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	29159	November 27, 2020
Connect to new BMW CarData service through MQTT Solutions	79	3152	April 13, 2026
OpenClaw to manage OpenHAB config Tutorials & Examples	2	146	April 13, 2026
Pi-Hole Integration Tutorials & Examples httpbinding1 , network , pihole	98	26372	April 12, 2026
Fronius Widget for Generation and Consumption including Rules Solutions	6	574	April 10, 2026
Rademacher Homepilot (DuoFern) via http-Binding Solutions rademacher , duofern , homepilot	97	11957	April 8, 2026
OH3.X & OH4.X Alternative Java serial provider Solutions smartmeter	39	4862	March 30, 2026
Pairing Matter over Thread devices (Ikea et al) using HW Conbee II or III Tutorials & Examples thread , conbee , matter , otbr	20	1164	March 29, 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	348	40735	March 27, 2026
How to update IKEA TIMMERFLOTTE Matter-over-Thread firmware without DIRIGERA or Home Assistant Solutions ota , thread , matter , timmerflotte	2	145	March 24, 2026
Migrating InfluxDB Data to a new installation Solutions influxdb , migration	12	3566	March 21, 2026
Docker Image with graalpy venv setup for pythonautomation addon Tutorials & Examples	5	104	March 19, 2026
Managing openHAB Rules Like Production Software: Testing, Automation, and Troubleshooting Tutorials & Examples rules	2	261	March 18, 2026
Fujitsu Airstage Control Solutions ac , fujitsu	5	105	March 17, 2026
Automated Motorcycle Dashcam Backup with openHAB, Shelly & Raspberry Pi — Triggered by Battery Charger Detection Tutorials & Examples js , shelly , raspberrypi4 , automations	3	90	March 15, 2026
How To Troubleshoot Custom Widgets Tutorials & Examples widget , mainui	0	136	March 8, 2026
Streaming music locally using icecast2 and mpd Tutorials & Examples	2	119	March 8, 2026
How To: Implementing Matter with Docker (or Container Manager) on a Synology Disk Station Solutions docker , synology , matter , openhab5 , container-manager	1	1174	February 28, 2026
Tesla Powerwall 3 Integration using PyPowerwall Proxy & HTTP Binding Solutions	4	660	February 26, 2026
Sofabaton X2 integration Tutorials & Examples	6	203	April 8, 2026
Ring Doorbell (gen2) with ring-mqtt project openHAB Stories	38	5430	February 23, 2026
Updated Appliance Monitoring rule Solutions	4	119	February 13, 2026
How to build a redundant and resilient Thread network for Matter with OpenThread Solutions thread , ipv6 , matter , otbr , ieee-802154	1	639	February 8, 2026
The Developer Sidebar Revisited [5.1 updates] Solutions mainui	1	137	February 6, 2026
All you need to make OH bridge Items to Matter Solutions matter	19	1517	February 5, 2026
RGB Sequencer in DSL rules Tutorials & Examples	1	60	March 18, 2026
How To Build An Advanced Custom Widget Tutorials & Examples widget , mainui	1	274	March 17, 2026
ChatGPT / AI - Event Log Analysis Solutions chatgpt	7	157	January 26, 2026
Zwave Z-stick SDK issue with OH Z-wave binding Solutions z-wave , zwave , z-stick	21	739	January 24, 2026
Example and How-to: UI for Smartphone with MainUI Solutions main-ui , mainui	1	180	January 23, 2026