# HomeKit doesn't work after moving

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/homekit-doesnt-work-after-moving/167370>\
**Category:** Bindings\
**Tags:** homekit\
**Created:** [November 29, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/homekit-doesnt-work-after-moving/167370 "2025-11-29T17:08:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![RedTiger](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@RedTiger](https://community.openhab.org/u/RedTiger)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/homekit-doesnt-work-after-moving/167370/1 "2025-11-29T17:08:47Z")

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Hello everyone. After our move, we set up a new network. Now I’m trying to get everything smart again. Unfortunately, I can no longer add my openHAB to Apple Home via the HomeKit add-on.

I keep getting the error message: “Device already belongs to another home.”

I’ve already removed the add-on several times, restarted the Raspberry Pi, and re-added the add-on.

I’m stuck.

The homekit.jsn file is always there, too. I can’t delete it because it says I don’t have permission to do so, even though I am an administrator.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Jacek\_Kaczmarczyk](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/jacek_kaczmarczyk/32/58513_2.png) [@Jacek\_Kaczmarczyk](https://community.openhab.org/u/Jacek_Kaczmarczyk)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/homekit-doesnt-work-after-moving/167370/2 "2025-12-11T16:41:10Z")

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openhab-cli console -p habopen then

homekit clearPairings

check

avahi-browse -ar

look for openhab hap service and past the corresponding lines here

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**Author:** ![RedTiger](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@RedTiger](https://community.openhab.org/u/RedTiger)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/homekit-doesnt-work-after-moving/167370/3 "2025-12-11T19:05:50Z")

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Thank u very much. You have solved my problem. many Thanks . I Just looking, why some Lights did not exist in home. i add metadata as i use it at my last home but the switches/sliders for brightness will not shown in the home-app. I only control lights with switches or brightness.