Myopenhab.org down?

[ryandetzel]

So, it’s not hard to setup your own server following the instructions on the github page, I just did it on a cheap ($3/month) vps and it’s working great. Might be something to think about if this is driving you crazy.

[rtvb (Robert)]

I use the cloud service for multiple Things

• iOS app
• iOS notifications
• IFTTT integration

Is that all possible?

[ryandetzel]

Not sure if you’re asking me but if you are, yes. The myopenhab app is pretty lightweight so there should be no problem running it on a small vps.

I just got the Alexa skill working on my own too which means I don’t have to rely on myopenhab anymore.

[sihui]

@ryandetzel

I don’t have to rely on myopenhab anymore

If you find the time it would be great if you could write a small tutorial, I guess there are many users interested in this (me too)

[ryandetzel]

Yeah, I was thinking about doing that. The docs here are pretty good, just some minor issues but I was able to get the server running in an hour based off that.

openhab/openhab-cloud

[snoekieboe (Roel)]

Could you share your VPS specs please? If have been looking at running my own openhab cloud but was looking for server requirements.

Thanks in advance!

[rrgeorge (Robert George)]

@rtvb

iOS notifications

Not possible on your own. iOS notifications require the certificate/key pair registered to the developer account that publishes the iOS app.

[ryandetzel]

[quote=“snoekieboe, post:47, topic:21748”]Could you share your VPS specs please? If have been looking at running my own openhab cloud but was looking for server requirements.
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I’m using the 2.99 VPS and it’s running great so far.

Pricing | Scaleway

@rrgeorge

Not possible on your own. iOS notifications require the certificate/key pair registered to the developer account that publishes the iOS app.

You could always build your own version of the iOS app with your own keys but it’s more work.

[rrgeorge (Robert George)]

@ryandetzel

You could always build your own version of the iOS app with your own keys but it’s more work.

Also, if you already have a developer account or are willing to pay Apple $100/year for one.

[ryandetzel]

Yeah, myopenhab should be changed to use agnostic services like pushover or pushed.co or even txt.

[rrgeorge (Robert George)]

It would be more efficient to run those kinds of rules directly from openhab via sendHttpPostRequest or sendHttpGetRequest

[ryandetzel]

True, I don’t know (since I don’t use) the notifications in myopenhab so I’m not sure how people use them. If you want notifications I would just do that Robert suggested and fire them from openhab itself.

I’m looking at the source now to see how easy it would be to add other methods of notifications to myopenhab though. Doesn’t look too hard though.

[hmerk (Hans-Jörg Merk)]

@ryandetzel

I’m looking at the source now to see how easy it would be to add other methods of notifications to myopenhab though. Doesn’t look too hard though.

Why not use the pushover or telegram binding in openHAB ???

[ryandetzel]

That’s a good option too. What do the notifications do on myopenhab, I don’t really see the point of them and if that’s what’s stopping someone from using their own myopenhab server then there are other options.

[hmerk (Hans-Jörg Merk)]

@ryandetzel

What do the notifications do on myopenhab

One reason is getting a notification if the connection to your local openHAB instance is lost, suggesting there might be an issue locally.

[ryandetzel]

Setup your own openhab-cloud (myopenhab) server/instance

Because of the recent myopenhab outages I’ve decided it would be better in the long run if I ran my own instance of the openhab-cloud. I spent a couple of hours walking through the setup to get it working and recorded how I did it incase someone wants to do the same. Requirements A server or VPS somewhere exposed to the Internet that you can dedicate to running openhab-cloud. I’m using Linux and have no experience in Windows. A domain name you can use (subdomain is fine) Some knowledge of the…

[qu3uk (Tom)]

I’m assuming the same is true for IFTTT and Alexa…

Perhaps it’s worth having the binding support multiple instances of the cloud service?

[Gordon_Geist]

Cool - wish there was a one time - I hate to put anything with a recurring approval - ill look again and maybe I can use Paypal with an expiration to do say a set donation.

[jmv_driver (Jaime Vaz)]

Someone can explain me the reason of this outages?

• Software problem?
• Hardware problem?
• Load problem?

It makes sense each user of Openhab have one private cloud?

It seems that the tendency of the users, is to make private clouds instead of solving the problem that originates the outages.
If this is one software problem, all the private clouds being installed will have the same problem, it’s only a matter of time.

Regards,

[sihui]

@jmv_driver

Someone can explain

Myopenhab.org down?

Please see this post. Note that myopenHAB is just a reference installation of openhab-cloud, which is all public and open source. So anyone who is familiar with node.js, redis, Mongo, etc. is invited to look at the code to make it better and more stable - PRs are always welcome!

Official Alexa Smart Home Skill for openHAB 2

Hi all, thanks to everyone who has helped out here. My intention was not to release the skill and run, but our myopenhab.org has been in a very bad state and I have been spending all my time trying to get it healthy again. The good news is I think we are in a better place. I think many of the login issues and timeouts were due to myopenhab and not the skill or the Alexa service. Hopefully you should notice as of a few hours ago Alexa should seem more responsive to controlling your OH. There…

Official Alexa Smart Home Skill for openHAB 2

@digitaldan Many thanks for all your efforts, you seem to have done an awesome job as can be seen from the availability of myopenHAB over the last few days: [image] Thanks!