My installation of openhab 2026: docker for openhab, tuyamqtt, zigbee2mqtt, mosquito

Setup, Configuration and Use Installation
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  • Platform information:
    • Toshiba Satellite Z930 3rd Gen Intel Core i5/i7 processors, up to 8GB DDR3 RAM, SSD storage (up to 256GB), Intel HD Graphics 4000, a 1366x768 matte display, and ports like HDMI, VGA, USB 3.0
    • Xubuntu
    • fl@Satellite-Z930:~$ uname -a
      Linux Satellite-Z930 6.8.0-90-generic #91~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Nov 20 15:20:45 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
    • No Java
    • openHAB version: 5.0.0
  • As a recent member of openhab, I write a summary of my process of my installation of openhab with appropriate links.
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My intent was to install openhab on a slackware derivative named porteus, a minimalist linux distribtion on an old laptop or alternatively on a raspbery pi *** or a radxa x4. This would be possible when I will get porteus to be compatible with docker. For now I am working with Xubuntu 22.04.1.

Initially, it is intelligent heating thermostat that trikled my interest into the intelligent home domain. In my quest to familiarize myself with Intelligent home devices operation, I began buying wifi devices and then moved to zigbee devices: thermostats,electrical plugs, electrical breaker, alarm system devices (siren, movement sensors, door sensors, camera) and heaters .

For more compatibility, I left the aqara zigbee Hub Sensor Controller for a zigbee sonoff installation which is cheaper and more easily configurable.

An openhab functional installation for the Mosquitto MQTT Broker and Zigbee2MQTT was acomplished according to the instructions of jimtng:

https://community.openhab.org/t/howto-beginners-guide-to-installing-openhab-mosquitto-etc-with-docker-on-debian-ubuntu-tips-on-backup-and-more/163776?page=2

Zigbee devices:

I was able to access most of my zigbee devices thru the zigbee2mqtt frontend:

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Wifi devices:

Interested by wifi devices, mainly tuya app recognized ones, I also installed tuya-mqtt on my openhab installation.

It worked well for a good time.

Going for other chores, I left the system for the summer. I am now resuming my automations system activities.

My intention is to report the main lines of my installation of openhab on this thread, refering to the links which contained debugging detailed information.

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