Tutorials & Examples

openHAB Stories Show off your Smart Home Automation! Share a story! Post a few pictures of your setup or tell us about a memorable openHAB experience. No need for further technical explanation. Inspire others! HABPanel Examples Examples dashboard of HABPanel and descriptions how to create them. Solutions Concrete combinations of items+rules+sitemaps+..., can be binding or device specific.

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How to ask a good question / Help Us Help You Tutorials & Examples Before you ask… Community forum is NOT a helpdesk Let’s put this in the front: nobody here works for openHAB. The community members are helping with an Open Source Project, not a commercial software. Additionally, the f…	85	29089	November 27, 2020
Pairing Matter over Thread devices (Ikea et al) using HW Conbee II or III Tutorials & Examples thread , conbee , matter , otbr	19	799	March 3, 2026
Streaming music locally using icecast2 and mpd Tutorials & Examples	1	46	March 1, 2026
My new Smart Home Automation System with OpenHab2 - Work in progress -> Migrating to OpenHAB3 -> Migrating to OpenHAB 4 -> Migrating to OpenHAB 5 openHAB Stories tutorial , openhab , openhab3 , openhab4 , openhab5	344	40420	February 28, 2026
How To: Implementing Matter with Docker (or Container Manager) on a Synology Disk Station Solutions docker , synology , matter , openhab5 , container-manager	1	1011	February 28, 2026
Tesla Powerwall 3 Integration using PyPowerwall Proxy & HTTP Binding Solutions	4	579	February 26, 2026
Sofabaton X2 integration Tutorials & Examples	5	110	February 25, 2026
Managing openHAB Rules Like Production Software: Testing, Automation, and Troubleshooting Tutorials & Examples rules	0	127	February 24, 2026
Docker Image with graalpy venv setup for pythonautomation addon Tutorials & Examples	3	52	February 23, 2026
Ring Doorbell (gen2) with ring-mqtt project openHAB Stories	38	5381	February 23, 2026
Pi-Hole Integration Tutorials & Examples httpbinding1 , network , pihole	96	26155	February 23, 2026
Fujitsu Airstage Control Solutions ac , fujitsu	2	53	February 18, 2026
Updated Appliance Monitoring rule Solutions	4	109	February 13, 2026
How to build a redundant and resilient Thread network for Matter with OpenThread Solutions thread , ipv6 , matter , otbr , ieee-802154	1	374	February 8, 2026
The Developer Sidebar Revisited [5.1 updates] Solutions mainui	1	125	February 6, 2026
All you need to make OH bridge Items to Matter Solutions matter	19	1409	February 5, 2026
RGB Sequencer in DSL rules Tutorials & Examples	0	54	February 4, 2026
How To Build An Advanced Custom Widget Tutorials & Examples widget , mainui	0	184	February 3, 2026
Connect to new BMW CarData service through MQTT Solutions	78	2833	January 31, 2026
ChatGPT / AI - Event Log Analysis Solutions chatgpt	7	139	January 26, 2026
Zwave Z-stick SDK issue with OH Z-wave binding Solutions z-wave , zwave , z-stick	21	709	January 24, 2026
Example and How-to: UI for Smartphone with MainUI Solutions main-ui , mainui	1	139	January 23, 2026
NetAlertX for Network Status of Devices Solutions	0	126	January 22, 2026
Rrd4j edit tool for OH 5 Tutorials & Examples	7	261	March 2, 2026
Grafana Canvas - without Persistence! Tutorials & Examples restapi , grafana	2	126	March 2, 2026
What gateway for OH+Thread (Matter) Tutorials & Examples matter	15	452	March 1, 2026
Game release: OH Shooter. The worlds first HAFPS! openHAB Stories game	13	2312	January 12, 2026
Bringing electricity information from eloverblik.dk and energidataservice.dk into Openhab Solutions restapi , rules , scripts , electricity , openhab3	151	5082	December 30, 2025
Monoprice 6-zone Audio amp items, sitemap & rules Tutorials & Examples monoprice , regex	55	12015	December 30, 2025
How and Why to Write a Rule Template (revisited) Solutions rules , templates	2	293	December 29, 2025