# 🤓 What's up, Nerds? — Introducing Homey Self-Hosted Server **URL:** \ **Category:** Official Announcements\ **Tags:** announcement, homey-self-hosted\ **Created:** [December 15, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971 "2025-12-15T18:16:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/81 "2025-12-17T16:21:40Z")
My HomeWizard Link app uses a lot of RAM, I just checked on my Pro 2019 and it’s 26MB there, but it’s 86MB on the SHS, and I even have less devices on the SHS compared to the Pro 2019. Why does it use so much RAM compared to my Pro 2019? Or is it a bug in my app? ---
**Author:** ![Stephen\_Affolter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stephen_affolter/32/79234_2.png) [@Stephen\_Affolter](https://community.homey.app/u/Stephen_Affolter)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/82 "2025-12-17T16:29:45Z")
I have a Homey Pro, can I use it with Homey Self-Hosted Server instead of Homey Bridge? ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Bartels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_bartels/32/12762_2.png) [@Henk\_Bartels](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Bartels)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/83 "2025-12-17T16:30:10Z")
People using Matter/Thread devices can not use this SHS. And that is a shame. More and more device are coming with this new protocol. So i will wait or switch to HA… ---
**Author:** ![ricercar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ricercar/32/101928_2.png) [@ricercar](https://community.homey.app/u/ricercar)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/84 "2025-12-17T16:31:18Z")
Same here. I have 100+ devices and 50+ flows. I’m not using SHS if I can’t switch from Homey Pro’s backup. ---
**Author:** ![PP5D](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pp5d/32/79935_2.png) [@PP5D](https://community.homey.app/u/PP5D)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/85 "2025-12-17T16:32:07Z")
Will it be possible to get WRITE scopes for Homey app developers on the self-hosted Homey instance? It really would open up a ton of opportunities to be able to e.g. programmatically write new flows or augment existing ones. ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/86 "2025-12-17T16:33:39Z")
I’m not a fan of Matter or Thread myself, I feel like they’re too unstable to become a mainstream protocol. For that reason I will keep using ZigBee devices myself, as it’s rock-solid and I’ve never had an issue with any ZigBee devices myself. ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Bartels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_bartels/32/12762_2.png) [@Henk\_Bartels](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Bartels)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/87 "2025-12-17T16:36:35Z")
The problem with Matter/Thread on a Homey is not working fine. That is because Homey uses the same hardware for Zigbee and Matter. With other Matter/Tread routers there are no problems (HA/Apple/Aqara). ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/88 "2025-12-17T16:37:27Z")
I have a Pro 2019 which doesn’t support Matter, but I have once used a few Matter devices on Google Home and it was too unstable for me so I just moved them back to Homey and then linked Homey to Google Home via the cloud ---
**Author:** ![Domenico\_Etere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@Domenico\_Etere](https://community.homey.app/u/Domenico_Etere)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/89 "2025-12-17T16:37:35Z")
pls vote on the link provided by Jonathan ---
**Author:** ![ricercar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ricercar/32/101928_2.png) [@ricercar](https://community.homey.app/u/ricercar)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/90 "2025-12-17T16:44:19Z")
already done of course 😇 ---
**Author:** ![deejayreissue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/deejayreissue/32/81912_2.png) [@deejayreissue](https://community.homey.app/u/deejayreissue)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/91 "2025-12-17T16:44:47Z")
What’s the point in using a Bridge They can’t be PoE ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/92 "2025-12-17T16:45:44Z")
Then you can extend with more protocols, like ZigBee, ZWave, RF, IR, etc. ---
**Author:** ![deejayreissue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/deejayreissue/32/81912_2.png) [@deejayreissue](https://community.homey.app/u/deejayreissue)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/93 "2025-12-17T16:47:03Z")
How does this work exactly? ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/94 "2025-12-17T16:48:03Z")
AFAIK it works over your LAN, so the Bridge and the SHS need to be on the same LAN ---
**Author:** ![deejayreissue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/deejayreissue/32/81912_2.png) [@deejayreissue](https://community.homey.app/u/deejayreissue)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/95 "2025-12-17T16:49:23Z")
Please @Doekse @Emile support the following third party thread border routers > **[GL-S20](https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-s20/)** > > GL-S20 is the ultimate Thread Border Router for hosting IoT devices. Runs on FreeRTOS and built-in with ESP32-S3. Supports 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and ethernet. > **[SONOFF Dongle Max Zigbee/Thread PoE Dongle | Dongle-M](https://sonoff.tech/en-us/products/sonoff-dongle-max-zigbee-thread-poe-dongle-dongle-m)** > > Dongle Max is a PoE dongle with EFR32MG24 + ESP32D0WDR2, dual antennas, and USB/TCP support, working as a high-performance gateway for Home Assistant. ---
**Author:** ![Doekse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/doekse/32/109415_2.png) [@Doekse](https://community.homey.app/u/Doekse)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/96 "2025-12-17T16:50:26Z")
They already work. I’m using my SHS set-up with a SONOFF Dongle Max running OpenThread Border Router in a separate Docker container 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/97 "2025-12-17T16:54:40Z")
What about future feature upgrades? For example, advanced flows and dashboards were a paid upgrade for older HP users. Are they included in a lifetime or monthly subscription since SHS is a subscription model? ---
**Author:** ![deejayreissue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/deejayreissue/32/81912_2.png) [@deejayreissue](https://community.homey.app/u/deejayreissue)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/98 "2025-12-17T16:55:36Z")
Incredible, that’s all I needed to know. Thank you! Best Homey update of the year IMHO I moved the network rack into the loft earlier this year, to free up space on the landing and it’s been challenging to get my thread network stable enough. This will solve all those issues as I have about 20 Cat6 ports around the house now. The issues of renovating a period UK property! ---
**Author:** ![Flavien317](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/flavien317/32/121140_2.png) [@Flavien317](https://community.homey.app/u/Flavien317)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/99 "2025-12-17T16:56:23Z")
Hey! If I use the Homey Self-Hosted Server (SHS), can I simply plug in any Zigbee/Z-Wave USB dongle (on RPi for exemple) to get support for these protocols, or do I strictly need a Homey Bridge? ---
**Author:** ![Olivier67](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/olivier67/32/118108_2.png) [@Olivier67](https://community.homey.app/u/Olivier67)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971/100 "2025-12-17T17:04:54Z")
Hello, this is just incredible… I already installed it on Proxmox, created the home, and immediately took a snapshot. That way, there’s no problem backing up the LXC as I go… I use Home Assistant, but I use the community app HA and I can connect all the sensors I want, without limits, and without needing a Homey Hub. My wife thanks you, she’s going to be thrilled. She’ll finally be able to use a user-friendly app. Happy holidays to the whole team and what a fantastic gift! [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971.md?page=4) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/whats-up-nerds-introducing-homey-self-hosted-server/146971.md?page=6)