i try to set up homekit at the moment and i fail to do so …
i am running openhab in a docker container on a mac mini server and using the latest snapshot 3.1 M3.
Unfortunately i cannot get it to work.
I use textual configuration and used the IP of my mac mini.
I also tried to comment out the line where the ip is set up (because the docs say when not configured it uses an OH preset).
No matter what i try - scanning the QR provided by the UI nor manually typing in the code - the bridge will not get discovered.
I did also try to forward the port 9123 from the docker machine but i cannot get it to run.
Do you have any hints for me?
Thanks!
Regards
Jonas
homekit.cfg:
org.openhab.homekit:port=9123
org.openhab.homekit:pin=some random code ie. XXX-XX-XXX
org.openhab.homekit:useFahrenheitTemperature=false
org.openhab.homekit:thermostatTargetModeCool=CoolOn
org.openhab.homekit:thermostatTargetModeHeat=HeatOn
org.openhab.homekit:thermostatTargetModeAuto=Auto
org.openhab.homekit:thermostatTargetModeOff=Off
org.openhab.homekit:networkInterface=IP of MacMini
org.openhab.homekit:useOHmDNS=false
org.openhab.homekit:name=openHAB
configuration looks correct. if you cannot see openhab in home app, then it is usually an issue with the network - maybe you mac mini and iphone are in different subnetwork and multicast is blocked between these 2 networks… e.g. in my case in had to enable multicast on my unifi router to make openhab visible to wifi devices.
i switched my system to virtual box and i am running ubuntu with the openhabian config.
I managed to get it going but i am having issues at reboot and after editing the items-file.