.homeassistant$ homey select ? Choose an active Homey: 1.HomeyPro Peter You have selected `1.HomeyPro Peter` as your active Homey. ``` - Now install the app: ```auto pd@laptop:~/Desktop/Homey/io.homeassistant$ homey app install ``` - When all’s going well, you should see someting like this returned: ```auto ✓ Pre-processing app... ✓ Validating app... Warning: flow.actions['callService'].titleFormatted is missing. Specifying a Flow card's formatted title will be required in the future. ✓ App validated successfully against level `debug` ✓ Packing Homey App... — App archive size: 1.08 MB, 153 files ✓ Installing Homey App on `1.HomeyPro Peter` (http://192.168.1.16:80)... ✓ Homey App `community.io.home-assistant` successfully installed ``` Screenshot of both apps side-by-side: ![Screenshot from 2022-10-19 15-58-17](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/8/482e11fa63df46fab4c4043f5d0d05c1cc1233a6.png) Please tell if something’s wrong, add suggestions, show hints etc. ~Peter ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/2 "2022-10-19T20:41:52Z")
Or someone creates a fork, changes the Json and uploads it into the HCS 😉 ---
**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:** [October 19, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/3 "2022-10-19T21:46:25Z")
I really don’t know why that didn’t happen alr. ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/4 "2022-10-20T04:39:36Z")
I already have a fork (as backup). I will check and make the change. Then Adrian could upload it into the HCS. And it’s still SDK2. Let’s see what I can do 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Undertaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/undertaker/32/53278_2.png) [@Undertaker](https://community.homey.app/u/Undertaker)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 4:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/5 "2022-10-20T04:50:20Z")
> [@RonnyW](#): > > Und es ist immer noch SDK2. Mal sehen, was ich tun kann:zwinkern: 🙏😘 ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 9:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/6 "2022-10-20T09:39:14Z")
The main problem with renaming an app ID is: This is an “new” app. You can install this app parallel to the old HCS app. You can’t make an update and you will need to re-add all devices to the new (parallel) installed app. But the advantage is: You can move the devices one by one and you have still the old ones to look at and test. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2022, 10:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/7 "2022-10-20T10:17:29Z")
Yes you’ll have “to start over”, and add devices again, but I liked the advantages more! And you problably can update it to SDk3 🙏😇😘 And with the ‘Device-Replace-Script’ by Martijn Poppen, you’ll fix your flows in a few minutes. > [@\[HOW-TO\]\[Pro\]\[Cloud\] - Tool to FIX (advanced) flows after removing and re-adding devices](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018): > > rotating_lightwarning Use at own risk! warning rotating_light Hi, So I just go a new house and wanted to make my Zigbee network a bit better by removing an re-adding my devices so I get a stable network. But the issue with this is you have to fix all your flows. (Ofcourse [Flow Checker App for Homey | Homey](https://homey.app/a/com.athom.flowchecker/) can indicate the broken flows) I made a small script which can help with fixing the flows. So what do you need: Device ID you would like to update - You can get this via t… ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 10:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/8 "2022-10-20T10:35:28Z")
Ok, I will check and upgrade it the next days 👍 ---
**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:** [October 20, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/9 "2022-10-20T10:44:18Z")
Wow, that’s cool! No hurries ofcourse and Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![JB2K](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jb2k/32/134070_2.png) [@JB2K](https://community.homey.app/u/JB2K)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/10 "2022-10-20T12:06:02Z")
i can only give you one heart but i want to give you 100 hearts if you can update the app! thanks! by the way: if you could look at the lights somehow a light doesn’t get dim function only on and off i guess the lights.\* attributes got changes at the home assistant end ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/11 "2022-10-20T12:27:53Z")
Would it be ok for you to change the paitring dialog (device list) from multi selection (all deveces preselected) to single selection? Then it’s only possible to add one device for each started pairing, but yo don’t have to deselect \>100 devices first. Just a thought until Athom will enhance the multi device list. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/12 "2022-10-20T12:31:11Z")
+100 It’s very unpractical to deselect 500 devices, one by one, just to add _one_ device 😜 I requested a long time ago for the Athom HA app, if they can add “select all” “select none” buttons to the pairing dialog. It was ‘passed on to the devs’ 😬 ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/13 "2022-10-20T12:36:18Z")
Yeah, I askek in Slack and got this answer - so let’s hope it comes with the next major upgrade (I think comming with HomeyPro2023) 🙂 > The design will be updated at some point this will be included then. Until then I would like to change the pairing to single selection. I think that’s the most used case . ---
**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:** [October 20, 2022, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/14 "2022-10-20T12:38:11Z")
Good news! Yes I almost always add devices one at a time. They often should go in different zones anyways, so importing in ‘bulk’ seems not logical most of the time imho. ---
**Author:** ![JB2K](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jb2k/32/134070_2.png) [@JB2K](https://community.homey.app/u/JB2K)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/15 "2022-10-20T13:26:15Z")
Oh yeah i favorite one device vs de-selecting 500 as wel haha ---
**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:** [October 22, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/16 "2022-10-22T20:05:52Z")
Oh, if I can be of any help, let me know (test, add Dutch translation or the like) ---
**Author:** ![JB2K](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jb2k/32/134070_2.png) [@JB2K](https://community.homey.app/u/JB2K)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/17 "2022-10-22T22:50:02Z")
I added you to the slack channel ---
**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:** [November 7, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/18 "2022-11-07T22:19:11Z")
Info for new readers: The Home Assistant community app is now updated and extended by RonnyW, and available in the app store! Ofcourse side-by-side installable to Athom’s HA app just like that ✅ > **[Home Assistant Community](https://homey.app/en-us/app/io.home-assistant.community/Home-Assistant-Community/)** > > Connect to Home Assistant ---
**Author:** ![KieKeBoe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kiekeboe/32/56612_2.png) [@KieKeBoe](https://community.homey.app/u/KieKeBoe)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/19 "2022-11-10T00:22:56Z")
After a long search and finally installing Home Assistant with a Conbee 2 stick to solve all my zigbee problems. 40+ devices this came when called! So I just installed both apps and they run perfectly side by side, now I can transfer everything at my leisure. Thank you so much for this update! \*changed to English, sorry ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-pro-install-home-assistant-community-store-app-and-athom-app-side-by-side/70846/20 "2022-11-10T10:23:42Z")
Because this is an English language thread, please keep the English language. Thank you very much.